Women in science

12 November 1952 – 25 October 2024

Trieste institutions to gather in support of the 2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

At the opening ceremony of the 28th TWAS General Meeting, political and scientific leaders praised TWAS as a leader on key global issues.

Early-career researchers in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ecuador, Guyana and Indonesia have been recognized for their work.

Deadline: 1 September. Nominations are open for a high-profile honour for early-career women scientists in the developing world.

Women comprise only 12% of membership on average in the world's science academies, says new report by IAP and ASSAf.

Nominations for excellence in research in the field of biological sciences will be accepted through 15 September.

High-level science leaders say the developing world needs bold, sustained efforts to prepare a new generation of scientists – especially women.

African Academy of Sciences' executive director and TWAS Fellow Berhanu Abegaz is pushing for more women in membership

The 2015 Elsevier Foundation Awards, co-organized by OWSD and TWAS, will honor women from developing countries working in physics or mathematics