Twas in Action

Science and diplomacy are closer than we think, argues David Miliband, UK foreign secretary, at the IAP General Assembly taking place at The Royal Society in London.

Economics professor Partha Dasgupta says we need new economic indicators that take into account the value of ecological systems.

The director general of the Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, discussed the valuable role that science and technology can play in disaster forecasting

"Migration and Science", an article in the most recent issue of the TWAS newsletter, takes a close look at the brain drain phenomenon.

“Nanotechnology could aid the future of development of the Arab region,” says Mohamed H.A. Hassan, executive director of TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world

Pre-registration is now open for the second "Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research" that will be taking place at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

"Just 24% of the members of the Mexican Academy of Sciences are women," says Rosaura Ruiz, the academy's president.

TWAS, The Royal Society, London, and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) are launching a major study on the governance of geoengineering.

TWAS is aiming to assist the training of a new generation of taxonomists in the developing world.

Colombia’s International Centre of Physics, which began as a training centre for young physicists, is now pursuing a broad research agenda with economic growth in mind.