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A TWAS collaborative research grant supported by Sida fosters research between Kenyan and Malagasy scientists to provide more food through small-scale agriculture
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Press releases
Elsevier Foundation and TWAS award seven teams grants for gender equity and climate action projects in the global South; women are disproportionately affected by climate change, yet only 4% of research in this area incorporates sex and gender considerations
Announcements
UNESCO-TWAS Executive Director Murenzi to retire
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SG-NAPI grantee Fatalmoudou Tandina's research aims to help Malian health authorities fight back against infectious diseases that mosquitoes transmit
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Essay details a Bolivian scientist’s journey from motherhood to eco-toxicology
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Inspired by the 2023 AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy course, Nazma Ashrafi and Noor Shaila Sarmin from Bangladesh plan to use science diplomacy to support local policymakers as they focus harder on the environment
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BMBF-sponsored programme aids standout African scientists with essential financial backing
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Through an SG-NAPI grant, two young African researchers are growing as scientists, inspiring new generations to embrace a scientific career
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After an intensive training at ICGEB-India, Ethiopian scientist Abeba Haile Mariamenatu feels ready for a career switch
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With support from the SG-NAPI ‘Scientist after Child’ scheme, Ugandan agronomist Rosemary Bulyaba may now both look after her children and conduct research that helps her community