Twas in Action

The role of big data in developing countries will be the focus of the TWAS roundtable at Trieste Next on 23 September.

In the centennial of his birth, physicist Paolo Budinich and his life will be centerstage of month-long events.

Despite historic challenges confronting the Arab region, science can provide a path to progress, says the Jordanian science leader.

Science International, co-organized by TWAS, IAP, ICSU and ISSC, has a new website to support its "open data" endorsement campaign.

If you want to be a good science communicator, credibility and respect for the audience are key, says Liz Neeley, an outreach expert and communication guru.

The Academy's Sub-Saharan Africa office advances efforts to promote science in the South with a new, user-friendly web design.

A new book by TWAS Fellow Calestous Juma explores the economic and cultural forces that stifle progress.

Science diplomacy helps improve the climate for global cooperation, high-level speakers said at the AAAS-TWAS summer course in science diplomacy.

This year's AAAS-TWAS course used a simulated international negotiation to teach about the challenges of science diplomacy.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Academy leaders finalize plans for the event in Kigali, to be held 14-17 November.