Twas in Action

Boosting agricultural research in the developing world is the key to ensuring food security for the world's poorest, says Adel El-Beltagy

Developing countries face a two-fold energy challenge, say Dilip Ahuja and Marika Tatsutani

A group of scientific academies in Africa encourages the G8+5 countries to help Africa stem the scientific brain drain.

TWAS awarded its first-ever Regional Prizes for Public Understanding of Science.

TWAS, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, has announced the winners of the TWAS Prizes for 2008.

TWAS has awarded its first Regional Prizes for Development of Educational Material and School Science Curricula.

The programme for TWAS's 18th General Meeting in Trieste, Italy, 13-14 November 2007.

Media Advisory: 18th TWAS General Meeting

TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, has elected 41 new members. The election took place during the opening day of the Academy's 25th anniversary meeting in Mexico City.

Beatriz Barbuy, an eminent Brazilian astrophysicist, and Roddam Narasimha, an internationally renowned Indian engineer and physicist have been awarded the 2008 Trieste Science Prize.