Twas in Action

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.

Microsoft Research, TWAS and AAS reward three African computer scientists showing potential to accelerate economic development in Africa.

Big changes are taking place in science in the developing world. But not all countries are sharing in the growth of scientific knowledge, says Mohamed H.A. Hassan, executive director of TWAS

The world of science communications is changing at an unprecedented pace, says Nature’s editor-in-chief Philip Campbell, "making it hard to predict what the future will hold."

Despite small strides in advancing research and development, the Arab region still lags far behind other regions in investments in science, technology and innovation.

Assessments on ecological footprints are blurring the distinctions between developed and developing countries, says Mathis Wackernagel, president of the Global Footprint Network.