Editorial: Science for all
If science is essential for solving the challenges of our time, shouldn’t the new Sustainable Development Goals advocate “Science for All People”?
In the News
The 70-year wait for primary school, a flood of ocean data, and the search for gravitational waves.
What Role for Science?
Science will be crucial to solving global challenges. But some analysts worry that science lacks a voice in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals.
Q&A: Sustainable Development – an Uncertain Path
Nobel laureate and TWAS Fellow Y.T. Lee leads a panel of experts in assessing the need for strong science in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals.
A Revolution Comes of Age
The Millennium Development Goals have helped drive historic progress against poverty and disease. But their biggest global impact may be less obvious.
TWAS.org: The Look of Innovation
It’s brighter, cleaner, and more contemporary. Now the redesigned TWAS website will deliver TWAS opportunities and news to a bigger, broader global audience.
At the UN, a New Voice for Science
Four TWAS Fellows have been named to a new, high-profile panel that will provide high-level science advice to the UN Secretary-General.
Bringing Energy to Policy and People
A TWAS science diplomacy workshop convened developing world researchers and policymakers in Trieste, Italy, for a creative look at energy issues.
Africa’s Call to Action
TWAS joined Rwandan President Paul Kagame, the World Bank and top African leaders to explore how universities on the continent can support S&T.
Elsevier Winners Look for Powerful Cures
Five chemists with a focus on medical research won the 2014 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World.
Around the World
TWAS President Bai Chunli visits Ecuador and Executive Director Romain Murenzi travelled to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.