News and information about the workshop on refugee and displaced scientists held in Trieste, Italy, from 13 to 17 March 2017
Most TWAS programmes focus on supporting science and engineering in the listed developing countries through PhD fellowships, visiting scientists and other opportunities.
The digital revolution has created an unprecedented explosion in the data available for analysis by scientists, policymakers and others. Such enormous data sets, or 'big data', will be critical to analysing and achieving the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals.
One of TWAS's main objective is to recognize excellence in scientific research in the developing world. Since 1985 the Academy has awarded prizes to individual researchers in the South.