Writing effective proposals and understanding intellectual property are among the key tools to be discussed at a TWAS Research Grants conference from 28-31 August in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Il prestigioso riconoscimento gli viene tributato per una vita spesa a favore della scienza nei paesi in via di sviluppo, per aver avviato programmi internazionali di cooperazione e per il lavoro di diplomazia scientifica con cui ha favorito il dialogo fra paesi.
For a career of accomplishments in research and international cooperation, TWAS founding Executive Director Mohamed Hassan has been elected a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
Despite progress in the fight against epidemics like Ebola, there is still much to do. TWAS Fellow Vincent Titanji, says effective actions begin with consolidation of health systems, better preparedness and communication.
Under the banner of Science International, four global science organisations meet in Trieste, Italy, to explore policy and programmes for scientists displaced by war.
Gli scienziati migranti sono una ricchezza per i paesi che li ospitano e una perdita per i paesi da cui fuggono. Censirne le competenze e capirne i bisogni è il primo passo per favorire l'integrazione e dar loro la speranza di un futuro migliore, una volta rientrati in patria.
Durante un workshop della TWAS, 120 studenti provenienti da Trieste e dalla vicina Slovenia hanno imparato a formulare buone pratiche di sviluppo sostenibile, per trasferirle alle rispettive cerchie sociali.
At the international Festival èStoria in Gorizia, Italy, former TWAS Executive Director Mohamed Hassan urged strategies to retain and further develop the potential of refugee scientists in the hosting countries.
Through a workshop aimed at promoting active citizenship among high school students, TWAS has exposed young minds to good practices inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, stimulating active thinking on global urgent matters.
A Finnish microbial ecology expert visited the fast-growing nation of Myanmar to help the country develop urgently needed research for environmental controls under the Elsevier Foundation-TWAS Sustainability Visiting Expert Programme.