For a decade, key TWAS programmes focused on 81 S&T-lagging countries. Now the list has been reduced to 66 countries, reflecting significant change in global development patterns.

Social marketing provides a powerful way to promote healthy behaviour, says physician Edsel Salvaña. HIV/AIDS prevention in the Philippines provides a strong example.

TWAS opens calls for prize nominations, research grants, PhD fellowships and other valuable opportunities for scientists in the developing world.

With new online forms, TWAS is simplifying the process of nominating and evaluating candidates for the prestigious TWAS Prizes.

Sylvie Mucyo from Rwanda University is involved in research activities that aim to obtain useful by-products from the separation and recycling of industrial and city waste.

Julius Hagan from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, is investigating the various useful morphological features of local chicken that help them in their adaptation to the hot and humid climate.

TWAS interim executive director Mohamed H.A. Hassan has been honoured for a career of extraordinary impact in creating international bonds through science and diplomacy.

IAP and TWAS participated in the first workshop of a series by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons focusing on the science diplomacy of bringing chemistry and the interests of peace together.

A new international competition will solicit case studies in sustainability science. The goal is to raise awareness among scientists from developing countries on the need for high-impact research into global challenges.

The new TWAS Young Affiliates Network – TYAN – will bring fresh energy to the Academy by creating links among early career scientists and promoting international collaboration.