Africa can be better prepared for outbreaks by thinking ahead as it works on vaccines and other preventative measures, instead of reacting to crises as they happen, says Cameroonian vaccine expert Vincent Titanji

In the TWAS Newsletter, biotechnologist Almas Taj Awan writes about how a fellowship through the Academy changed her life, and details her experience as a woman and Pakistani scientist developing her expertise in Brazil.

The TWAS Science Diplomacy Workshop on Sustainable Water Management – to take place in Trieste, Italy, from 30 November to 4 December 2015 – will expose participants to some key contemporary international policy issues relating to science diplomacy and sustainable water management.

Experts at the annual AAAS-TWAS summer course explained how researchers can adjust their approach to science diplomacy depending on history, language and national interests.

The event – under the theme 'Research Ethics and Social Responsibility' – will take place from 10 to 11 April 2016. The call for applications is now open.

Editorial: Space science is essential for development, even though the reasons may not seem obvious at first glance, says TWAS Executive Director Romain Murenzi.

Developing countries are increasingly interested in space, but they also need to feed their people and improve health care. Are these goals in conflict? Three high-level experts see space science as vital for on-the-ground progress – and even for peace.

After playing an historic role in the first Moon landings, Egyptian TWAS Fellow Farouk El-Baz has spent decades using space science to improve life on Earth.

Scientists and policy experts from 30 nations met in Trieste to explore how science and diplomacy can solve issues that press all nations, such as disease and water use

TWAS Newsletter feature: India is orbiting Mars. China is on the Moon. Even nations like Azerbaijan, Ecuador and Malaysia are sending satellites aloft. But what do they all hope to accomplish?