The pilot programme is targeting young scholars who wish to gain experience in regional and sub-regional assessments of biodiversity and ecosystem services (Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe and Central Asia) or the thematic assessment on land degradation and restoration. Deadline for nominations is 31 May 2015.
The 2015 call for applications for the OWSD postgraduate fellowships for women is open. Women from Sub-Saharan Africa and the Least Developed Countries are invited to apply by 31 July 2015.
As it becomes a major steward for African scientific growth, South Africa and TWAS are working together to fuel the continent with needed expertise, says Cecil Masoka of the Department of Science and Technology.
TWAS research grant awardee Alain Dikande investigates seemingly chaotic processes in the nervous system. He hopes to apply new findings to nerve-related diseases that are common in his home country of Cameroon.
Science diplomacy can help close the enormous science and technology gap between developed and developing nations – but only if the North recognizes that the South has a different perspective on science diplomacy.
Grazie a una nuova partnership con l'Accademia delle scienze del Sud Africa l'ufficio regionale della TWAS per l'Africa sub-sahariana, TWAS-ROSSA, intende consolidare il proprio ruolo di hub per la scienza e la tecnologia in tutta l'Africa sub-sahariana.
The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 10-month residencies in one of the 16 participating institutes in Europe.
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is calling for applications for a research chair at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Biriwa, Ghana. Deadline for applications is 15 July 2015.
Il prossimo novembre gli accademici della TWAS si riuniranno per l'annuale Congresso Generale che quest'anno si terrà a Vienna, presso la sede dell'Accademia austriaca delle scienze.
TWAS Newsletter Editorial: We're only beginning to unlock the power and potential of science diplomacy, says Executive Director Romain Murenzi.