Monsoons nourish Asian agriculture, and they can spawn destructive storms. At a workshop sponsored by Chinese Academy of Sciences and TWAS, young scientists from developing nations are getting a close look at the latest research

The InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP) is seeking candidates to participate in the 2014 Young Physician Leaders Programme in Berlin during the World Health Summit in October. The deadline to apply is 11 July.

The assignment was simple: Develop a science diplomacy project appropriate for the developing world. But at the AAAS-TWAS summer course, participants confronted tough choices and the need to compromise.

How can nations join to protect the world's oceans or collaborate on pioneering megaprojects? How can they conduct joint research in times of political tension? During a week at TWAS, representatives of 32 nations learned that science diplomacy may be the key

Anthony “Bud” Rock provided participants in the AAAS-TWAS science diplomacy course a compelling way to think about the science diplomat’s motives, practices and goals

The science officer will serve at a new research center based in Beijing.

The International Council for Science, a longtime-partner of TWAS, is seeking an executive director and a head of science programmes. The deadline for applications is 11 August.

He has been an astronaut, a doctor, a researcher and a teacher. But through it all, David Hilmers has worked to use science and diplomacy to improve life for people everywhere.

Quando si tratta di promuovere pace e benessere, scienza e diplomazia hanno un ruolo importante. Trieste, dice Mario Giro, sottosegretario del Ministero degli affari esteri italiano, è in questi casi il centro naturale da cui partire.

Science and science diplomacy have a key role in promoting prosperity and peace, and Trieste is a natural center for such efforts, says Mario Giro, undersecretary of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.