The series consists of five webinars taking place online between 10 June and 29 October 2021, leading to TWAS Fifteenth General Conference, which will be also held online from 1 to 4 November 2021. The webinars feature the winners of the 2020 TWAS awards and of the 2020 awards in honour of TWAS Fellows, thus the name of the series carries "2020" in its title.
Conflicts, violence, human rights violations and climate change displace untold numbers of people from their homes and countries. Among them are scientists, doctors, engineers and others with advanced technical training.
The Science in Exile initiative aims to create a network of like-minded organizations that work together to develop a global platform and roll out a coordinated advocacy campaign, in order to foster a cohesive response for the support and integration of at-risk, displaced, and refugee scientists.
The Science in Exile initiative aims to create a network of like-minded organizations that work together to develop a global platform and roll out a coordinated advocacy campaign, in order to foster a cohesive response for the support and integration of at-risk, displaced, and refugee scientists.
Read the new communiqué from the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) on COVID-19 research
This new cohort of members, hailing from 18 countries, adds to the wealth of talent and knowledge of our academy.
The World Academy of Sciences (UNESCO-TWAS) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) launched the 2023 Young Refugee and Displaced Scientists Programme