The Elsevier Foundation, TWAS and the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) honoured eleven women scientists from the developing world for their research excellence.

TWAS participated in Trieste's 'Researcher's Night', a Europe-wide event bringing together researchers and citizens.

Romain Murenzi, TWAS executive director, calls for an expansion of graduate and postgraduate fellowship programmes.

The Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) is building strong scientific networks in Africa with the aim of helping to train the next generation of academics on the continent.

Romain Murenzi calls for dramatically increasing the number of doctoral fellowships for students in the South.

As part of a larger effort to "give back" to his country, Jorge A. Huete Pérez has built a well-equipped biology laboratory at the University of Central America in Managua, Nicaragua.

Over the past half century, Cuba has made great strides in providing opportunities for women in science. The numbers tell the story, says Lilliam Alvarez Diáz.

Three African scientists have been awarded the 2011 TWAS-AAS-Microsoft Award for Young Computer Scientists, given by TWAS, the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and Microsoft Research.

TWAS will hold its 22nd General Meeting in Trieste, Italy, on 21-23 November. More than 250 people from 30 countries are expected to attend.

The prizes, which are awarded by TWAS's five regional offices, carry a USD3,000 cash award. This year they have been awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of scientific educational material.