Beatriz Barbuy, an eminent Brazilian astrophysicist, and Roddam Narasimha, an internationally renowned Indian engineer and physicist, have been awarded the 2008 Trieste Science Prize.
On the occasion of TWAS's 25th anniversary, the Academy and NATURE Publishing Group are pleased to announce the publication of A World of Science in the Developing World.
The Third World Organization for Women in Science has received a grant from the Elsevier Foundation that enables it to expand its recently launched prize scheme for young women scientists
TWAS joins the Group of 77 and UNESCO in announcing the launch of an international organization designed to bring policymakers and scientists closer together
The Durban Declaration, highlight of the closing ceremony of the TWAS 11th General Conference, urges negotiators at the climate change conference scheduled to take place in Copenhagen this December
TWAS has announced the winners of the TWAS Prizes for 2009 at the Academy's 20th General Meeting in Durban, South Africa. Each prize is endowed with USD15,000.
Pramod Kumar Aggarwal from India and Carlos Clemente Cerri from Brazil are honoured for their pioneering work on the intricate relationship between agriculture, climate and the environment.