TWAS fellows

African TWAS Fellows describe key challenges on the continent.

Professor Hamdan, of Jordan, was serving as a current TWAS vice president

The 2020 class of new Fellows continues the trend of increasing the ratio of women in the Academy.

Climate-smart cocoa plantations in Central America may improve ecosystems resilience and help farmers to get better yields, says Nicaraguan TWAS Fellow Falguni Guharay.

Palestinian TWAS Fellow and materials scientist Hala J. El-Khozondar delivered a TWAS Medal Lecture

The 2019 class is nearly 30% women scientists and, for the first time, more than 100 countries will be represented in the Academy.

TWAS Fellow Kalulu Taba from the Democratic Republic of the Congo explores the power of indigenous plant extracts to purify water and cure malaria.

TWAS Fellow Evelyne Mbede of Tanzania urges governments to tap the expertise of scientists in strategic policymaking.

The digital yearbook shows the scientific breadth and strength of the Academy's global Fellows and Young Affiliate networks.

At the University of Tlemcen in Algeria, studies in medical physics provide a laboratory not just for health care, but also for ethics, science-policy engagement and science diplomacy.