TWAS fellows

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.

The 2018 class of TWAS Fellows includes a broad diversity of nations and the highest proportion of women ever elected in one year.

In the Nairobi Communiqué, high-level scientists agree to ambitious cooperation on climate, ecosystems and livelihoods in Africa.

A rigorous, dispassionate approach to knowledge can help the world in a time of tension, says TWAS Fellow Yousef Sobouti of Iran.

The election of 40 new TWAS Fellows took place at the Academy's 27th General Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.

A new book by TWAS Fellow Calestous Juma explores the economic and cultural forces that stifle progress.