Twas in Action 14 January 2019 How will we feed so many? Poor food quality and scarcity of calories call for actions at a global level, scientists say at the TWAS General Meeting in Trieste. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 14 January 2019 Caring for the environment At the General Meeting, TWAS Young Affiliates showed their concern for the environment through research and projects with high local impact. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 18 December 2018 Announcing SRM geoengineering research groups in the Global South TWAS and SRMGI announce the first eight SRM geoengineering research groups from the Global South awarded as part of the DECIMALS Fund. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 30 November 2018 Statement of Mohamed H.A. Hassan Hassan issued the following statement on 28 November 2018, after his election at the 28th TWAS General Meeting and 14th General Conference in Trieste, Italy. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 30 November 2018 Hassan elected TWAS president Mohamed Hassan, a distinguished and highly influential Sudanese advocate for science in the South, will take office in 2019. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 28 November 2018 Gbenoudon wins 2018 TWAS-Abdool Karim Prize Sedaminou Judith Gbenoudon, an immunologist from Benin, won the TWAS-Abdool Karim Prize for her achievements in malaria research. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 28 November 2018 Winners of 2020 TWAS Prizes announced TWAS has announced the winners of the TWAS Prizes for 2020 at the Academy's General Conference in Trieste, Italy. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 27 November 2018 TWAS elects 46 new Fellows The 2019 class is nearly 30% women scientists and, for the first time, more than 100 countries will be represented in the Academy. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 27 November 2018 Mashelkar wins TWAS-Lenovo Prize The Indian polymer scientist is honoured for seminal research on smart gels that led to a long list of further discoveries > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 27 November 2018 Solving the sandy soil puzzle Congolese scientist Lydie-Stella Koutika wins the Al-Kharafi Prize for work investigating how to enrich poor soil. > SEE MORE