Twas in Action

TWAS’s interim executive director will have a key role in setting in motion a new resource for scientists in Least Developed Countries.

Mohamed H.A. Hassan, who led the TWAS secretariat for 26 years, returns to guide the Academy through a leadership transition.

Gebisa Ejeta, winner of the 2009 World Food Prize, urges developing countries to invest in education and science to overcome food scarcity and achieve independence.

TWAS Vice-President Moctar Toure of Senegal, speaking at Città della Scienza in Naples, urges governments to consider food security as a tool for peace-building.

A new TWAS book profiles ICIMOD, an eight-nation science centre supporting research, policy and diplomacy valuable to mountain communities.

At a high-level meeting in Italy, the UN Scientific Advisory Board advanced recommendations on climate, food and health.

Il Comitato scientifico consultivo del Segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite si riunisce a Trieste (24-25 maggio). È inoltre indetta una conferenza stampa il 25 maggio alle ore 9:45.

The Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary-General is set to meet in Trieste 24-25 May.

Scientists are better equipped to fight epidemics like malaria and Zika through help from TWAS grants

At a first-of-its-kind event, grantees recall how help from TWAS made their research, and careers, possible.