Twas in Action

TWAS has just announced the election of 50 new members.

Naledi Pandor was appointed minister of science and technology of South Africa by president Jacob Zuma in May 2009.

The 2009 CNR Rao Prize has been awarded to Akiça Bahri, Director for Africa of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Accra, Ghana.

Mohamed H.A. Hassan, executive director of TWAS, and A.M. Taleb, cultural advisor from the the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Iraq, signed a memorandum of understanding

Two organizations with close ties to TWAS have selected new directors

On the eve of TWAS's 11th General Conference in Durban, Daniel Schaffer, the Academy's public information officer, explores the current state of science in South Africa.

Norman Borlaug (TWAS Fellow 1985 and Nobel Laureate for Peace in 1970) has died at age 95.

TWAS and the African Union (AU) Commission have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOU) calling for greater and collaboration between the two organizations.

"Almost two decades after the breakup of the Soviet Union, the countries of Central Asia are regaining their footing in science."

After two decades of war, international sanctions and dictatorship, Iraq is starting to rebuild its once formidable science base