Twas in Action

Today 'Kangaroo Mother Care' helps millions of infants and mothers lead healthier lives. But more needs to be done to spread the word, says Nathalie Charpak

A profound personal experience that took place a decade ago has helped shape Jeremie Thouakesseh Zoueu's research agenda ever since.

Science centres could help advance the cause of science-based development in Africa, says Jean-Pierre Ezin.

TWAS is pleased to announce the 'TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize in Social Sciences'. With funding from the Brazilian government for the next four years, the annual prize will carry a USD15,000 cash award

The Elsevier Foundation, TWAS and the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) honoured eleven women scientists from the developing world for their research excellence.

TWAS participated in Trieste's 'Researcher's Night', a Europe-wide event bringing together researchers and citizens.

Romain Murenzi, TWAS executive director, calls for an expansion of graduate and postgraduate fellowship programmes.

The Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) is building strong scientific networks in Africa with the aim of helping to train the next generation of academics on the continent.

Romain Murenzi calls for dramatically increasing the number of doctoral fellowships for students in the South.

As part of a larger effort to "give back" to his country, Jorge A. Huete Pérez has built a well-equipped biology laboratory at the University of Central America in Managua, Nicaragua.