TWAS Plus - Vol. 11 No. 4 - August 2025

Speakers and participants in the Senegal workshop (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS).

TOP STORY

TWAS introduces new Young Affiliates
TWAS Young Affiliates are highly accomplished, early‑career scientists who benefit from the programme through increased opportunities for professional growth. The new slate of Young Affiliates includes 15 women and nine men from 14 countries. More

TWAS OPPORTUNITIES

TWAS-ICCBS Postgraduate Fellowship Programme
Fellowships to pursue a PhD curriculum in chemical and biological sciences are available under the TWAS-International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences programme. Candidates are young scientists from developing countries other than Pakistan. Deadline: 14 August. More

Postgraduate fellowships in physical sciences available
TWAS and S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences joint fellowships are available to foreign scientists from developing countries who wish to earn a PhD in physical sciences. Deadline: 22 September. More

TWAS-ICCBS Postdoctoral Fellowships available
TWAS and the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences in Pakistan offer postdoctoral fellowships to young scientists from developing countries other than Pakistan, to do research in organic or physical chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular medicine, and pharmacology. Deadline: 14 August. More

TWAS-SN Bose Postdoctoral Fellowships available
Are you a scholar from a developing country aiming to carry out postdoctoral research in physical sciences? The TWAS-S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Science in Kolkata postdoctoral programme might be right for you. Deadline: 22 September. More

TWAS-SISSA-Lincei programme opens again
Under the TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme, young scientists from the Least Developed Countries who hold an MSc (or higher degree) can visit laboratories in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy, to carry out collaborative research projects and internships. Deadline: 15 October. More

TWAS NEWS

Science diplomats as knowledge brokers
In today's complex world, city-led science diplomacy can play a key role in addressing global challenges and fostering international collaboration. This topic was explored during the Sida-supported 11th AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy. More

For science to progress, it must be truly global
The challenges of the future will demand more local expertise, particularly in the global South. Building scientific capacity in these regions is not just beneficial—it is essential. This is the core idea behind a recent Nature article by TWAS Executive Director Marcelo Knobel. More

How can we ensure that women’s voices are central to climate solutions?
The international symposium GeoAdriatico featured a TWAS session on ‘Climate crisis, women, and human rights’. The video-recording of the session is now available. More

Scientific exchange fostering international cooperation
Exchange visits enhance scientific skills and enrich personal experiences, say participants in the TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme. More

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Preliminary programme of the 17th TWAS General Conference now available
The Conference will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 29 September to 2 October 2025, and will be organized in partnership by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and TWAS. More

Read the 2024 TWAS Annual Report
The TWAS Annual Report 2024 highlights the Academy’s ongoing commitment to supporting researchers in the developing world. More

Virchow Prize for 2025: TWAS President is a co-winner
TWAS President Quarraisha Abdool Karim has been awarded the Virchow Prize 2025 in recognition of her pioneering, lifelong leadership in advancing maternal, newborn, and child health equity through community-centred, evidence-based research. She shares the prize with Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, a 2016 TWAS Award recipient. More

TWAS Fellow Azim Surani honoured with 2025 Kyoto Prize
Kenyan developmental biologist Azim Surani was named one of the 2025 Kyoto Prize laureates for his pioneering work in epigenetics, a discipline that studies the environment’s influence on the way our genes are turned on and off. More

TWAS YOUNG AFFILIATES NETWORK (TYAN) NEWS

Big Data for sustainable development
TYAN will join the 5th International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, taking place from 6–8 September in Beijing, China. The network will host a session titled ‘Big Data for the Global South: Solutions for Sustainable Development’. More

Climate Change Challenges and Sustainable Development in the Global South
TYAN members participated in a high-level workshop organized by the CAS-TWAS Centres of Excellence. More

ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS

IAP

IAP Annual Report 2024 is online
Learn about IAP’s commitment to strengthening the capacity of merit-based academies, with updates from IAP’s four regional networks. More

Advancing global molecular biology education
An IAP meeting held in Heidelberg explored what next steps toward global collaboration in science education could be. More

Wildfires and how to cope with this risk
EASAC—the European regional network of IAP—has released its report titled ‘Changing Wildfires: Policy Options for a Fire-literate and Fire-adapted Europe’. More

Five-day global OWSD event in Bogotà
More than 400 participants, including 250 women scientists from across the global South, will gather in Bogotá, Colombia, from 3 to 7 November 2025 for the 7th OWSD General Assembly and International Conference. More

2026 OWSD-Elsevier Awards still available
You can still apply for the 2026 OWSD-Elsevier Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists, this year in the field of sustainable, affordable, and reliable energy (SDG7). Deadline: August 31. More

TRIL Programme available
ICTP's Training and Research in Italian Laboratories Programme places scientists from developing countries in Italian laboratories for research in the physical sciences. Applications are still being accepted. More

TWAS REGIONAL PARTNERS NEWS

TWAS Regional Partners’ key role
The TWAS Regional Partners are a vital part of the Academy’s global network. They nominate candidates for TWAS awards, select TWAS Young Affiliates, and help raise awareness of TWAS and its programmes, especially among scientists in their respective regions. More

Young Scientists’ Meeting on Earth’s Changing Contours
The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangaluru, India, is organizing an hybrid-mode meeting on ‘Earth’s Changing Contours: The Interplay of Forces & Time’, to be held from 27 to 29 August 2025. More

The Science Behind Electric Vehicles for Transport
TWAS-CASAREP, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India, successfully hosted a one-day online lecture titled ‘The Science Behind Electric Vehicles for Transport’ on 21 July 2025.   More

Stay connected with TWAS-CASAREP
Follow TWAS-CASAREP on LinkedIn for updates on scientific events, news, opportunities, and insights from across the Central and South Asia region. More

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

UNITS: Earth Sciences for Sustainable Development
A three-year Bachelor’s degree programme in geological sciences is offered by the University of Trieste, Italy. Applicants should have at least a B2 level of English. More

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Sarita Lawaju (Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal), during the TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme event held at TWAS HQ on 21 May 2025. (Photo: G. Ortolani/TWAS)

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