TWAS Plus - Vol. 11 No. 5 - October 2025

View this email in your browser

TOP STORY

During the closing session of the 17th TWAS General Conference, top scientists—including some from Least Developed Countries—were honoured for their outstanding achievements. More

TWAS OPPORTUNITIES

Visiting scientists

TWAS-SISSA-Lincei programme
Under the TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme, young scientists from Least Developed Countries who hold a Master of Science (or higher) degree can visit laboratories in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy for collaborative research and internships. Deadline: 15 October. More

TWAS NEWS

What are TWAS General Conferences?
Want to get a clearer understanding of TWAS General Conferences? Discover key insights in this overview. More

The Academy’s journey becomes a newly published book
In celebration of the 17th TWAS General Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, TWAS unveiled a new book marking 40 years of advancing science in the developing world, and outlining a journey of growth, education, and sustainable development. More

Former CIDA director highlights the impact of TWAS
Ronald Léger, past programme director for the Canadian International Development Agency recalls the early days of TWAS as the beginning of a totally new kind of science academy, a “World First,” in its time and still strikingly unique to this day. More

Celebrating Excellence: 17th TWAS Awards Digital Booklet
Through its awards, TWAS brings global recognition to the most brilliant scientists from the global South, providing a powerful incentive for pursuing excellence. More

Advocating for science across borders
The Sida-supported 12th AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy Course brought together 10 scientist-policymaker pairs from Least Developed Countries who engaged in simulations on science-based diplomatic negotiations. More

Shaping the future with professional knowledge
By attending the Sida-supported 12th AAAS-TWAS Science Diplomacy workshop, Kenyan water quality expert Faith Kandie came to understand the importance of building strong relationships founded on mutual trust. More

Exploring new horizons with science diplomacy
Bolivian biotechnologist Natalia Montellano Duran and parliament member of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Mayra Ingrid Zalles Trigo, found inspiration in simulation exercises at the 12th AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy, which received Sida’s support. More

TWAS Fellow B. S. Murty appointed head of the Indian Institute of Metals
The new president of the Kolkata-based Indian Institute of Metals is engineer Budaraju Srinivasa Murty, a TWAS Fellow since 2019 who currently serves as the director of the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. More

Empowering youth to shape the digital future
At FBAS 2025, TWAS President Quarraisha Abdool Karim emphasized the role of fair tech access for sustainable development, but warned that big data and AI could boost the global South progress, or worsen make digital inequalities. More

Two TWAS Fellows in the new Bangladesh Academy of Sciences executive council
The newly elected executive council of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) welcomes two TWAS Fellows to its ranks: Professor Zahurul Karim, appointed BAS president, and Yearul Kabir, elected BAS secretary. More

International congress on lemurs brings prestige to Madagascar
Through his congress on lemurs, Jonah Ratsimbazafy has turned the international spotlight on these non-human primates and on Madagascar. More

TWAS YOUNG AFFILIATES NETWORK (TYAN) NEWS

Developing mycology expertise in Cameroon 
The first-ever Mycology Summer School, held in August in Bambili, Cameroon, equipped 12 local students with both theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience in mushroom biology. More

ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS

IAP

IAP Triennial Conference and General Assembly
Join the IAP-ASRT Conference from 8–11 December, in Cairo, Egypt, and participate in discussions for global experts to advance science, technology, and sustainable development. Deadline: 31 October. More

Engage as IPCC Seventh Assessment report Chapter Scientist
IPCC is seeking highly motivated early-career researchers from developing countries to apply as chapter scientists to support author teams for the Seventh Assessment report. Applications are coordinated by IAP and ICTP. Deadline: 18 October. More

Urban Health Summit report available
The report of the International Urban Health Summit, held in Hanover, Germany, on 9–11 April, is now available. Experts urge “health-in-all-policies” to confront climate, inequities and urban growth. More

OWSD

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 3–7 November 2025 for the 7th OWSD General Assembly and International Conference. More

Seeking for a Colombian partner
OWSD is looking for a nonprofit higher education institute in Colombia to partner with, on the OWSD WISDOM Pilot Project: Women in Science Displacement Outreach Master's Program. More

ICTP

ICTP and The Max Planck Institute (MPSD) launch joint project
ICTP invites applications for a one-year senior postdoctoral position (non-renewable) within the research project “Physics and Simulation of Surfaces, Interfaces, and Nanomechanical/Nanochemical Systems.” Deadline: 17 October 2025. More

Nominations for the 2025 ICTP Prize are now open
ICTP is accepting nominations for young researchers from developing countries for its 2025 ICTP Prize. Deadline: 31 October. 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

TWAS Central & South Asia Regional Partner (TWAS CASAREP)

TWAS-CASAREP engaging in climate workshop
With the theme ‘Earth’s Changing Contours: The Interplay of Forces & Time’ TWAS-CASAREP successfully hosted a Young Scientists’ Meeting (27–29 August), as part of the 2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. Read the report. More

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Positions available with AISESA
In partnership with AKADEMIYA2063, AISESA is seeking early-career African scientists committed to building tools and capacities to drive transformative change in Africa’s energy and development futures. Deadline: 10 October. More

Practical tools for harnessing digital in science organizations 
Science organizations worldwide are adapting to the opportunities and pressures of the digital age. To explore how digital transformation can strengthen science systems, the International Science Council led the Digital Journeys project, producing a free toolkit and other resources. More

Your donations will help us to build science in the developing world.

SHARE ON

TWAS new book celebrating 40 years of supporting science in the developing world. 
(Photo: Mario Marques)

"Today, more than ever, we need to have efforts among governments, academia, the private sector, civic society, and international corporations so that science innovation and technology become drivers of progress and transformation."
Karin Herrera, the vice-president of Guatemala,
at 17th TWAS General Conference
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

TWAS plus is published six times per year by
The World Academy of Sciences
for the advancement of science in developing countries

Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste, Italy

Contact TWAS

FOLLOW US ON

Unsubscribe
Copyright © 2025 The World Academy of Sciences