News in June / July 2008

- Since 1986, UNESCO/TWAS has supported scientific research and capacity building projects in more than 100 countries in the South. For additional information on the fellowship programmes, including eligibility criteria and application forms, please visit http://www.twas.org/Exchange.

- The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel Prize 2008 to John Griggs Thompson, University of Florida, and Jacques Tits, Collège de France, for their profound achievements in algebra and, in particular, for shaping modern group theory. For more information, see: www.abelprisen.no/en