NETWORK /
Global
Academy / IAP Member
The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS)
1983
1983
c/o The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Strada Costiera 11
,
34151
,
Trieste
,
IT
For 40 years, The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) has been a leading force in developing crucial scientific capability in some of the most underdeveloped countries in the world.
A global science academy founded in 1983 in Trieste, Italy, TWAS supports sustainable prosperity through research, education, policy, and diplomacy. With its partners, it has graduated over 1,000 PhDs and offered hundreds of postdoctoral fellowships to developing world scientists. The Academy also hosts prestigious scientific awards in the global South, has offered numerous research grants, and supports exchange visits for scientists. TWAS is a programme unit of UNESCO.
Events
Mar 2023
Congress
Doha,
Qatar
Dec 2021
Webinar
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Zoom
- Policy for Science
- Dec 12 2021
Predatory Academic Practices: Regional Perspectives and Learning (Global)
Sep 2021
Webinar
Online,
Zoom
- Policy for Science
- Sep 09 2021
Science in Exile webinar series: Long-term support of refugee and displaced scientists: the power of mentorship
Mar 2021
Webinar
Online ,
Zoom
Mar 2021
Workshop
Online,
Zoom
Publications
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The Sustainable Development Goals, science diplomacy and TWAS
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Strengthening Capacity for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in Africa - AMASA 2022
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Supportare gli scienziati a rischio, migranti e rifugiati: un appello all’azione
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Fast and Slow Issues in Science Diplomacy: Towards an Equitable Global Metis of Science Diplomacy
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Science International Refugee and Displaced Scientist Initiative flyer
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Declaration of the 9th World Science Forum 'Science Ethics and Responsibility'
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Report on International Conference on Gender Participation in the Development of Sciences 14 - 15 November 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Statements
- Biotechnology & Biosecurity
- Health
- Health
- Policy for Science
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Environment & Climate
- Health
Projects
- Policy for Science
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