TWAS – The World Academy of Sciences

🌍 The UNESCO-TWAS workshop, called "Science-based Solutions for Climate Action in Africa" kicked off yesterday, 28 October, bringing together 14 speakers and 30 participants. They have assembled to strengthen their skills to address climate-related challenges through interactive sessions and collaborative learning. Among the participants at the event in Ethiopia are 10 African women scientists who have long been engaged in climate research, supported by TWAS-The Elsevier Foundation Project Grants for Gender Equity and Climate Action; 10 PhD students who benefit from a TWAS-Sida PhD Scholarship for Climate Research for Students from Least Developed Countries; and 10 early-career professionals from Addis Ababa—some from non-scientific background—who have the opportunity to learn within a scientific context and enrich discussions by sharing their personal experiences. The workshop is supported by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and The Elsevier Foundation.  Learn more: https://lnkd.in/d9-r7frT

🩺 TWAS President Quarraisha Abdool Karim will give a lecture on lessons from Africa on health diplomacy in HIV prevention in person in London and online on 4 November. The lecture is free and open to all. You can register now! https://lnkd.in/equ8qyc4

Don't miss that the deadline has extended on this great opportunity to receive scientific training in Italy! https://lnkd.in/dfCFgFYc

This COMSTECH - OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation Webinar on building resilient research institutions, featuring TWAS President Quarraisha Abdool Karim, will take place 12 November. Register now!

🏆 Fu-Chan Wei is the recipient of the 2024 TWAS Award in Medical Sciences. He is recognized for for his essential contribution to saving lives and restoring human dignity, bringing about a paradigm shift in the surgical treatment of cancer, trauma and congenital anomalies through innovations and excellency. 📺 Watch his video lecture now: https://lnkd.in/d4nGD9Uh

Are you a researcher or societal actor with a passion for tackling global challenges? The Belmont Forum's Advancing Leadership Program (ALP) is looking for bold, boundary-spanning change-makers like you to join its inaugural cohort. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dfv5wkEV

🇰🇪It’s a wrap! The 2025 TWAS Skill Building Workshop in Nairobi has come to a close, but the ideas, lessons learned, and the new partnerships and friendships formed will stay with us for a long time! 🎙️“It was an incredible opportunity to enhance my scientific skills and connect with like-minded researchers from across the continent. The session on responsible AI was particularly enlightening, and I look forward to applying the insights I gained to my own research," said abdirahman elmi, a participant in the workshop. 🌍 He was one of 28 early-career scientists from across Africa, all supported by the Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI) Programme, with generous backing from Germany’s Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMFTR). We look forward to seeing the future collaborations that will emerge from this experience and how they will help strengthen the scientific capacity of African countries✨

The ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship is seeking applications! This year, up to 40 scientists from the global South will be sponsored to study for up to four years in China for PHDs. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dGQHZDGS Chinese Academy of Sciences

Our workshop in Nairobi 🇰🇪 is in full swing! Today we had the pleasure of welcoming TWAS Fellow Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, Principal Secretary at the State Department of Science, Research and Innovation at the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of Kenya. 🎙️ “Share as much as you can, link to each other and collaborate with one another so that we can build strong, cohesive, and resilient institutions,” he said. We also explored key topics for career development, including the importance of teaching and mentoring, and the responsible use of AI in science. The 2025 TWAS Skill Building workshop brings together 28 early-career scientists from 16 African countries, all supported by the Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators Programme, with generous backing from Germany’s Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMFTR).

Interested in helping research in equitable representation in science worldwide? Take this research survey from TWAS Fellow Amal Amin that seeks to shed new light on the subject for both scientists and policymakers: https://lnkd.in/ddNKY8Dw