TWAS Newsletter

The Academy's quarterly magazine. ISSN 2222-7369. – Download PDF files of individual articles and/or entire issues.

 

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TWAS Plus is a practical and easy-to-use guide to the Academy's most important initiatives in support of science for the developing world. Every issue has news about our work in areas such as African science education or science diplomacy. There's timely information about the opportunities offered by TWAS and its partners – including PhD and post-doctoral fellowships, research grants, award competitions and visiting scientist posts.

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Each profile details how the research center was founded, the challenges it has overcome and its role in a nation's sustainable economic development. TWAS's publication partners have included the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the Science Initiative Group.

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2008 - Sustainable Energy:
  For Developing Countries
2004 - Building Scientific Capacity:
  A TWAS Perspective.
2002 - Safe Drinking Water:
  The need, the problem, solutions and plan

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The trend for publishing open access papers has increased year-by-year since it took off around 2000. A 2009 report in Science demonstrates that articles that are published via open access are twice as likely to be cited by scientists in developing countries, although this effect was less apparent in those countries with limited internet connectivity. Open access publications are available to anyone, anywhere with a suitable internet connection.

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TWAS, The journey of refugee scientists- Thousands of scientists and engineers have fled conflict zones in recent years, seeking safety. At the 2017 World Science Forum in Jordan, TWAS will premiere its new film, "Science in Exile", and explore the topic in a high-level session. Read full article here: https://twas.org/node/12447/