Global food systems are failing humanity and speeding up climate change
New report from 130 national academies issues wake-up call to leaders on eve of COP24 The current approach to food, nutrition, agriculture, and the environment is unsustainable and must change. There is no time to waste, say the 130 national academies of science and medicine across Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe that compose the […]
Profiles of women scientists in Asia – Their inspirational stories
NAS Induction – 2018
Professor Samantha Hettiarachchi Memorial Lecture on 29 Nov 2018, 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm
Professor Samantha Hettiarachchi, Fellow of the Academy, Professor of Civil Engineering and expert in coastal engineering and disaster risk reduction, passed away earlier this year. A memorial lecture in his honour will take place on Thursday 29 November 2018 from 5 pm to 8 pm (including reception) at the main auditorium of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo […]
IAP Statement: “A Call for Action to Tackle the Growing Burden of Dementia”
IAP Statement: “A Call for Action to Tackle the Growing Burden of Dementia” Release Date: 5 July 2018; 00:01 CET Contact: Peter McGrath IAP Coordinator, Trieste, Italy Email: mcgrath@twas.org, iamp@twas.org Tel: +39 040 2240 571; +39 040 2240 681 Howard Chertkow, MD, FRCP, FCAHS Professor of Neurology, McGill University; Scientific Director, Canadian Consortium on […]
Call for applications of 2018 TWAS Fellowships
The 2018 TWAS Fellowships call for applications is now open for PhD and PDoc programmes that are offered in the natural and engineering sciences to students and researchers from developing countries to gain postgraduate education and research experience at top global science institutions in the South. The TWAS Fellowships programme offers over 370 PhD and […]