TWAS Plus - Vol. 4 - No. 2 - March 2018

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TWAS Plus - Vol. 4 - No. 2 - March 2018

Post by Rondell Liverpool » Thu Mar 22, 2018 1:35 pm

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TOP STORY As with all countries, the Arab countries face a range of challenges, many linked to science. But are they ready to address the challenges? What should they do to achieve a greater impact? For the new issue of the TWAS Newsletter, we interviewed three important leaders: TWAS Fellow Adnan Shihab-Eldin, director general of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences; Rafia Ghubash, president of the Arab Network for Women, Science and Technology, hosted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt; and Mostafa el Feki, director of the Bibliotheca, which also hosts the TWAS Arab Regional Office. More - https://twas.org/sites/default/files/tw ... 17_web.pdf

EDITORIAL
Through a new generation of science leaders, Arab countries are sending signals of hope for science and peace, says former TWAS Executive Director Mohamed Hassan.
More - https://twas.org/sites/default/files/nl ... torial.pdf


OPPORTUNITIES
Prizes from TWAS will celebrate the outstanding achievements of scientists from developing countries. Various deadlines start 15 March.
More - https://twas.org/opportunities/prizes-and-awards

NEWS
"Science in Exile", a new TWAS film, depicts the struggle – and the skills – of scientists from Syria, Yemen and Iraq who fled their homes to escape local wars.
More - https://twas.org/article/science-exile


OPPORTUNITIES
Postdocs from sub-Saharan Africa can work with German scientists through the TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visit Programme.
Deadline: 31 March.
More- https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-dfg-c ... -programme


NEWS
Medical physics is a field with great potential for science diplomacy, says TWAS Fellow Mustapha Benmouna of Algeria.
More - https://twas.org/article/vital-field-cooperation


OWSD
OWSD and the Elsevier Foundation honoured five women scientists from developing countries for their accomplishments in the physical sciences.
More -https://twas.org/article/five-women-sci ... ion-awards


NEWS
Through research and education, TWAS and other institutions in Trieste have boosted development in Africa, says a report to the Italian government.
More - https://twas.org/article/report-shows-t ... nce-ties-0

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