The 11th TWAS general conference came to an end today with Jacob Palis, the president of the organisation, extending a greeting from another Jacob; Zuma, the president of South Africa. Meeting Palis a… more →
SciDev.Net's Weblogscidevnet wrote 1 month ago: The 11th TWAS general conference came to an end today with Jacob Palis, the president of the organis … more →
scidevnet wrote 1 month ago: University scientists in Cameroon have had their pay cheques increased by over 40% over two years. I … more →
scidevnet wrote 1 month ago: This morning we heard from some of the more recent success stories in science and technology. Atta u … more →
scidevnet wrote 1 month ago: Last post of today I think… This conference has been dominated by voices from a small number o … more →
scidevnet wrote 1 month ago: Just a note to point out an inconsistency I have encountered with regards to the last post. Speaking … more →
scidevnet wrote 1 month ago: The African Union Commission department for science, technology and human resources has run out of m … more →
scidevnet wrote 1 month ago: Gevers, photo by ASSAf This morning, Wieland Gevers from the Academy of Science of South Africa pain … more →
scidevnet wrote 1 month ago: A fascinating lecture by a South African astronomer provided food for thought this afternoon. David … more →
scidevnet wrote 1 month ago: Much has changed in the fortunes of developing countries since last year’s TWAS meeting, the organis … more →
scidevnet wrote 1 month ago: TWAS – an overwhelmingly grey and male affair – is trying to get more female and young scientists in … more →
scidevnet wrote 1 month ago: Welcome to the blog for the TWAS 11th general conference taking place in Durban, South Africa, this … more →