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TWAS and Lenovo, the Chinese multinational computer hardware and electronics company, are launching the TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize to give international recognition to research breakthroughs by individual scientists from developing countries. The deadline for nominations is 10 June.
TWAS, Lenovo announce major new science prize

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TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing World, is seeking
nominations for the following prizes:

1) the TWAS 2013 Prizes
2) the TWAS-Celso Furtado 2013 Prize in Social Sciences

The deadline for receiving nominations is 28 February 2013.

Read more of the announcement entitled 'Call for nominations_TWAS Prizes and TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize in Social Sciences'

The topic of the 4th regional workshop of the CATALYST Project taking place at the UN Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, 23-25 January 2013, is capacity development for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in South and Southeast Asia.

Read more of the announcement entitled 'CATALYST REGIONAL WORKSHOP: Capacity Development for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation'

Following a workshop in Penang, Malaysia, TWAS and ISTIC announce the three winners of the 'ISTIC-TWAS' Entrepreneurship Awards' for invvovations in science and technology from developing countries.

Read more of the announcement entitled 'Winners of second ISTIC-TWAS Entrepreneurship Awards announced '

The Prize, sponsored by Trieste-based illycaffè, has been established to give international recognition and visibility to outstanding scientific achievements made by scientists living and working in the developing countries.

Read more of the announcement entitled 'TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, is seeking nominations for the 2012 Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize in Human Health. '