Video Journey Into Nanotechnology

Saudi Arabia creates city for nuclear and renewable energy

Saudi Arabian plans for a nuclear and renewable research 'city' put nuclear power firmly on the region's scientific and political agenda

New centre to document bioethics in the Arab world

A new Arab centre for bioethics and science and technology ethics has opened in Cairo to raise awareness and foster collaboration.

US tech initiative for Muslim women gets mixed welcome

The United States says it will organise mentorships for Muslim women working in technology, as part of its science diplomacy initiatives.

SAUDI ARABIA: Women research density is higher than advanced countries

While women constitute only slightly more than one-quarter of the world’s researchers, women represent 17 % of total Saudi researchers which is higher than that in Germany (12%), Japan (12%) and Korea (11%), and the same as in Luxembourg, according to a recent international report.

TWOWS Postgraduate Fellowships

Postgraduate Training Fellowships for Women Scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDC) at Centres of Excellence in the South. The Fellowship is offered to women scientists to pursue postgraduate research in a field of the natural sciences. Deadline for applications: 31 July of each year. The Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS) with funds generously provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), has instituted a fellowship programme for female students from Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a Ph.D., at centres of excellence in the South (developing countries), outside their own country. The general purpose of the scheme is to contribute to the emergence of a new generation of women leaders in science and technology, and to promote their effective participation in the scientific and technological development of their countries.

The UNESCO-L’ORÉAL fellowships for women

Within the framework of the UNESCO Co-Sponsored Fellowships Scheme, a joint programme has been launched with the L’ORÉAL Corporate Foundation with a view to promoting the contribution of young women - from all over the world – in research developments in the field of life sciences.
The UNESCO-L’ORÉAL fellowships scheme focuses on UNESCO’s premise that people are the world’s greatest resource and that innovation and excellence, especially among the young women community, deserve to be supported and encouraged through the concerted efforts of the international community. The award of the fellowships constitutes a key strategy through which impetus is being given to the enhancement of the role of women in devising scientific solutions to problems confronting humankind in the twenty-first century.

ASTF Women initiative …..Towards Empowerment of Arab S&T Women for Socio-Economic Development of the Arab World

The empowerment of women entails a qualitative and quantitative improvement in educational, training and engagement opportunities offered. It also involves promoting higher profile for women in the socio-economic development of their societies.

30 years in science ….secular movement in knowledge creation

It examines the relationship between geopolitical factors and scientific activity based on publication data from a 30-year period (1980-2009).

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