30 OAE Astrophotography Contest winners emerge from 700 entries
30 winners have emerged from the 700 entries received for the Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) ‘Astrophotography Contest’.
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Cutting-edge sciences in Solar-Terrestrial Physics
The 15th Quadrennial Solar-Terrestrial Physics Symposium will gather scientists to discuss cutting-edge sciences, and address ‘predictability’ in mass, radiation and intra-atmospheric coupling during 21-25 February 2022.
Webinar on challenge of ‘sustainable consumption’ in ‘Global South’
A three-part webinar series scheduled for September 15, 22 and 28, 2021, will explain how the ‘Global South’ is grappling with the question of ‘Sustainable Consumption’.
24 emergency first responders trained on chemical safety, response capacity in Africa
Applications that enhances the preparedness of first responders in francophone African countries, while advancing chemical emergency response capacities in the continent, exist.
Francophone Scientific Advisory Network will showcase researchers’ feats, tackle pandemics–Quirion
President, International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA), Rémi Quirion, believes the newly-launched Francophone Scientific Advisory Network will showcase the scientific feats of researchers, and also enable the world prepare for the next pandemic.
A case for biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and water provision
According to a study, conserving 30% of land will safeguard 70% of terrestrial plant and vertebrate animal species, while 68% of all clean water will be made available.
Ex-Mauritius president, Swedish professor join International Science Programme Board
The International Science Programme, ISP, has welcomed HE Prof Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (Former President of the Republic of Mauritius) and Prof Tom Britton (Dept of Mathematics, Stockholm University, Sweden) as its new Board members.
DiDEM program gathers stakeholders for dialogue on Africa’s coastal, marine environment management
From July 2020 to July 2023, the DiDEM project will enable science and decision-makers to dialogue for coastal and marine environmental management in seven African countries.
Both rich, poor countries of the world have fewer women in science–Shobhana Narasimhan
In a chat with ICTP, Shobhana Narasimhan, a condensed matter theorist at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India, explained why the poorest and richest countries of the world have very few women in science.
Catania physicists’ discoveries stimulate Italian students, public interest in scientific research
An activity organized by EPS Young Minds, in 2020, showcased discoveries by Catania physicists, and stimulated Italian high school students’ interest in scientific research.
