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Welcome to OWSD

OWSD, formerly TWOWS, is the first international forum uniting women scientists from the South with the objective of strengthening their role in the development process and promoting their representation in scientific and technological leadership.

2012 Call for applications of OWSD Postgraduate Fellowships: Deadline 31 July

Applications are being accepted for the OWSD Postgraduate Training Fellowships for Women Scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) at Centres of Excellence in the South. Deadline for submission is 31 July 2012.

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International Women's Day

International Women's Day

Address by Prof. Fang Xin, PhD, OWSD President on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2012

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Award encourages female scientists in developing world

An article of SciDevNet on the 2011 OWSD Prize programme

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Reflections of an OWSD Prize Awardee

Reflections of an OWSD Prize Awardee

Dr. Janet A. Ademola, senior lecturer in physics at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria

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Eleven Women Scientists Announced as Winners of Elsevier Foundation OWSD 2011 Awards

Eleven Women Scientists Announced as Winners of Elsevier Foundation OWSD 2011 Awards

Outstanding young biologists, chemists, physicists and mathematicians recognized across the developing world

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