And just like that, the OWSD 7th General Assembly & International Conference is off and running in Bogotá! We kicked off an exciting week with an invigorating welcome to our executive board and leadership training for our national chapters. Stay tuned for more! #womeninscience #mujeresenciencia

OWSD HN 7ª Asamblea General e International Conference de OWSD UNESCO, Third Interregional Dialogue on Education and Development organizado por Ōbreal en alianza con el Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Colombia, la African Union y la Universidad de EAN @owsdsecretariat.bsky.social

Join us for the livestream of the 7th OWSD General Assembly and International Conference, taking place next week, 3-7 November, in Bogotá! Streamed sessions will be available on our webpage, where you can also find the conference programme: owsd.net/7th-owsd-gen...

A reminder that applications are open now for our 2026 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for early career women scientists in the Global South, this year in the field of sustainable, affordable, and reliable energy. Apply by August 31! bit.ly/OWSDAwards2026 @elsfoundation.bsky.social

Today is #WorldRefugeeDay. Have you heard about OWSD's WISDOM master's scholarship for refugee women scientists? More information @ lnkd.in/dEppjja4

Thank you to our amazing partners in health 🧬, climate 🌱 and research 🔬 @concernworldwide.bsky.social, @aidsfonds.bsky.social, @owsdsecretariat.bsky.social, @ala-acrl.bsky.social, @r4lpartnership.bsky.social and more!

📢We are pleased to invite applications now for the 2026 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for early career women scientists from the developing world! We welcome applications from women working in affordable and #cleanenergy. All details @ bit.ly/OWSDAwards2026 Please help us spread the word!

2024 Early Career fellow Cecilia Rolence China took the stage at the 13th Freiberg Leather Days Conference last week, where she presented her work on developing eco-friendly tanning agents derived from agricultural waste. Read more about her work @ internationalleathermaker.com/tanzanian-re...

Today is UN #BiodiversityDay - the perfect day to view our short film about ichthyologist Erica Helena Tovela, who is leading an effort to catalog Mozambique's fish species using morphological data and molecular barcoding: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6SH... @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

Lucy Mwaura, Vice-Secretary of OWSD's Kenya National Chapter, shares her story with @r4lpartnership.bsky.social, from her original interest in science due to a newspaper column, to her current project developing a gamified application to manage electronic waste www.research4life.org/blog/my-jour...

We are so happy to announce the winners of our STBI competition! These 4 women rose to the top with impactful 3-minute talks on the intersection of data science & art, the hidden dangers of radon and air pollution, & empowering tech students through mentorship. Congrats to all the winners!

Meet the judges for our Short Talks, Big Impacts global finale this Friday! OWSD's Vice President for Africa will join our partners from TWAS, @iapartnership.bsky.social, and ICTP to select the winner of the competition along with a voting audience. Register now @ bit.ly/STBIFinale

We are excited to introduce the 11 finalists who will take part in the global finale of our Short Talks, Big Impact competition! These women have all placed at the top of their regional competitions and are ready to impress in just 3 minutes this Friday: bit.ly/STBIFinale

Here are the finalists from the Asia & Arab region session of our Short Talks, Big Impacts competition who will move on to the grand finale Friday! 1) Zahra Beyzaei, 2) Anuradha Peramunugamage and Richa Naveed Ahamed, 3) Thiyanga Shamini Talagala and Tahsina Farah Sanam. Register @ bit.ly/STBIFinale

Don't miss the 3rd & final of our regional Short Talks, Big Impact competitions this Friday, March 7, where women scientists from Asia & the Arab region will present their research in just 3 minutes! Check out the participants below & register to participate in the voting audience: bit.ly/STBIAsAr

Meet the winners of our Short Talks, Big Impact competition for the Latin America & Caribbean region! Elvira Victoria Casasola (Guatemala), Antonella Rivera (Honduras), and Arisbeth Guadalupe Almeida Juárez (Mexico) will proceed to the grand finale on 14 March. Register now @ bit.ly/STBIFinale

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for early career women scientists in #inclusivehealth! These 5 brilliant researchers are working to ensure that even those in underresourced communities are able to live healthy lives. Learn more at bit.ly/OWSDEF2025

This Friday, Feb 28 is the second of our regional 'Short Talks, Big Impact' competitions, this time featuring women scientists from Latin America & the Caribbean presenting their research in just 3 minutes! To participate in the voting audience, register at bit.ly/STBILAC #womeninscience

Congratulations to the top 3 winners of our Short Talks, Big Impact Africa regional competition! Chao Mbogho, Irene Opoku-Ntim, and Aminatou Kone will go on to compete in the global finale competition on March 14. To register, see: bit.ly/shorttalksbigimpact #womeninscience

OWSD members from Africa will take the stage this afternoon to showcase their research in our 'Short Talks, Big Impact' competition - register now if you haven't already! bit.ly/STBIAfrica

Join us this Friday for the first of our regional competitions for women scientists to present their research. Scientists from Africa will take the stage to try to wow you in just 3 minutes. Audience members can vote on the winning presentations. Register @ bit.ly/STBIAfrica #womeninscience

Have you heard about our competition for women scientists to present their work in a dynamic, 3-minute format? Everybody is welcome to register to view the competition and take part in voting to select the winners! All registration links available at owsd.net/news/news-ev... #womeninscience

🌍 Today, on #IDWGS, we celebrate the incredible women and girls shaping the future of science across the globe! With 57 National Chapters, our organization is proud to support and uplift the voices of women in science everywhere. #WomenInScience

Live now! OWSD Coordinator Tonya Blowers is at the 3rd General Assembly of the International Science Council in Muscat, Oman to discuss shaping the future of gender equality in science. Join the conversation in the live chat! @sciencecouncil.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/v8Lx1PK...

Our partners @iapartnership.bsky.social are hosting a webinar this Monday, 14 January, to introduce their new report comparing scientific themes prioritized by science academies and the goals articulated by G7 and G20 leaders. Registration at tinyurl.com/6pypyntm.

We are happy to share the inspiring story of medical virologist Marycelin Baba, an OWSD PhD alumna, who helped lead the successful effort to eradicate polio in Nigeria while also pushing for greater surveillance of arboviruses like dengue, West Nile, and yellow fever: www.owsd.net/about-owsd/i...