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OWSD has been working hard in the Arab region since 1997 to increase the number and participation of women scientists. OWSD Vice President, Nashwa Eassa is from Sudan. Our fellowships programme has provided full PhD scholarships to over 40 women from Sudan and Yemen. We have 7 host institutes in 4 Arab countries. It is our goal to increase the influence of Arab women in designing and implementing scientific research.

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Coordinator: Nashwa Eassa
nash.eassa@gmail.com

There are many women scientists in the Arab world who aspire to make a change, through their work and their research

860 Members

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News May 08, 2017

The OWSD Application System for PhD Training Fellowships Is Now Online

You can now apply for the OWSD PhD Training Fellowships through our online application system. Read more

News August 29, 2016

Deadline Extended for 2017 Awards for Women Scientists in Engineering, Innovation and Technology

Nominations now accepted until 15 September for the 2017 Elsevier Foundation Awards. This year for the first time the awards are in engineering, innovation and technology. Read more

News May 18, 2016

OWSD Elects Regional Vice Presidents for 2016-2020

Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Nashwa Eassa, Atya Kapley and Jana Rodriguez Hertz elected OWSD Regional Vice Presidents for 2016-2020. Read more

News May 18, 2016

Jennifer Thomson is elected new OWSD President

Prof. Jennifer Thomson of South Africa is elected the organization's new president for the period 2016-2020. Read more

News April 29, 2016

Shortlist Announced for the new OWSD Executive Board!

A shortlist of 17 candidates for the 2016-2010 OWSD executive board has been approved by OWSD President, Fang Xin. Candidates were selected by a special Nominations Committee. Read more

News March 30, 2016

AuthorAID - free online course in research writing

News March 10, 2016

New Film released of Elsevier Foundation Awardees

Every year OWSD selects 5 great women scientists from scientifically-lagging countries to receive an award in front of an international audience at the AAAS ceremony. Read more

News February 10, 2016

2016 Elsevier Foundation Awards Announced

The 2016 Elsevier Foundation Awards, given in partnership with OWSD and TWAS, were announced 10 February, 2016 in Washington, D.C, with winners from Indonesia, Nepal, Peru, Uganda and Yemen. Read more

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Sudan National Chapter is based at Al Neelain University in Khartoum, Sudan. President: Prof. Ibtisam Elzubeir Contact Person: Nashwa Eassa Address: Deanship of Scientific Research, Al Neelain University Email: nash.eassa@gmail.com Phone: 00249912409242

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