Awards

Accelerating the careers of over 50 women researchers, the partnership has recognized prize-winning science from more than 20 developing countries since 2013.

The 2023 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Women Scientists taps researchers from Benin, Bolivia, Guatemala, Palestine, Mongolia, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

For universal issues like plastic pollution, open access is vital to help scientists replicate research, says Prof Gawsia W Chowdhury of Bangladesh.

Science can be democratized globally through open access, says Dr Heyddy Calderon, although funding opportunities remain a key challenge.

As we experience dramatic changes to our ecosystems worldwide, six women from developing countries are being recognized for innovative research that addresses climate change and the environment. They are the recipients of the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early Career Women Scientists […]

Helping elevate the careers of over 50 women researchers, the partnership has recognized prize-winning science from more than 20 countries in the Global South since 2013Amsterdam, February 11, 2022 Six researchers have been awarded the 2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career […]

Recognition and visibility can make a world of difference to scientists just starting out.

Through her research and science diplomacy, an environmental chemist is changing the narrative in her native Ghana.

In Mongolia, the COVID-19 lockdown has created an usual problem for professors and their students.

Responsibility landed early on the shoulders of Dr Imalka Munaweera. As the eldest of four children, she would care for her three younger brothers and encourage them with their schoolwork.

When Dr Ghada Dushaq was a child, nothing was safe from her prying mind and fingers. If there was a remote control on the coffee table, she would take it apart to figure out how it worked.

Since 2013, the program has awarded and helped elevate the careers of 45 women researchers from 20 countries in the fields of biology, engineering and the physical sciences.