India, Nov. 6 -- The Academy welcomes 87 scientists to join its members and names four honorary members.
On 5 November 2026, TWAS elected 87 new Fellows as regular members of the Academy and, for the first time, four Fellows as honorary members. They will be officially inducted 1 January 2027.
Regular Members
Among the regular members are 58 men and 29 women (33.3% women), and 77 are from the global South.
Fifteen new Fellows hail from the 66 science- and technology-lagging countries (STLCs) identified by TWAS, including seven from Bangladesh, and one each from the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal, Rwanda, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.
The remaining 72 Fellows are from Algeria (1), Argentina (1), Austria (1), Belg...