Candidates must be female postdoctoral level researchers who have already been awarded their research doctorate in the fields of life, physical and computer sciences, engineering and mathematics.

UNESCO: Apply For Women In Science Fellowships

The Fellowships are tenable at any UK or Irish university or research institute to support a 12-month period of postdoctoral research in any area of life, physical and computer sciences, engineering and mathematics.

UNESCO: Apply For Women In Science Fellowships

"Yau is like God in China, " says Tony Chan, the assistant director for mathematics and physical sciences at the National Science Foundation outside Washington, D.

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