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Physics Without Frontiers achieves its aims through the passion and hard work of its network of volunteer scientists who organise projects, mentor students, support departments and provide international connections and collaboration.
Our volunteer scientists are experts in their respective research fields. They are often early career scientists, such as postdocs, graduate students and lecturers originally from the Global South working abroad or lecturers at universities in the Global South, and other international scientists, and ICTP scientists in particular.
Each year we make a call for applications from scientists who are interested to volunteer to organise projects, many alumni of the programmes also become volunteers for future projects! If you are working at a university in the Global South or want to partner and volunteer to work with a university, region or country in the Global South see our Call for Applications which is currently open.
PWF projects are unique, with clearly defined goals and corresponding activities that are designed with a university's or country's specific needs in mind. These may include:
PWF works with local scientists and volunteers to develop each project proposal, involving various activities to achieve the goals of the project. Each project is unique, developed with the universities or country's specific needs in mind.
