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- 80 top young scientists from 40 countries to attend the Global Young Academy’s General Assembly meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa
- The Global Young Academy (GYA) together with the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) will be hosting an International Conference and General Assembly meeting from 20-24 May 2012 at the University of Pretoria, Gordon Institute of Business Studies, Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference is supported by the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST), the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the frame of the German-South African Year of Science, IAP: the global network of science academies, twas - the academy of sciences for the developing world, the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the University of Pretoria.
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Irene Friesenhahn
- A Young Academy of Science is Launched in South Africa
- Bridging the science-policy divide: Get involved!
- Call: Limits to growth revisited
- In order to give fresh impetus to the debate, the Volkswagen Foundation aims to foster new thinking and the development of different models in all areas related to the “Limits to Growth” study at the crossroads of natural and social sciences.
- Call to Action for Scientists in Agriculture, Water, and Climate Change
- The Global Knowledge Initiative is now Accepting Requests for Engagement!
- Dr. Heidi Wedel Global Young Academy's first Managing Director
- Egypt taking the lead of the Global Young Academy
- The Global Young Academy completed its General Assembly 2013 hosted by the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, in Halle (Saale), Germany. During the meeting members from more than 50 countries elected their new leadership, including two co-chairs, for the coming year. The election brought to the head of this global academy for the first time an Egyptian young scientist, Sameh Soror, alongside the re-elected co-chair Rees Kassen (Canada).
- Falling Walls Lab - Call for Applications
- You are a young scientist and want to present your findings to a large public? Then apply for the Falling Walls Lab in Berlin and other cities worldwide. Your challenge: You only have 3 Minutes!
- Global Young Academy Wraps Up Very Successful General Assembly Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa
- With a program headlined by the South African Minister for Science and Technology, the Editor-in-Chief of Science magazine and other luminaries, the Global Young Academy (GYA) recently completed a very successful General Assembly meeting. The meeting, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, including 80 young scientists from 40 countries, distinguished senior scientists, and science administrators from around the world. With a theme of “Sustainability: Lessons on the road between Rio and Rio+20,” the conference focused on concrete actions young scientists can take to advance a sustainable future. The discussions at the Meeting led to the launch of the GYA Sandton Declaration on Sustainability.
- GYA at ESOF 2012 Dublin
- GYA along with Swedish Young Academy and German Young Academy have joined force to raise awareness of ”The Youngacademy Movement” at Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) 2012 held in Dublin 11-15 July 2012.
- GYA contributes to work on Research Integrity
- GYA member Paula Kivamaa is contribting to a high-level expert committee on research integrity and scientific responsibility appointed by IAC in collaboration with IAP.
- GYA endorses IAMP Call for Action to Strengthen Health Research Capacity in Low and Middle-Income Countries
- The Call, endorsed by a majority of IAMP member academies, has been issued as an IAMP statement on the occasion of World Health Assembly discussions on the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination on Friday 24 May 2013.
- GYA general assembly 2012 to be held in South Africa
- GYA general assembly 2012 to be held in South Africa
- GYA Honored to Receive Funding for Next Three Years
- In her keynote speech at the Global Young Academy General Assembly 2013, German State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Ms Quennet-Thielen announced funding of the GYA initially for three years. The GYA is excited about this great news for young scientists from around the world.
- GYA Member at European Gender Summit
- At the second European Gender Summit, in November 2012, the EU parliament in Brussels was the meeting point of scientists and leaders of diverse fields engaging with gender equality. The aim was to mainstream policies to enhance both quality and benefits of research and innovation for science and society.
- GYA members selected "Voice of the researchers"
- GYA Mission Contributes to Foundation of Egyptian Young Academy of Sciences (EYAS)
- On 8 May 2012, just one day before meeting a delegation organized by the Global Young Academy (GYA), Prof. Maged El-Sherbiny, Vice Minister for Scientific Research and President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), signed a decree for the foundation of the Egyptian Young Academy of Sciences (EYAS).
- GYA office closed during holidays
- Please note that the GYA office will be closed during the holiday period at the end of the year from 21 December 2011 to 3 Janaury 2012.
- GYA welcomes 46 new members
- After an intense selection process, 46 new members have been selected to join the Global Young Academy! They come from various disciplines and regions. We are in particular happy to welcome members from 8 new countries - Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Tunisia, Benin, Jordan, Morocco and Brazil.
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Dr. Heidi Wedel
- IAP Statement on Population and Consumption with GYA Input
- As policy makers prepare for the Rio+20 UN Earth Summit, the world’s science academies, through IAP with the contribution of GYA, highlight the global challenges of population and consumption.
- IAP Young Scientists Programme – GYA Members joined successful meeting in Tianjin
- GYA- Members participated in the Young Scientists Programme of IAP and discussed the theme of the meeting - "Creating the Future Economy".
- Innovations in Science and Technology in Developing Countries - Competition
- Participate in a competition on the innovative use of science and technology in developing countries!
- Interdisciplinary German-South African Symposium in Berlin
- At the symposium on "Socio-Ecological Novelty - Frontiers in Sustainability Research" young scientists from Germany and South Africa as well as from Uganda, Zimbabwe and Canada discussed significiant global issues in the context of sustainable development.
- Irene Friesenhahn GYA's new Project Officer for “The Global State of Young Scientists” Project
- The GYA is pleased to announce the appointment of Irene Friesenhahn as Project Officer for “The Global State of Young Scientists” project.
- "Jonge Academie" in Belgium founded
- Belgium joins the now 20 countries which have established a National Young Academy. Congratulations!
- Leibniz-DAAD Research Fellowships - Announcement 2012
- Deadline for applications: 20 March 2012
- The Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize 2011 - call for nominations
- The call for nominations for the Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize 2011 is now open.
- New NextGen question out: Please participate!
- Describe a specific experience and how it changed your science, training, or career goals.
- New Swedish Fellowship Program for Young Researchers
- Report to Promote Research Integrity
- World Science Academies release Report to Promote Research Integrity - GYA member Paula Kivimaa was part of the responsible Committee on Research Integrity
- Robert Bosch Junior Professorship Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources
- RSE Young Academy of Scotland launched
- The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Scotland’s National Academy, welcomed members of the new “RSE Young Academy of Scotland” to an event on Tuesday 29th November.
- Science survey for young scientists
- The Science magazine just launched a new survey for young scientists.
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Sharing the Start-Up Experience
- Sharing the Start-Up Experience
- Entrepreneurship Training - Workshop for Young Scientists and Engineers
- Sri Lankan Academy of Young Scientist (SLAYS) launched in October 2012
- Another Young Academy has been launched in 2012 – this time in Sri Lanka. These exciting news were forwarded to us by GYA- Member and SLAYS founder Vinitha Thadhani.
- The Global State of Young Scientists (GloSYS): Call for Contributions
- Call for Contributions
- The Global Young Academy (GYA) calls on scientific community to lead the march to sustainability
- The Global Young Academy today issued a sharply worded statement calling on the scientific community to do more to promote progress towards global sustainability. “The problem is not science, it is leadership”, said GYA co-chair Rees Kassen.
- The Global Young Academy (GYA) embraces Open Science movement as being in the best interest of science
- The Global Young Academy issued a position statement that identifies obstacles that currently stand in the way of giving free access to scientific results and data, and advocates ways forward that will transform scientific research into a truly global endeavour. The GYA calls for scientific results to be made freely available for scientists around the world and for future generations.
- The GYA Sandton Declaration on Sustainability
- Twenty years ago, the 1992 Rio Conference on Environment and Development inspired a generation of young people to take up the global challenge of forging pathways to sustainability. Many of those who did are now emerging scientific leaders whose research programs are dedicated to understanding and discovering solutions to this challenge. These leaders are represented in the Global Young Academy. The world cannot spend another twenty years in further discussions about the path toward sustainability. Progress toward a sustainable future must accelerate, and it must be both inclusive and enduring. The time for action, commensurate with the immediacy and diversity of sustainability challenges, is right now. The Global Young Academy believes that scientists, and science, are fundamental to realizing the goals of sustainability. Rio+40 must be a celebration of progress.
- TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme
- The TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme enables competent researchers from developing countries to visit participating centres of excellence in the South for research collaboration. Applications are possible until 1 December each year.
- TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme
- Funding opportunity for researchers from developing countries - the TWAS- UNESCO Associateship Scheme. Visits to centres of excellence in the South for research collaboration will be funded. Deadline for the application is 1 December 2012!
- Unleashing Curiosity in Science Education
- "In your opinion, how could young scientists unleash curiosity and creativity to support excellence in science education?" - Your max. 400 word comments will be published in The Future of Medical Education Journal - Deadline 1 September 2012.
- Young Academy of Belgium selects first 40 members
- Forty young, brilliant scientists have become members of the Young Academy of Belgium (Jonge Academie).
- Young Academy of Denmark launched
- In September 2011 The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters founded a new scientific academy for young talented scientists in Denmark, The Young Academy of Denmark.
- Young Academy of Japan launched
- Young researchers to tackle future Grand Challenges
- Young Scientists Network - Academy of Sciences Malaysia
- With an Inaugural Colloquium on the historic date of 12-12-12 Malaysia has launched the Young Scientists Network - Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Congratulations to yet another National Young Academy!
