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COVID-19 threatens to lead to a “lost generation” of researchers
The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Global Young Academy (GYA) lay out recommendations to mitigate the harms of COVID-19 and seize on the opportunities to improve higher education systems around the world.
Read more here.
On 16 March 2020 the world started to shut down to curb the spread of COVID-19. One year later, existing societal inequities have been brought into sharp relief. In the higher education sector, in-person teaching, learning and research have faced severe interruptions or have been halted altogether. Faculty and student flexibility and mobility have been reduced, and university resources have been severely constrained and remain uncertain.
Today, two global networks of scholars, the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Global Young Academy (GYA), issue a communique highlighting some of the most pressing challenges for higher education globally, and propose solutions to mitigate the further entrenchment of inequalities.
GYA working paper highlights substantial research gap on early-career researchers in Latin America and Caribbean countries
The GYA is pleased to share a new working paper titled “Reviewing research on researchers: Our knowledge of early-career researchers in Latin America and the Caribbean“, which highlights how early-career researchers (ECRs) are key players in advancing knowledge societies. The paper is a collaboration between Global State of Young Scientists in Latin America and the Caribbean (GloSYS LAC) project members and the research team consisting of Alejandro Miranda-Nieto (GloSYS LAC Researcher), Lynn McAlpine (University of Oxford and McGill University), Franziska F. N. Schreiber (GloSYS LAC Research Assistant) and Matt Keane (former GloSYS Africa and GloSYS LAC Research Assistant). Seminal input from the GloSYS LAC working group is gratefully acknowledged.
Global Young Academy achieves gender parity of membership with new member cohort
We’re delighted to share that when the new member cohort is inducted, the gender ratio will be 101 female/98 male/1 non-binary. In addition to helping the GYA meet its gender parity benchmarks, the new member cohort has increased GYA international representation by 9 countries. The newly-added countries include Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, People’s Republic of China/Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Kuwait, Slovenia and Ukraine.
More information on the process and the members themselves is available here.
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