GYA co-leads of the At-Risk Scholars Initiative, Saja Al Zoubi (Dalhousie University, Canada) and Nesrin Alrefaai (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) advised and contributed to a recent workshop held by the UK Young Academy for at-risk scholars…
Sudan Young Academy calls for support The Sudanese Academy for Young Scientists (SAYS), who are facing unprecedented challenges due to the ongoing crisis in Sudan, recently shared a call for support for Sudanese scholars and academics with the world’s young…
From 17-20 February 2025, representatives from Young Academies in Israel, South Korea, Poland, Austria, Germany, the Global Young Academy (GYA), India, and Canada (on zoom) gathered in Berlin for a Young Academies Symposium on “Strengthening Global Scientific Collaboration”, organized by…
In January 2025, the GYA participated in the Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue and Third General Assembly of the International Science Council, which was hosted by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Oman, in Muscat, Oman. Over 400…
Updated booklet about the Young Academies “The World’s Young Academies” booklet has been updated by the GYA and published on the occasion of the Muscat Global Knowledge and Third ISC General Assembly. The first edition, published in October 2022, has…
2025 Letten Prize call for applications Are you a young researcher working within the fields of health, development or environment in any aspect of human life? Then apply to the Letten Prize, which is open to researchers under the age…
2025 Letten Prize call for applications Are you a young researcher working within the fields of health, development or environment in any aspect of human life? Then apply to the Letten Prize, which is open to researchers under the age…
Earlier in 2024, the GYA working group on Science Advice, co-led by Jovana Milic (University of Fribourg, Switzerland) and Laura Zimmermann (University of Georgia, United States), was part of a 3-months project led by the Mauritius Academy of Science and…
At the end of September 2024, the Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS) was celebrating its 10th anniversary at its mid-year meeting. As part of this three-day INYAS Meeting, the Young Academies from Asia also met. This hybrid networking…
Workshop on the U.S. National Climate Assessment to Empower Communities The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and the NASEM New Voices in Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are organising a workshop on leveraging the National Climate Assessment (NCA)…
2024 European Young Academies meeting Young Academies from all over Europe met in Berlin, Germany, in May 2024. The meeting, organized and hosted by the German Junge Akademie, and co-hosted by the GYA, brought together representatives from 22 Young Academies…
The GYA 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists “Transformative and Inclusive Science for a Sustainable Future” took place from 7-10 May in Washington, D.C., United States. Over 145 members, alumni and external partners of the…