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…
Young Academies from all over Europe met in Berlin, Germany, on 21-23 May 2024. The meeting, organised and hosted by the German Junge Akademie, and co-hosted by the GYA, brought together representatives from 22 young academies and 2 young academy…
GYA members Paulina Carmona-Mora (University of California-Davis, United States), Luisa Echeverria (Universidad Simón Bolívar, Colombia), Alma Cristal Hernández (Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico), incoming members Luisa Diele-Viegas (UFBA, Brazil), Wilson Alavia Medina (Universidad…
On 12 March 2024, the First Meeting of the Iberoamerican Young Academies took place online with the main objective of seeking common points and building synergies. The meeting was attended by representatives of Young Academies or young academy initiatives: Young…
GYA signs Stockholm Charter for Academic Freedom Along with 18 other Young Academies and similar initiatives, the GYA is pleased to share the launch of The Stockholm Charter for Academic Freedom. This document serves as a reminder and a guide…
Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) and the Thai Young Scientists Academy (TYSA) extended an invitation to GYA Co-Chair Felix Moronta (ICGEB, Italy) to deliver a presentation at Kasetsart University on 19 January. The talk, titled “Cultivating Progress: ICGEB’s Path…
In a collective statement endorsed by 30 Young Academies and Associations and delivered during the closing ceremony of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD) at CERN in Switzerland, the GYA underscored the pivotal role of fundamental…
In early December, GYA Co-Chair Felix Moronta (ICGEB, Italy) participated in the first Young Academy of Sciences Summit (YASS), organised by the Hong Kong Young Academy, established in 2019. During the session titled “Success Stories of How Young Academies Groom…