The members of the Junge Akademie Germany have committed themselves to abstain from short-haul flights under 1000km when traveling to workshops and conferences. At the same time, they call on German policymakers to develop binding regulations for the interpretation of…
The 2019 World Science Forum (WSF) brought together over one thousand scientists and scholars, policymakers, society, industry and science communicators to discuss ‘Science, Ethics and Responsibility’ in Budapest, Hungary from 20-23 November 2019. At least one early- to mid-career researcher…
The Young Academy of Europe (YAE) held its 2019 Annual General Meeting in October in Barcelona, Spain, in conjunction with the Academia Europaea general meeting. Meeting participants discussed highlights of the past year, and elected several new Board members. Discussions…
Leading up to the 2019 World Science Forum on the topic of Science, Ethics and Responsibility in Budapest, Hungary, 43 young scientists and scholars from 23 countries participated in a 1.5 day science leadership workshop, co-organized by the Global Young…
The global network of Young Academies continues to grow, from just a handful in 2014 to currently more than 40 across all global regions. With the increasing numbers, the need for a consensus on core principles and values of young…
On 26 October 2019, the First World Young Scientist Summit was held in Wenzhou, China. The meeting was unprecedented in China for its focus on young researchers and scholars, and covered all possible academic areas. Attendees came from over 70…
The Sri Lankan Academy of Young Scientists (SLAYS) successfully held their Third Annual International Conference in October 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Considered the largest conference among early to mid-career scientists from academia and industry as well as postgraduate research…
The 2019 World Science Forum (WSF), with a focus on ‘Science, Ethics and Responsibility’, will celebrate 20 years of science diplomacy. The meeting brings together thousands of scientists and scholars with policymakers, society, industry and science communicators. Plenary speakers nominated…
The Junge Akademie (Germany) has announced the winners of its “Celebration Rituals” competition, which looked at how the successful completion of a doctorate/PhD degree is celebrated. The Academy’s working group on “Pro-Motion”, playing on the German term for getting your…
Young academies from the Nordic and Baltic countries have published a joint statement on gender equality in academia. The statement grew out of the first Nordic-Baltic meeting held in Stockholm, Sweden, in March 2019. The statement’s purpose is to identify…
Inspired by and in conjunction with the Finnish EU Presidency, the Young Academy Finland have started to gather information from European young academies on their science-policy interface activities. This work is done under the new “Young Researchers as Knowledge Brokers”…
The National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS) Pakistan celebrated 10 years of success on 14 August 2019. The foundation of NAYS was laid in August 2009 by dedicated young scientists of Pakistan, who aimed to provide a platform to utilise…