On 8 August, GYA members from Japan Wataru Iwasaki and Yoko Shimpuku met the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr Shinzo Abe, and the Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, Mr Takuya Hirai, to report the recommendations from the…
The Fourth Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies took place in Da Nang, Vietnam, from 31 July – 2 August 2019, hosted by the Vietnam Young Academy (VYA) and co-organised by the GYA. Representatives from more than 30 young academies from…
The Fourth Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies takes place in Da Nang, Vietnam, from 31 July – 2 August 2019, hosted by the Vietnam Young Academy (VYA) and co-organised by the Global Young Academy (GYA). Representatives from more than 30…
Executive Committee member Sandra Lopez-Verges (Panama) represented the GYA recently at the 4th National Meeting of the Affiliate Members of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 24-26 June in Fortaleza, Brazil. Alexander Birbrair (Brazil), a new GYA member and a member…
The Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture 2019 has been awarded to GYA alumna Nguyễn Thị Kim Thanh (Vietnam) for her achievements in the field of nanomaterials. She will be awarded a medal and a monetary gift at her lecture in…
The National Young Academy of Bangladesh (NYAB) began its journey on 16 June 2019, with its public launch during its first Annual General Meeting (AGM), held at the Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS), University of Dhaka. The NYAB…
The Young Academy of Sweden co-hosted a symposium on “How do we assess scientific quality?” together with The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 23 May 2019. Prominent speakers from key research funders – both nationally and internationally – and…
Representatives from the three Asian National Young Academies in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Indonesia convened in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 6 June 2019. Tatas Brotosudarmo, the Vice Chair of the Indonesian Young Academy of Sciences, Renuka Attanayake from the Sri Lanka…
The South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS), the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) -TWAS Young Affiliate Network (TYAN) held a symposium on ‘ONE HEALTH: A focus on Infectious Diseases in…
The Anniversary Annual General Meeting and International Conference of Young Scientists of the Global Young Academy – ‘Re-Enlightenment: Truth, reason and science in a global world’ – took place from 29 April – 3 May in Halle (Saale), Germany, at…
Germany’s Die Junge Akademie admitted ten new members at its annual celebration on the evening of 25 May 2019. For these outstanding scholars and artists the date marked the beginning of a five-year membership in the academy. The newly selected…
Young Academies from all over Europe met in Helsinki, Finland, on 17-18 May 2019. The meeting, organised by the Young Academy Finland, brought together more than 25 participants representing 16 young academies and academy initiatives. The GYA was represented by…