In 1975, a group of scientists gathered in Asilomar, California, to discuss the emerging field of recombinant DNA research. This event, now known as the original Asilomar conference, helped shape how scientists and governments thought about the safety and oversight…
Science Leadership Capacities Visualized In 2024, the GYA Women in Science working group organized the online workshop series “Inclusive Leadership for Women in Science”, designed in partnership with the facilitation team at Inclusive Innovation. Recordings and workshop resources are available…
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…
In her speech on assuming office, the Leopoldina’s first female President in its 373-year history, President Bettina Rockenbach, said: “I, along with all members of the Academy, owe great thanks to my predecessor Gerald Haug. He has made the Leopoldina…
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…
Researchers from the GYA Scientific Excellence working group have published an article in the journal Nature examining the criteria used to measure success in academia (co-authors pictured above). Having carried out a first truly global analysis examining 532 policies adopted…
In 2024, the GYA working group on Biodiversity for Survival via Biomedicine organised a youth project led by group co-lead Shymaa Enany (Suez Canal University, Egypt). Students from high schools and universities in Egypt were invited to contribute to a…
Effective communication is essential for translating complex scientific concepts into accessible knowledge. Recognizing this, the Science and Education for Youth and the Women in Science working groups (WGs) hosted a two-day online symposium entitled “Communication Skills and Science Communication symposium”…
The GYA, in collaboration with the International Research Center for Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), the WYSS Global π Community, and the China International Association for Science and Technology Cooperation, hosted the hybrid event “2024 Global Young Academy…
In December, the CILAC 2024 (Foro Abierto de Ciencias de Latinoamérica y el Caribe – CILAC), the premier science and technology policy for Latin America and the Caribbean, provided a prominent platform for the work and ideas of the Science…