The world has changed so much in recent weeks. With events unfolding as they are in Ukraine, it seems more important than ever to bring science closer to society. This was the motivation behind a recent discussion between GYA member…
Download the social media postcard of the Statement here. We are deeply distressed by Russia’s military attacks on Ukraine. We stand together opposed to the acts of war perpetrated by the Russian government against the people of Ukraine, their sovereignty…
On 9 December 2021 a global digital exchange of ideas and experiences on Scientific Integrity for stakeholders from UNESCO-related networks and science policy was hosted by the German Commission for UNESCO in cooperation with UNESCO’s Sectors for the Natural Sciences…
Your input needed: the pandemic and Young Academies Last month we asked Young Academies the world over to share their experiences after two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot of interesting replies have come in, and we would be…
Under the leadership of Menattallah Elserafy (Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt) the 71-member Selection Committee of the GYA has finalised the selection of 39 new members to join the GYA in June 2022 for a tenure of five…
For the 2022 top-up funding period, GYA members will be active in 17 working groups and two Incubators within the three GYA Themes of Science & Society, Research Environment, and Science Education and Outreach. Moreover, a new GYA incubator on…
Joint Conference of the InterAcademy Partnership and the world’s young academies We are pleased to announce the InterAcademy Partnership IAP Triennial Conference and Worldwide Meeting of the Young Academies! The theme of the meeting will be, “Inclusive Excellence: Harnessing knowledge…
Members of the GYA working group on Open Science, together with members from the Global working group on Open Science, have led the publication of two articles on Open Science in CODATA (Committee on Data of the International Council for…
A lesser known right embedded in UN treaties is receiving increasing attention: Known as the “right to science”, Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights grants all people the right “to enjoy the benefits of…
GYA member Paulina Carmora-Mora (University of California-Davis, USA) and alumna Dilfuza Egamberdieva (National University of Uzbekistan) hosted the 1st Central Asia Genomics Symposium in December 2021. The symposium is intended to be a hub for genomics-related research in Central Asia,…
In October 2021, GYA Global Health Working Group members, along with members of National Young Academies and similar early- to mid-career scientist networks organised and contributed to a New Voices in Global Health session at the World Health Summit in…
Following the 2021 AGM theme of “Trust in Science”, the working groups “Trust in (Young) Scientists” and “Global Health” organised a webinar titled “Hardcore science skepticism – What can young scientists do?” The webinar was moderated by past Executive Committee…