Upcoming Events

We warmly invite you to join us at the Science Summit of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77) during our online event titled “Young and Global – A perspective on today’s challenges in science,” which will explore how research and scholarship can be pursued based…

The Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum will take place from 2 – 4 October 2022 in Kyoto, Japan and GYA Co-Chair Priscilla Kolibea Mante  (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana)will attend and speak at the conference. Priscilla will be a speaker…

You are cordially invited to the online launch of the GYA report “Back to basics: researchers’ perception on the global state of funding for fundamental research” on Tuesday, 11 October 2022 from 10:00-11:30 UTC. “Back to basics: Scientists’ perception on the global state of funding…

World Health Summit 2022Together with the World Health Organization (WHO)The World Health Summit and WHO join forces to bring you the world’s leading international, inter-sectoral and inclusive global health conference that will set the agenda for a healthier future.The GYA’s Global Health working group is…

NEW – Registration is now open here. The Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies 2022 is for the first time ever being organised in collaboration with the InterAcademy Partnership, to strengthen connections and collaborations between the young and the established science academies the world over. The…

Along with STM publishers & ALLEA, the GYA will co-organize an online workshop on equity in peer review. For more information, email .

The first Science Leadership Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC-SLP) will be held from 1-2 December 2022 in Leticia, Colomubia. The programme, which will be held in the Spanish language, is now open for applications by early to mid-career researchers. Apply by 25…

The World Science Forum is one of the most ambitious conference series worldwide. Every two years, scientist from all over the world, gather for the World Science Forum with focus on the social and economic relevance, influence and responsibilities of science. This years iteration of…

The 2023 GYA Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 5-9 June 2023, in connection with the International Conference of Young Scientists on the topic “Technological Innovations for Discovering Solutions to the World’s Greatest Current Challenges” (from 6 – 8 June…