Events: GYA (co-)organised

Since 2019, the GYA At-risk scholars initiative co-organises a workshop that brings together at-risk scholars based in the UK and volunteer experts in their fields, to support career development and professional skills in a broad academic context. The workshop takes place at Wolfson College, University of Oxford, supported by funding from an anonymous grant to the College.

Led by the GYA Women in Science working group, a two-part online workshop "Inclusive Leadership for Women in Science". When: 3 September: 13:00-16:00 UTC, on zoom 4 September: 19:00-22:00 UTC, on zoom Registration (until 2 September 10:00 UTC) and downloads below. The virtual workshops have been designed in partnership with the facilitation team at Inclusive Innovation. They build on past GYA Inclusive Leadership workshops (read more about these workshops here), which focused on empathy, (self-)awareness and inclusive practices in research...

Young Academies from all over Europe will meet in Berlin, Germany, on 21-23 May 2024. The meeting will be co-organised by the German Young Academy – Die Junge Akademie and the Global Young Academy, and will continue discussions from the 2023 meeting, including discussing best practices and areas of joint interest. The GYA will be represented by YASAS delegate and member of the 2023/24 EC Markus Prutsch (European Parliament, Austria) and YASAS Observer and co-lead of the UN SDG Incubator...

GYA 2024 Annual General Meeting and International Conference of Young Scientists “Transformative and Inclusive Science for a Sustainable Future” The 2024 GYA Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place in Washington, D.C., USA, hosted by the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. The meeting was supported by a Local Organising Committee comprising GYA members in the USA, members of the National Academies’ New Voices in Science, Engineering, and Medicine program, and supporting National Academies staff.   Meeting Outputs and...

Save the date and join us on 2 Feb. 2024 at 12:00 UTC for "Back to the drawing board: APCs and sustainable scholarly publishing" featuring Agata Morka of PLOS (read more about the GYA's partnership with PLOS here). The GYA’s Open Science working group is organising Open Science First Fridays – a series of discussions on current topics impacting Open Science, ranging from ChatGPT to Open Science policies on every first Friday of the month at 12:00 UTC. Open Science...

GYA Annual General Meeting and International Conference of Young Scientists, 6-9 June 2023 "Technological Innovations for Discovering Solutions to the World’s Greatest Current Challenges" The 2023 GYA Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place in Kigali, Rwanda. The 2023 AGM was held in Africa for the first time since the GYA's 2012 AGM in South Africa. The AGM was held in connection with the International Conference of Young Scientists on the topic "Technologocal Innovations for Discovering Solutions to the World's Greatest Current...

The GYA Focus Group on addressing systemic discrimination has been working on how to support GYA members in reflecting on systemic bias that results in discrimination, and how to avoid this. This has led to the idea to develop a training workshop to look into best practices to combat systemic bias, to reiterate trust in fundamental human rights, in the self-respect and worth of the human in academia and other places. The group is now happy to announce the convening...

"The Global State of Young Scientists in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Exploration of Constraints and Strategies" analyses the experiences of early-career researchers from Latin America and the Caribbean to contribute to a better understanding of the social contexts in which they develop their careers. During the webinar, we will present the main findings of the report and discuss them with two prominent experts from the LAC region. Afterwards, participants will be invited to share their ideas about next...

The first Science Leadership Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC-SLP) will be held from 1-2 December 2022 in Leticia, Columbia. The programme, which will be held in the Spanish language, is now open for applications by early to mid-career researchers. Apply by 25 September! More Information and Application Read more about the programme aims and scope, as well as how to apply, here: Call for applications: Science Leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean - Global Young Academy

The Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies 2022 was for the first time ever organised in collaboration with the InterAcademy Partnership, to strengthen connections and collaborations between the young and the established science academies the world over. The meeting was hosted by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and co-organized by IAP, the Global Young Academy (GYA), NAS, RSC, the RSC College, and the NAS New Voices Program. It was a hybrid meeting,...

The GYA At-Risk Scholars Initiative is holding an Interdisciplinary Research Leadership Workshop, co-hosted by Wolfson College, University of Oxford, and the GYA from 8-11 September 2022 at Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK. The aim of the workshop is to preserve the research potential of outstanding at-risk or refugee academic researchers, by imparting the practical skills needed to succeed in their new higher education environments. GYA alumna Karly Kehoe (St Mary's University, Canada) and co-lead of the GYA Initiative Estella Carpi...

The 2022 GYA Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held online from 13-17 June 2022, in connection with the International Conference of Young Scientists on the topic “Harmonizing Reason with Sensibility: Regenerating science for an inclusive and sustainable future”. The International Conference was hosted by the Young Academy of Japan, with support from the Science Council of Japan (SCJ), at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan. Online participation was made possible for GYA members, alumni and partner organisations from around the world....

Young Academies from all over Europe will meet in Brussels, Belgium, on 10-12 May 2022. The meeting, organised by the Belgian Young Academy, will continue discussions from last year’s meeting including discussing best practices and areas of joint interest. The GYA will be represented by YASAS delegate and former EC member Maral Dadvar (Stuttgart Media University, Germany), as well as GYA Senior Project Officer Anna-Maria Gramatté, and a number of GYA members will participate wearing their respective national young academy...

Join the Global Young Academy, Inter American Institute for Global Change Research, and National Science Policy Network's Science Diplomacy Committee on Friday, October 29th from 4:00-5:30 pm CDT as we jointly host a learning opportunity and happy hour social. The event will explore the current challenges and experiences of early career researchers in Latin America and the Caribbean, aiming to highlight key experiences this demographic faces as they navigate their careers. Additionally, it will also provide participants the opportunity to connect with one another over...

More than 50 (National) Young Academies and young academy initiatives from all over the world were invited to attend the second online meeting of young academies on 30 September 2021, organised by the GYA. In 2020, the first-ever worldwide meeting of young academies saw fruitful discussions about young academy activities and the challenges they face. Best practices for member selection and engagement, as well as for how to do science advice or set up a new young academy were also exchanged. The 2021 online...

This year's Tsukuba Conference will be a hybrid event held online (September 21 - 27) and at the Tsukuba International Congress Center (September 28 - 30). In July 2017, the Tsukuba Conference Organizing Council decided to create a new forum for future shapers—talented young leaders from industry, government and academia worldwide—and named it the “Tsukuba Conference.” The purpose of the Tsukuba Conference is to bring together future shapers beyond all borders to facilitate discussion among them. It provides them with...

GYA At-Risk Scholars Initiative professional development workshops aim to preserve the research potential of outstanding early-career at-risk academic researchers by supporting their academic integration and imparting the practical skills needed to succeed in their new higher education environments. Research career options outside of higher education institutions will also be explored. UK-based early-career at-risk scholars and researchers are invited to participate. The workshop is organised in cooperation with Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK.

The 2021 GYA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists was held online from 1 - 4 June. The public Conference on 2 June 2021 addressed the topic "Trust in Science".   Meeting Output and Outcomes Conference Statement: GYA Position Statement "Trust in Science" Full AGM and Conference Report: GYA 2021 AGM and Conference Report available | Global Young Academy Brief web report: GYA 2021 AGM and International Conference “Trust in Science” | Global Young Academy Conference...

Young Academies from all over Europe will meet virtually on 7-8 May 2021. The meeting, organised by the Young Academy of Scotland, will continue discussions from last year’s meeting including discussing best practices and areas of joint interest.  The meeting will also host high-profile speakers on Scotland’s research-policy interface. The GYA will be represented by EC member Maral Dadvar (Stuttgart media University, Germany), as well as GYA Senior Project Officer Anna-Maria Gramatté, and a number of GYA members will participate...

The Global Young Academy's 2021 International Conference of Young Scientists will take place online on the topic of "Trust in Science". This virtual satellite panel opens this year's focus on trust in science with a close look at climate science. In the past year, climate change continued its devastating course, even as global attention shifted to the COVID-19 crisis. This GYA event brings together renowned scientists and GYA members to address trust in climate science, starting from the particular points...