Events: GYA (co-)organised

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 2023).

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 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

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 meeting will be 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...

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...

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...

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...

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the GYA held its first virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) in 2020. The International Conference of Young Scientists, on the topic "Heal the Earth: Sustainable Development Goals in a Changing World" was also held virtually four weeks after the AGM, and addressed ongoing global problems in panels on health, diminishing resources, higher education in times of crisis and science communication and engagement. Meeting Outcomes Conference Statement: GYA Conference Statement 'Heal the Earth'. Conference website...

The World Economic Forum on Africa (link) meeting is being held in Cape Town from the 4 - 6 September 2019. In partnership with the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) and the University of Cape Town (UCT), the GloSYS Africa team and GYA will host a WEF affiliates breakfast session on the 6th of September 2019. Three of the GloSYS Africa champions (Abdeslam Badre, Anna Coussens and Fridah Erastus) will facilitate the session, and while the remaining two...

The GYA At-Risk Scholars Initiative is holding an Academic Interdisciplinary Research Leadership Workshop, co-hosted by Wolfson College, University of Oxford, and the GYA, from 4-7 September 2019 at Wolfson College, UK. Over 20 UK-based at-risk scholars and researchers will participate. The purpose of the workshop is to preserve the research potential of outstanding at-risk or refugee academic researchers, by supporting their academic integration and imparting the practical skills needed to succeed in their new higher education environments. The GYA is also collaborating...

The 4th Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies (WWMYA) took place from 31 July - 2 August 2019 in Da Nang, Vietnam, hosted by the Vietnam Young Academy (VYA) and co-organised by the Global Young Academy (GYA). The meeting was kindly hosted at Duy Tan University, who were also supporting the organisation of this meeting. Theme: Young Academies for Promoting Peaceful and Inclusive Societies Programme The 2019 WWMYA brought together representatives from existing and from newly-establishing young academies from all over...

International Conference of Young Scientists & Anniversary Annual General Meeting of the Global Young Academy 29 April – 3 May 2019 | Public days: 1 – 3 May 2019 | Halle (Saale), Germany, at the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina The GYA Anniversary International Conference of Young Scientists and Annual General Meeting celebrates the 10th anniversary of the GYA. Recognizing that the GYA thrives from the activities of its 200 members and builds on the work of its over...

The 2018 Evidence and Policy Summer School in Laxenburg, Austria is organised by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC), in collaboration with the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) and the Global Young Academy (GYA). The workshop will focus on the role of population and migration for sustainable development in the European Neighbourhood. In a world flooded with information making sense of and communicating knowledge, or evidence, is highly challenging. Evidence-informed...

The 2018 conference, focusing on the theme: 'Forever Young? Sustainable and healthy longevity through science and technology' (click link to be taken to the AGM event site) took place in Pattaya, Thailand from 7 to 11 May 2018. GYA members from over 50 countries, distinguished members of the GYA advisory board, senior scientists, government and NGO actors, and science administrators from around the world attended this meeting to work together on the goals of this global organisation. Pictures from the...

With close to 250 million international migrants, and almost 70 million refugees and many more displaced persons worldwide, the topic of newcomer integration into host societies has become a pressing issue of our time. In the wake of the recent influx of refugees in Europe, private individuals often have stepped up to support the well-being of refugees in multiple ways: they welcomed strangers upon their arrival, donated money, clothes or furniture, and dedicated their time and energy to support newcomers...