Events: Leopoldina

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights", as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, the reality is often quite different. What can science do to overcome injustice and discrimination in society, politics, and environmental issues? Silbersalz-21 will meet to adress "Inequality", from 15 to 19 September 2021 at various locations in Halle (Saale)! The science-media conference will take place from 18-19 September online and live from the German National Academy of Sciences...

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...

The GYA's host academy will present a review of its work after ten years of having embodied the role of National Academy of Sciences of Germany. The Leopoldina, founded in the 17th century, will use its 2018 Annual Meeting to report on its working groups, opinions and international activities. The meeting will be split into four main topics: 'Science and Society' will include contributions to demography and socialization; 'Environment and Energy' will focus on Africa, food security, the future of...

The GYA has nominated 5 members and 3 representatives from national young academies or academy initiatives to attend Sustainable African Cities from 3-6 July 2018 in Accra, Ghana. The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS), the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), will be hosting the conference. Besides developing a visionary outline for the future development of African cities, the conference...

SILBERSALZ is the first international science film festival of its kind, taking place from 28.06.18 until 01.07.2018 in Halle. As a combination of festival and conference, SILBERSALZ makes science accessible in a clear and vivid fashion while simultaneously serving as a platform for the exchange of ideas and mutual inspiration. The aim of SILBERSALZ is to provide the general public with access to scientific topics and to allow them to ask questions, thereby promoting a lively and active engagement with...

The 2013 General Assembly took place from 15-18 May 2013 at the beautiful premises of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Halle (Saale), Germany. The meeting brings together 78 GYA members from 37 countries, distinguished members of the GYA advisory board, and senior science ambassadors from around the world. The theme of the 2013 meeting is “Demography and Global Research”.