The College for Life Sciences at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin is inviting excellent early career researchers in the life and natural sciences, medicine, and psychology to apply for fellowships in the 2027/2028 academic year. Designed for postdocs and other researchers…
The Global Young Academy’s Annual General Meeting in Bremen, Germany, concluded on a high note, sparking new interdisciplinary collaborations, welcoming 33 new members, setting the organization’s strategic course, and electing new leadership. This year, GYA members elected a diverse Executive…
The GYA is pleased to introduce its new member cohort, all of whom will be inaugurated at the opening of this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 30 June 2026 in Bremen, Germany. The 33-member cohort includes representatives from 26…
GYA EC member Reem Abou Assi’s university (Al-Qabas College, Mosul, Iraq) and their Quality Assurance Department are planning a series of online activities, including talks and invited guest lectures from speakers affiliated with schools of: Computer Science and Cybersecurity, Economics…
GYA Executive Committee member Carina Geldhauser and incoming member Deniz Sarikaya are inviting contributions to an edited volume on curiosity-driven research. The publication will explore research shaped by intellectual exploration and the pursuit of understanding, while also engaging with related…
The John Maddox Prize for courageously advancing public discourse with sound science recognises individuals who stand up for science and evidence, advancing public discussion around difficult topics despite challenges or hostility. The John Maddox Prize has been awarded annually since…
The European National Young Academies (ENYA) Meeting 2026 took place on 27–29 May in Warsaw, Poland, bringing together representatives from young academies across Europe to strengthen collaboration and advance shared priorities. Participants came from 24 young academies and similar organisations…
The U.S.-Arab Frontiers 2027 symposium will be held in partnership with the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences and hosted in Kuwait City, Kuwait, February 1 to 3, 2027. The meeting will convene U.S. and Arab scientists, engineers, and…
The 2026 call for applications for the GYA Sasha Kagansky Interdisciplinary Grant is now open! Applications from GYA Members should be submitted by 26 July 2026. This long-standing GYA grant scheme, introduced in 2014, seeks to support the development of…
What if playing a game could help save the planet? This question drives the €3 million Horizon Europe project Games Realising Effective and Affective Transformation (GREAT), which is pioneering the use of dilemma games to transform citizen engagement with climate…
A team of GYA members and alumni has published a new review paper in the journal Life Sciences. The article, “Host-focused immunity, metabolism, and diagnostic innovation for precision control of tuberculosis globally,” presents a forward-looking analysis of tuberculosis (TB) research,…
A team of GYA members and alumni has published a new peer‑reviewed paper in the Journal of Evidence-based Medicine that brings together traditional knowledge systems and advanced scientific innovation to address one of the world’s most persistent infectious diseases: tuberculosis…