GYA Co-Chair Priscilla Kolibea Mante (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana) spoke at the 2022 Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum in October in Kyoto, Japan. Priscilla represented the GYA and young researchers around the world in…
On the occasion of the Science Summit of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77), the GYA held an online event titled “Young and Global – A perspective on today’s challenges in science,” which explored how research and scholarship can be…
We, the members of the Global Young Academy, are extremely concerned about the imminent danger to students’ and scholars’ lives at schools and universities in Iran. We call for an immediate cessation of violence against students and all other peaceful…
October 11, 2022 The GYA’s Importance of fundamental research (FUN) working group launched its report titled “Back to basics: researcher’s perception on the global state of funding for fundamental research” during an online event. (Download available here.) By loading the…
Registration now open: ALLEA – GYA – STM joint webinar on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility in Scholarly Peer Review What is it? – The second joint event by the GYA with ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences…
At the end of August 2022, after two years delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 7th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences took place, bringing together more 250 young economists from all over the world, eager to meet almost…
Five early career researchers nominated by the GYA participated in the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting for Chemistry, held 26 June–1 July 2022. The meeting brought together on Lindau island on scenic Lake Constance around 30 Nobel Laureates and almost…
The third GYA professional development workshop for at-risk scholars was held from 9 – 11 September, hosted at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. The in-person workshop, aiming to support the career development of outstanding early-career at-risk scholars and scientists, was…
The GYA, along with the European Council for Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc), the Marie Curie Alumni Association, the International Consortium of Research Staff Associations (ICoRSA) and the Young Academy of Europe, have released a Joint Statement on the…
The first Science Leadership Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC-SLP) is now calling for applications by early to mid-career researchers. Apply by 25 September! The programme will be held in the Spanish language. Key Dates 25 September 2022…
The 2022 Annual General Meeting and International Conference of Young Scientists took place online for the third consecutive year in 2022, meaning that since 2019, incoming GYA members have not had the chance to meet in person. To support in-person…
After running the Science Leadership Programme for early to mid-career researchers and scientists in ASEAN for 4 years, expansion to the APEC level has been established. From 21-26 August 2022, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation (MHESI),…