Young Academies from all over Europe met online on 4-5 July 2020. The meeting was hosted by the Junge Akademie (Germany), who are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. The online meeting saw the highest number of participation ever, bringing…
While the COVID-19 pandemic is currently in focus, ongoing problems such as climate change, biodiversity losses, groundwater depletion, pollution and antibiotic resistance, also require collaborative efforts across sectors, disciplines and borders to find and implement solutions. While overall global income…
At the e-Annual General Meeting in June 2020, GYA members discussed a number of topics and decided on three focus areas as priority topics for the GYA in 2020/21. Addressing systemic discrimination This GYA Focus Area, which runs under…
CONTENT: With COVID-19, the need for effective science communication is clear including the need to counter misinformation, and to make findings accessible and relevant to local contexts. But how can scientists communicate other challenges that are related to achieving the…
On the occasion of the GYA International Conference for Young Scientists, which takes place online in July 2020, the GYA working group on “Science + Art = Peace and Justice“, led by its co-lead Sergey Kostyrko (Russia) and former co-lead…
Two-day programme: 1 July 2020 @12:00-13:00 UTC: LIVE Launch of pre-recorded talks and asynchronous discussion 3 July 2020 @12:00-13:30 UTC: LIVE Live wrap-up session In 2019, the world witnessed two major unfortunate events for the environment, namely, the wildfires in…
After many months of planning for a 2020 GYA in-person Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists in Kolkata, India, COVID-19 began to make its way around the world. With varying degrees of shutdowns, lock-downs and travel…
Workshop description: Open Science is a global movement that plays out in many different ways at the local level. Indeed, countries and regions have very different Open Science aspirations, cultures, infrastructures and regulations. In this workshop, we will discuss how…
During its General Assembly on 10 June 2020, the Global Young Academy signed DORA, the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment. DORA is a global initiative that aims to reform the way in which scientific research is evaluated. Currently, most…
The Global Young Academy’s first-ever virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) successfully concluded on 12 June, and included the election of new leadership. To represent and lead them through the upcoming year, GYA members elected leaders hailing from South America, Africa,…
The Global Young Academy is pleased to welcome 40 new members to its ranks. All new members were inaugurated at the opening of this year’s electronic Annual General Meeting (e-AGM) on 8 June 2020. The 2020 new GYA members represent…
EC member Michael Saliba (Germany) and GYA alumnus Javier García-Martínez (Spain) organised a webinar on “The Future of Energy: A Global Conversation” to launch the GYAEnergy Initiative on 5 June 2020. Modern society, as we know it, was only possible…