The UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board is conducting its annual Horizon Scanning to identify key emerging scientific and technological trends. The survey takes 10 minutes, and participants will receive a summary of results. The Board advises UN leaders on science…
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) is conducting a global survey to identify challenges and priorities for accelerating SDG progress by 2030 and beyond. The survey builds on SDSN’s past work and aims to inform discussions on the post-2030…
Applications are now open for the prestigious 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award, recognizing exceptional contributions to data stewardship and advancing Open Science across disciplines. The award celebrates individuals who ensure excellent data management, integrity, and accessibility throughout the research data…
UNESCO is building a global roster of science experts to support its work and strengthen collaboration among Member States. The roster highlights specialists across fields such as basic sciences, engineering, life sciences, emerging technologies, science policy, open science, education and…
Momentum PPDF is an initiative designed to attract and nurture up to 35 exceptional postdoctoral researchers from around the globe to “Lendület”, Momentum research groups in Hungary. The primary objectives of this programme are to: 1) provide postdoctoral researchers with…
The 2025 GYA Sasha Kagansky Interdisciplinary Grant has been awarded to Daniel Schwab (U.S. Department of Energy) and Antonia Morita Iswari Saktiawati (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia) for their project “Global Science Talent Index (GSTI)”. Global Science Talent Index (GSTI) The…
When I joined the Global Young Academy in 2022, I knew I was stepping into a network of excellence; but I couldn’t have anticipated how profoundly it would shape the trajectory of my career. My first Annual General Meeting (AGM)…
Open Science First Fridays 7 November The GYA’s Open Science group is organizing Open Science First Fridays – a series of discussions on current topics impacting Open Science. This month’s event on 7 November at 14:00 UTC is titled “Can…
The GYA played an active role in the Fourth United Nations Open Science and Open Scholarship Conference, held in October at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan. The event gathered policymakers, funders, and researchers to advance Open Science as…
In October, several GYA members and alumni represented the GYA at two major gatherings in Japan: the Tsukuba Conference and the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum, both focused on how science can advance trust, inclusion, and sustainability in…
GYA member Santosh Gupta has been elected as a Fellow (Academician) of the Asia Pacific Academy of Materials, as Fellow of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London, United Kingdom, and also as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics.
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GYA member Luz Cumba Garcia has been selected as a fellow for the Foreign Policy for America NextGen Initiative, and as a fellow of the Inclusive Reflexive Facilitation Fellowship as well.
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