Last Friday, 11 July 2014, a GYA brainstorming session with the EU Commission’s Joint Research Centre and the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) took place in Brussels, in order to identify undetected challenges for research. Each participating young scientist…
Two members of the Global Young Academy (GYA) – Co-Chair Prof Rees Kassen (Canada) as well as Dr Sherien Elagroudy (Egypt) – are invited to present a statement at the inauguration ceremony of the newly created Scientific Advisory Board of…
Entrepreneurship Training – Workshop for Young Scientists and Engineers. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities organizes a training-workshop called “Sharing the Start-Up Experience” which will take place in Jerusalem, from November 25 to 28 2013. It is intended for…
GYA- Members participated in the Young Scientists Programme of IAP and discussed the theme of the meeting – “Creating the Future Economy”. The Annual Meeting of the New Champions – also known as “Summer Davos” – 2012 was held on…
The Young Scientist Ambassador, Johan Åkerman, is both a founding member of The Young Academy of Sweden and a GYA member. Johan held an outreach activity by encouraging students and senior scientists to form a Young Academy and initiate research…
GYA along with Swedish Young Academy and German Young Academy have joined force to raise awareness of ”The Youngacademy Movement” at Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) 2012 held in Dublin 11-15 July 2012. GYA (Nitsara Karoonuthaisiri, former co-chair) along with Swedish…
Aiming to excite and encourage two grades of secondary school students to pursue a science-based career, this YSAP activity entailed a non-traditional educational initiative. In September 2010, Caradee Wright was asked to be the Patron of Geography at a local…
GYA members Reza Afshari, Jauad El Kharraz, Rob Jenkins, Jeronimo Maze and Javier Moguerza held an outreach activity and interaction with students (ages 9-14) at Thuto-Kitso Comprehensive School in Fochville, South Africa. Around 40 school students from different classes participated…
GYA member Paula Kivimaa is contributing to a high-level expert committee on research integrity and scientific responsibility appointed by IAC in collaboration with IAP. GYA member Paula Kivimaa, from Finland, is contributing to a high-level expert committee on research integrity…
GYA member Caradee Wright engaged with researchers at Le Laboratoire de l’Atmosphère et des Cyclones (LACy) at the University de la Réunion, in St. Denis de La Réunion, through an exciting linking of atmospheric physics and public health. In 2010,…