Since joining the Global Young Academy (GYA), my experience has been a testament to the profound impact that membership in this vibrant community can have on a young scientist’s career. Let me stress that this article about some of the…
GYA member Encieh Erfani (Mainz University, Germany) participated in the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physics). The meeting brought together around 40 Nobel Laureates and 600 young scientists from all over the world, and included networking opportunities, lectures from Nobel…
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2024 European Young Academies meeting Young Academies from all over Europe met in Berlin, Germany, in May 2024. The meeting, organized and hosted by the German Junge Akademie, and co-hosted by the GYA, brought together representatives from 22 Young Academies…
In 2023 the GYA, the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the International Science Council (ISC) released the report “The Future of Research Evaluation: A Synthesis of Current Debates and Developments”. Building on this, the GYA further cooperated with the IAP and…
The GYA 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists “Transformative and Inclusive Science for a Sustainable Future” took place from 7-10 May in Washington, D.C., United States. Over 145 members, alumni and external partners of the…
Young Academies from all over Europe met in Berlin, Germany, on 21-23 May 2024. The meeting, organised and hosted by the German Junge Akademie, and co-hosted by the GYA, brought together representatives from 22 young academies and 2 young academy…
Providing personal and professional insights into young researchers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, the narrative book “COVID-19 Pandemic Up Close” was launched in May at the GYA’s 2024 Annual General Meeting in Washington D.C. and at the 2024 European Network…
Several GYA members and alumni participated in the International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA) Conference 2024, which took place for the first time in the Global South and was held at the Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda, from 1-3…
GYA members published a policy brief on capacity building of young science leaders, accepted by the United Nations for the Multistakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs. The initiative was led by GYA alumna Paulina Carmona-Mora (School…
The project “An interdisciplinary database of ethics dumping cases” was awarded the 2023/24 Sasha Kagansky Interdisciplinary Grant in August 2023, led by GYA member Mohammad Hosseini (Northwestern University, United States) and including Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi (The University of Lahore, Pakistan),…
