The fourth GYA professional development workshop for at-risk scholars was held in September at Wolfson College, University of Oxford with 22 participants: early- to mid-career scientists and scholars based at universities in the UK. The in-person workshop, aiming to support...
The global community is halfway to the deadline set for achieving the 2030 Agenda and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). However, slow progress to date calls for accelerated action to meet the targets by 2030 and for...
In September 2023, GYA members and alumni met founding members from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, including GYA Advisory Board member Her Royal Highness (HRH) Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan. Organized by the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) and hosted by...
Paulina Carmona (University of California-Davis, United States) and Mohammad Hosseini (Northwestern University, United States) represented the GYA as part of the International Science Council (ISC) delegation attending the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 2023 in the United Nations headquarters in New...
The 2023-24 GYA Sasha Kagansky Interdisciplinary Grant has been awarded to Mohammad Hosseini (Northwestern University, USA), Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi (University of Lahore, Pakistan), Leila Niamir (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria), Estrella DÃaz Sanchez (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain) and Sandra López-Vergèz (Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies,...
Three GYA members participated in the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, held in June 2023. GYA alumni Suraj Bhattarai (Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Nepal) and Huanyu Cheng (Pennsylvania State University, USA) had been selected as in-person participants from among GYA...
In the realm of scientific research, leadership skills often take a backseat to technical training. We often forget that soft skills are necessary to increase the reach and impact of science. Recognizing this gap, the Science Leadership Latin America and...
By Amarjargal Dagvadorj (Breathe Mongolia- Clean Air Coalition, Mongolia) and Muhammad Qasim (Cytotech, New Zealand) The 2023 International Young Scientists Forum on Ecology and Resource Sustainable Development of Silk Road, held in Xinjiang, China, featured contributions from several GYA members,...
The 2023 International Young Scientists Forum on Ecology and Resource Sustainable Development of Silk Road, held in Xinjiang, China, featured contributions from several GYA members, who presented their research and expertise during the event. The Silk Road Science Forum, which...
At the recent Sustainability, Research and Innovation (SRI) Congress held in Panama in June 2023, four GYA members participated in person: Nadia De León Sautú (Centro de Investigación Educativa (CIEdu), Panama), Luisa EcheverrÃa-King (Universidad Simón BolÃvar, Colombia), Alma Hernández-Mondragón (Center for...
The 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists of the Global Young Academy “Technological Innovations for Discovering Solutions to the World’s Greatest Challenges” took place from 6-9 June in Kigali, Rwanda. The gathering was the first...
The GYA’s 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference successfully concluded on 9 June and included the election of new leadership. To represent and lead them through the upcoming year, GYA members elected leaders hailing from Africa, Asia, Australia and...