- GYA Home
- News
The GYA 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists “Confuence of Visionaries: Empowering Science for Global Change” took place from 10-13 June in Hyderabad, India. Over 150 participants joined this dynamic event: members and alumni of…
At the GYA’s 2025 Annual General Meeting and International Conference of Young Scienists in Hyderabad, India, over 35 newly selected GYA members took part in a Science Leadership Workshop, practicing effective and creative problem solving and collaborative leadership tools. The…
The Annual General Meeting of the Global Young Academy (GYA) in Hyderabad, India, wrapped up with a burst of new interdisciplinary projects, the induction of 45 new members, the election of fresh leadership, and the setting of the organization’s strategic…
The Global Young Academy is pleased to welcome 45 new members to its ranks! New members were inaugurated during the Opening Ceremony of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 10 June 2025 by GYA Co-Chairs Chandra Shekhar Sharma (Indian Institute…
German Young Academy member receives Madame de Staël Prize At its annual General Assembly, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities ALLEA (All European Academies) presented the Madame de Staël Prize to physicist Viola Priesemann, a Board member…
Education is experiencing a crisis due to the unprecedented impact of multiple health and environmental pandemics. These disruptions have significantly hindered the advancement and application of scientific knowledge for national development. In many countries, persistent reports highlight a declining interest…
Open Science First Fridays talks continue in May! The GYA’s Open Science working group is organising Open Science First Fridays – a series of discussions on current topics impacting Open Science, ranging from ChatGPT to Open Science policies on every…
The call for applications for the 2025/26 GYA Sasha Kagansky Interdisciplinary Grant is now open! Applications from GYA Members will be accepted until 4 August 2025. This grant scheme seeks to support the development of small-scale, innovative, curiosity-driven, exploratory research…
The Global Young Academy is pleased to welcome 45 new members to its ranks! All new members will be inaugurated at the opening of this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 10 June 2025. The GYA new member cohort includes…
GYA co-leads of the At-Risk Scholars Initiative, Saja Al Zoubi (Dalhousie University, Canada) and Nesrin Alrefaai (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) advised and contributed to a recent workshop held by the UK Young Academy for at-risk scholars…
In 1975, a group of scientists gathered in Asilomar, California, to discuss the emerging field of recombinant DNA research. This event, now known as the original Asilomar conference, helped shape how scientists and governments thought about the safety and oversight…
Science Leadership Capacities Visualized In 2024, the GYA Women in Science working group organized the online workshop series “Inclusive Leadership for Women in Science”, designed in partnership with the facilitation team at Inclusive Innovation. Recordings and workshop resources are available…