In December 2022, more than 15 GYA members and alumni served as panelists and speakers as scientists from around the world gathered at the World Science Forum (WSF) in Cape Town, South Africa, to focus on the social and economic...
A second joint event by the GYA with ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, and STM Publishers took place in November 2022, and looked at ‘IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility) in scholarly peer-review’. A workshop...
The Science Leadership Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC-SLP) is a capacity-building initiative of the Global Young Academy (GYA). The pilot programme was held in November 2022, with funding primarily from the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Global...
In September 2022, the GYA became an early signatory of the European Commission’s “Reforming Research Assessment Agreement” and with this, joined the “Coalition on Reforming Research Assessment” CoARA. CoARA is an initiative of the European Commission, Science Europe and the Association...
As an Affiliate Member of the International Science Council, the GYA is delighted to announce the appointment of six GYA members and alumni as part of the second cohort of ISC-fellows. At the World Science Forum in Capetown, South Africa,...
Fukuoka Declaration on Actions to Change the Relationship between Society and Science In June 2022, the Global Young Academy (GYA), in collaboration with the Young Academy of Japan, convened its members and alumni along with early-career researchers (ECRs), students, and...
The Triennial Conference of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies took place from 1-3 November 2022, both online and at the University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2, in the US. Co-hosted by the U.S. National Academy...
As a member of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), the GYA nominated several of its members to IAP leadership and committee positions. Following an online election in summer 2022, IAP member academies elected the 2022-2024 Governance and at their recent General...
The GYA’s Importance of fundamental research working group launched its report titled “Back to basics: researcher’s perception on the global state of funding for fundamental research” during an online event in October with contributors from Australia, India, Ethiopia, Israel, USA...
The GYA is happy to welcome the Rwanda Young Academy of Science to the family of Young Academies the world over! The RYAS aims to contribute solutions to challenges facing society at a national and global scale; provide a platform...
Conference of Global Science Academies, Including Young Academies for the First Time, Will Explore How to Make Research Systems More Inclusive, Effective, and Sustainable The Triennial Conference of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies...
Members and alumni of the GYA and other young academies came together at the World Health Summit 2022 in Berlin to present “COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resistance: Connections and Consequences”, and possible consequences for global health. The session was co-chaired by...