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22 August 2022

The 2022/23 GYA Sasha Kagansky Interdisciplinary Grant has been awarded to Natalia Kucirkova (University of Stavanger, Norway) and Arya Shalini Subash (Institute of Chemical Technology, India) for the research project: Tracking Technology and Mealtime Conversations in Families Read more about…

8 August 2022

The GYA’s 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists successfully concluded on 19 June, and included member Lightning Talks – rapid-fire presentations on the speakers’ research and work on global problems and potential solutions for society….

15 July 2022

Welcome to the 50th Young Academy – in June 2022, the UK Young Academy was launched, bringing the number of (mostly national) young academies the world over up to 50 now. Launch of the Young Academy of Ireland – in…

4 July 2022

A photo exhibition titled “The Fascination of Science” by Herlinde Koelbl is currently taking place at the GYA’s host institution, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. This exhibition of 60 scientists includes past GYA past Co-Chair Tolu Oni, former…

28 June 2022

GYA Alumnus Gergely Toldi (University of Auckland, New Zealand) has won the André Mischke Young Academy of Europe Prize for Science and Policy! The Young Academy of Europe Prize is awarded annually to mid-career professionals in recognition of their outstanding…

24 June 2022

Tthe GYA’s 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists successfully concluded on 19 June. In addition to daily Plenary Sessions and workshops on the topic of “Harmonising Reason with Sensibility”, the Annual General Meeting included the…

19 June 2022

Before the GYA 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) online, 31 particpants – mainly newly selected GYA members – met online for a Science Leadership Workshop in May. Throughout the sessions, seasoned GYA members and alumni (see below) joined as mentors….

17 June 2022

The GYA’s 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference successfully concluded today, and included the election of a new Executive Committee, To represent and lead them through the upcoming year, GYA members elected leaders hailing from North America, Africa, Asia…

14 June 2022

Watch the recording here https://youtu.be/bfP7O-EC8Ws On 13 June, the Science Advice for Policy-making Workshop was held in collaboration between the GYA and the Young Academy of Japan. INGSA and INGSA-Asia provided mentors for this workshop, including Binyam Sisey Mendisu (Vice…

13 June 2022

The Global Young Academy is pleased to welcome 39 new members to its ranks. All new members were inaugurated at the opening of this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 13 June 2022. The GYA new member cohort includes representatives…

10 June 2022

On 3 June, Lisa Herzog (University of Groningen, Netherlands) of the GYA Trust in (Young) Scientists working group moderated a GYA Annual General Meeting Public Satellite Session titled “SCISO – Behind the scenes of a project”. Panel members included Lisa…

10 June 2022

The GYA Rainbow working group presents a series of posters portraying LGBTQ+ scientists. The posters feature notable LGBTQ+ research leaders and their contributions at multiple levels. The Rainbow group plans for this poster exhibition to be a starting point…