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5 October 2020

Call for Participants for Science Diplomacy in South Asia workshop, 2020 “Science Diplomacy is the torch that can light the way, where other kind of politics and diplomacy have failed.” To enlighten South Asia with the torch of Science Diplomacy,…

5 October 2020

GYA members and young scientists around the globe propose cross-disciplinary solutions in a Conference Statement published following the recent virtual conference “Heal the Earth: Sustainable Development Goals in a Changing World”. With this Conference Statement, the GYA emphasises the need…

1 October 2020

In September, the S20 (an engagement group of the G20 established in 2017) was hosted by Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under the chairmanship of Anas Alfaris. The theme for S20 in 2020 is “Foresight:…

24 September 2020

The first-ever online meeting of Young Academies from around the world took place on 22 September 2020. The meeting was the largest gathering of young academies so far, with almost 70 representatives from over 40 young academies and initiatives (see…

20 September 2020

In connection with the Second World Young Scientist Summit in Wenzhou, China, GYA alumnus and former Biodiversity working group co-lead Alexander Kagansky (Far Eastern Federal University of Vladivostok, Russia) led the organisation of the International Forum of Biodiversity, Biomedicing, Biotechnology,…

14 September 2020

The GYA, together with 18 European and associated young academies, has signed an open letter to the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and national governments to raise concerns over cuts to Horizon Europe funding from 2021 onwards. The letter,…

31 August 2020

The 2020-21 GYA North-South Interdisciplinary Grant has been awarded to Stefan Kohler (Germany), Mohamed Elhadidy (Egypt), Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed (Bangladesh, Canada), Cristina Blanco Sío-López (USA), Paul Mason (Australia), Andreea Molnar (Australia), Xuan Bach Tran (Vietnam) for the research project: The…

19 August 2020

GYA Executive Committee member Mohamed Elhadidy (Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt), along with GYA member Maha Nasr (Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Egypt) and GYA alumni Adewale Adewuyi (Department of Chemical Sciences, Redeemer’s University, Nigeria) were part…

24 July 2020

The death of George Floyd while being detained by police in the United States city of Minneapolis on 25 May 2020 has spawned a global movement. The GYA has released an Anti-discrimination Statement (available here) in support of the Black…

24 July 2020

The Global Young Academy’s first ever e-Conference provided an opportunity for a first GYA pre-conference e-workshop, on 25 June 2020, which focused on Open Science. Open Science is a global movement that plays out in many different ways at the…

24 July 2020

During the 40th UNESCO General Conference in November 2019, the United Nations 193 Member States requested that UNESCO lead a global consultation on Open Science to develop globally-agreed norms and standards in the form of a “UNESCO Recommendation on Open…

23 July 2020

Introducing Open Research Europe: A new publishing platform launched by the European Commission. The platform will provide all Horizon 2020 beneficiaries and their collaborators with an easy, high quality venue to publish Horizon 2020 funded research at no cost and…