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The book Responsibility for Refugee and Migrant Integration contributes to the ongoing debate about the integration of newcomers into societies by gathering insights from different academic disciplines, experiences from migrants and newcomers, and comments from those engaged in the day-to-day…
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture organized a conference on Creative Transformations in Helsinki on 9 and 10 July 2019. The debates focused on how new connections between education,…
The 2018/19 interdisciplinary grant was awarded to GYA members Suzanne Bouclin and Binyam Sisay Mendisu for their project on ‘Digital Storytelling to counter language endangerment‘. Since receiving the grant, the project team has conducted multiple training and information workshops in…
It is no secret that chemistry has played a vital role in human civilization, and in today’s modern society, chemistry is equally important in tackling global challenges. Its contribution to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by…
Research and findings from the GloSYS Africa project were presented at the 33rd African Union Conference, which took place from 4-10 July 2019 in Niamey, Niger. The GloSYS team was represented by two of the five GloSYS Africa project champions,…
Three GYA nominees took part in the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, dedicated to physics, from 30 June–5 July 2019. 39 Nobel Laureates met with over 500 young scientists from around the world for a week of inspiring talks and…
The GYA working group on Science Diplomacy in South Asia published an editorial in Science on “Science in South Asia”. The editorial is co-authored by Anindita Bhadra (India) and Uttam Babu Shrestha (Australia). It is based on current ongoing work…
The second science media film festival – ‘SILBERSALZ’ – took place in Halle (Saale), coordinated by Documentary Campus and supported by the Robert Bosch Foundation, from 20 – 23 June. A two-day conference from 22-23 June again brought together scientists…
GYA member Mohamed Elhadidy (Egypt) spoke at the June 2019 BA-TWAS-AAAS Regional Workshop on Science Diplomacy. The workshop was held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) in Alexandria, Egypt, in cooperation with The World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of…
The National Young Academy of Bangladesh (NYAB) began its journey on 16 June 2019, with its public launch during its first Annual General Meeting (AGM), held at the Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS), University of Dhaka. The NYAB…
The Young Academy of Sweden co-hosted a symposium on “How do we assess scientific quality?” together with The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 23 May 2019. Prominent speakers from key research funders – both nationally and internationally – and…
GYA member Suraj Bhattarai spoke at a Regional Research Grants Workshop titled ‘Building Skills for Scientific Research’. The three-day workshop in June was organized by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), in Kathmandu, Nepal. Over 40 TWAS Research Grant awardees…