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The Young Scientists Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM) and the Global Young Academy (GYA) in cooperation with the Malaysian Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT), the Thai National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), and the World Academy of Sciences Young…
Koen Vermeir, the Co-Chair of GYA’s Science Advice Working Group, was invited to act as a Panellist during the “Science meets Parliaments” event at the European Parliament in Brussels on 28 November 2017 to provide the perspective of young scientists…
On Friday 27 October 2017 GYA member Connie Nshemereirwe attended the launch of the EU Joint Research Council (JRC) report titled Science for the African Union-European Union Partnership: building knowledge for sustainable development. The purpose of the event was to…
On 9 November 2017, as part of the Skype a Scientist programme, John Malone (USA) and Sasha Kagansky (UK, Russia)from the GYA Young Scientist Ambassador Programme skyped with students from Athens Middle School, Alabama (USA). They did so while they…
The World Science Forum is a bi-annual forum on the social and economic relevance, influence and responsibilities of science. The 8th biennial meeting, with the theme ‘Science for Peace’ was held at the Dead Sea in Jordan, from 7-10 November…
Today is World Science Day for Peace and Development! This year’s theme is ‘Science for Global Understanding’. Initiated by UNESCO and celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights how science plays a crucial role in…
On the eve of the 2017 World Science Forum in Jordan, a capacity-building workshop for young scientists entitled ‘Avoiding the Weaponisation of Research’ was held. The workshop was co-organised by the Global Young Academy (GYA) with the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP),…
GYA Co-Chair Tolu Oni spoke at a joint meeting of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC), held from 25-26 October 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. At the joint meeting, the world’s largest science councils…
The Global Young Academy recently published the report of the 7th International Conference of Young Scientists & GYA Annual General Meeting in Scotland, UK. The full report can be downloaded following the links below. Downloads: GYA AGM Report 2017 –…
Young Academies of sciences around the globe feel they have a role to play in solving the dilemmas the world is facing today and in improving the world through scientific discovery. This claim is made in a joint statement on…
In October 2017, GYA member Mirabbos Hojamberdiev (Uzbekistan) visited the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology as well as the “Blue Sky” Primary School located in Arusha, Tanzania, as part of the GYA Young Scientist Ambassador Programme. He…
The Global State of Young Scientists – GloSYS – Africa team held its second in-person meeting at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, in early October. Attending the meeting were the core team, collaborating research partners, research assistants (tasked with…