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Guest author Harish Ramadas, a researcher at GRAIL in Menlo Park, California, United States, develops machine learning algorithms to detect cancer at an early stage. I grew up in the posh southern tip of the city of Mumbai, India, as…
Throughout my journey in academia and research, I’ve discovered that our experiences are significantly shaped by the social constructs of time. As a researcher specializing in time use, my academic journey has been interwoven with a parallel pursuit – advocating…
The 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Conference of Young Scientists of the Global Young Academy “Technological Innovations for Discovering Solutions to the World’s Greatest Challenges” took place from 6-9 June in Kigali, Rwanda. The gathering was the first…
The GYA’s 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference successfully concluded on 9 June and included the election of new leadership. To represent and lead them through the upcoming year, GYA members elected leaders hailing from Africa, Asia, Australia and…
Two days before the GYA 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kigali, Rwanda, 25 particpants – newly selected GYA members – met for a Science Leadership Workshop. The workshop was designed to give participants space to reflect together on how…
At the International Science Council Mid-term Meeting of Members in May in Paris, France, the GYA was represented by Executive Committee member Monika Kedra and Senior Project Officer Jennifer Plaul. Over 300 participants from 80 countries joined the meeting, addressing…
The GYA, the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the International Science Council (ISC) Centre for Science Futures have released a synthesis paper which sets out the major drivers, opportunities and challenges for research evaluation reform and collates illustrative examples of change…
The GYA and our working group on the History of the GYA are pleased to present a new white paper entitled “A digital archive of GYA history“. The paper details the latest phase of our efforts to create a digital…
Young Academies from all over Europe met in Stockholm, Sweden, on 3-4 May 2023. The meeting, organised and hosted by the Young Academy of Sweden, brought together representatives from 21 young academies and academy initiatives and was the largest ever…
The GYA Focus Group on addressing systemic discrimination was established at the 2020 AGM and works to support GYA members in reflecting on systemic bias that results in discrimination, and how to avoid this. The group developed a training workshop,…
The 2023 call for applications for the GYA Sasha Kagansky Interdisciplinary Grant is now open! Applications from GYA Members should be submitted by 28 June 2023. This grant scheme, introduced at the GYA’s 2014 Annual General Meeting (AGM), seeks to…
Global Young Academy member Stella Tsani (University of Ioannina, Greece) participated in the United Nations 2023 Water Conference as part of the International Science Council Delegation and Community at the conference. Stella contributed to the Policy Brief: UN 2023 Water…