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The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) held a kick-off workshop of its Enlightenment 2.0 Flagship Report at the end of May 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. GYA members Roberta D’Allessandro (Netherlands), Robert Lepenies (Germany) and Koen Vermeir (France) are among…

The GYA has a number of accounts across the social media spectrum, including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, and our impact is growing every day. Indeed, we recently surpassed 3,000 followers on twitter, which naturally has us tweeting for joy. Our…

GYA Advisory Board members serve a maximum of two three-year terms. This year, outgoing members include Howard Alper, Bruce Alberts, Helmut Schwarz, and Mohamed Hassan. The GYA is grateful to all outgoing members for their valuable counsel over the years…

The 8th International Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Global Young Academy took place from 7 – 11 May in Pattaya, Thailand, bringing together 114 GYA members and alumni. The conference addressed the topic ‘Forever Young? Sustainable and Healthy…

The DIY Biology Working Group recently made policy recommendations for guiding synthetic biology to the United Nations. GYA members Bart Kolodziejczyk (Poland) and John Malone (USA) contributed a science policy brief titled ‘Do-it-yourself biology: an open innovation movement or a…

On 12 May, GYA members John Malone (USA), Alexander Kagansky (Russia), Shamsun Khan (Bangladesh), Sergey Kostyrko (Russia), Mahesh Kumar (India), Clarissa Rojas (Peru), Felycia Soetaredjo (Indonesia), and Abdalhadi Alijla (Sweden) presented research seminars at Burapha University, Thailand, as part of…

At the thirty-sixth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in 2016, the member states adopted a resolution that established the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. Its…

On Wednesday, 16 May 2018 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organization held an international Symposium on the occasion of the international Day of Light, a global initiative that provides a platform for the…

The Global Young Academy is pleased to welcome 45 new members to its ranks. All new members were inaugurated at the opening of the 8th International Conference of Young Scientists and GYA Annual General meeting in Pattaya, Thailand on 8…

Early- and mid-career researchers from over 40 countries have gathered in Pattaya, Thailand for the Global Young Academy’s (GYA) Annual General Meeting and conference. To represent and lead them through the upcoming year, GYA members elected Tolu Oni and Connie…