Youth and Water Security in Africa- This publication on Youth and Water Security in Africa, which comprises 25-refereed articles co-authored by youth including female scientists primarily from Africa, derives from collaboration among UNESCO, the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) and the International Science Council (ISC) Regional Office for Africa (ROA). Scientists, engineers, researchers, and policy-makers in the water resources and security sector will cherish the data, models, designs, and policy frameworks that are included in this publication. These articles are written about or by youth on youth and water related issues in Africa.
UNESDOC link https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381511
Guidebook on Scientific Writing with a focus on the water sector– This guidebook is intended to help authors, especially youth and women, to contribute more to the creation and dissemination of knowledge and innovation to support sustainable development, especially in the area of water security. UNESDOC link: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000380980
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The GYA 19and.ART project asks for your help by emailing us links to (1) short cartoon movies / anime, (2) street art or (3) caricatures / cartoons which you find on the internet, to . For cartoon movies, our focus is on short educational movies (2-3 minutes) from different contexts that do not use language. However, at this stage of our project, we will collect rather broadly, and are looking forward to receiving your hyperlinks – thank you!
Stefan (Project co-lead) and Julian (external project intern), on behalf of the GYA 19and.ART team.
Deadline: 30 June 2022
The Early career Researchers Network of Network (ECR-NoN) is pleased to offer an open, 2-day capacity building workshop in Sarajevo.
On the first day, there will be a science communication workshop, followed by a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Challenge Competition (see details in the call). Participation in the science communication workshop is open for all eligible candidates, while participation in the SDG challenge is competitive. Both workshops, which will take place at the University of Sarajevo and online, are open for early career researchers of all disciplines who graduated in 2012 or after. Membership of the Early Career Researcher Network of Network (ECRNoN) member networks is desired, but not mandatory.
An information session will be organized on the 15th of June at 6:00 p.m CEST (the link is in the call). You can join this session to find your potential teammates for the SDG challenge competition or ask any questions regarding participating in the workshop.
For more information and details on how to apply, please read the call.
Deadline: 30 June 2022
ALLEA launched the call for applications for Funding Line 1 of the European Fund for Displaced Scientists (EFDS). Funding Line 1 provides funds to academic institutions (including universities, academies, and other research-performing organisations) within the Council of Europe region that are willing and able to host displaced Ukrainian scholars.
Hosting institutions will integrate Ukrainian scholars into existing or new research projects and departments, and commit to supporting them by providing the required infrastructure for scholars to continue their research work in a safe environment. The EFDS programme will offer a monthly stipend for up to 12 months.
A separate call for Funding Line 2 will be launched soon, which will provide funds to affected Ukrainian institutions to help them maintain and rebuild their research operations and networks.
Deadline: 1 July 2022
Opportunity exclusively for GYA members and alumni
The GYA as a member-led organisation needs volunteers for our committees, to help run particular functions of the young academy.
By joining one or more of the GYA’s committees, members and alumni can build their capacity for international co-operation and leadership by working together in a self-organised way with other GYA members and alumni, and the GYA Office, fulfilling crucial functions of our organisation.
Please have a look at the GYA Committee overview in the download area on the GYA Intranet.
To sign up for a committee, please write to by Sunday 3 July 2022.
Deadline: 3 July 2022
The Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) have launched a call for papers and competition on shaping the future of global scientific practices in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, focused on Open Science Policies as an Accelerator for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.The GYA Open Science working group acts as an outreach partner for this Special Issue.
Students, post-doctoral researchers, policy fellows, early-career researchers and young professionals from around the world are invited to develop bold and innovative policy and governance ideas for exploring the untapped potential of open science to create a better society, and push for the attainment of the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Leading up to the Special Topics Issue on Open Science Policies as an Accelerator of the Sustainable Development Goals, JSPG will organize a series of training sessions to provide prospective authors with opportunities to practice policy writing for the Special Issue, and to inspire and empower them with expert perspectives on open science policies to inform their submissions.
Deadline: 10 July 2022
The South African Young Academy of Science in partnership with the Academy of Science of South Africa, the Department of Science and Innovation, the Licensing Executives Society of South Africa, and the Thai Young Scientists Academy will host a four-part Pioneering Intellectual Property Programme for African Young Researchers over 4 weeks in August/September 2022.
Read More | Application Form
Deadline: 15 July 2022
INGSA-Africa invites relevant organizations (recognised academic or research institutions; Academies of Science) in Africa, which are engaged in science advice, to nominate qualified staff as mentees under its Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP).
The Science Advice Skills Development program is established by INGSA-Africa to tackle the need to build African capacity in the area of communicating science advice effectively.
The SASDP will focus on the topic of Climate Change in Africa (Health, Water, Energy, Food Security) – The program will favour those with expertise related to climate change.
Deadline: 15 July 2022
Young Academies Science Advice Structure (YASAS) is seeking a full-time Scientific Policy Officer (SPO) to work full time on the EU-funded project SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies). This project is a part of the official Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) launched by the European Commission.
Deadline: 17 July 2022
The AIA NRW offers fellowships (buy-outs and stipends) for outstanding scholars and practitioners to spend time in an inspiring research environment in Bonn (Germany) to discuss pressing research questions in the field of international politics. Senior and junior scholars from all academic disciplines holding at least a doctoral degree and practitioners from diplomatic services, politics, media, business and civil society are invited to apply.
Fellowships comprise working space in the beautiful premises of the Academy of International Affairs in Bonn, a stipend, travel expenses and housing allowance.
Deadline: 31 July 2022
The Merck research grants program is open to scientists in all career stages who are affiliated with any research-based institution, university or company.
- Drug discovery – 3 grants comprising up to 500,000 €/year for 3 years with the option of extension.
- AI for predictive diagnostics & therapeutic target discovery – grant comprising between 100,000 – 300,000 $/year for 2 years with the option of extension
- Chemistry in the cloud – Rapid synthesis through automation – 1 grant comprising 100,000 €/year for 3 years
- Innovation within green chemistry – 1 grant comprising 100,000 € for 1 year with potential further collaboration
- Sustainability in healthcare R&D – 1 grant comprising 100,000 € for 1 year
Deadline: 31 August 2022
There is an opportunity for a 2-year postdoc to work on the project “Seismic Hazard Assessment from historical and instrumental earthquaKE catalogs for low- and middle-income countries (SHAKE)”. The position is at the Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies, Spanish National Research Council (IMEDEA-CSIC) at Esporles, Spain, with funding from CSIC. Interested researchers from Ukraine, please contact GYA member before 30 September 2022.
Deadline: 30 September 2022
The Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study (HIAS) appoints outstanding scholars, scientists, and artists from all parts of the world to pursue their own research projects for three to ten months on-site in Hamburg (Germany). HIAS puts deliberately no special focus on specific disciplines or themes to keep the research process as open and free as possible. Fellows are granted excellent conditions in an inspiring scientific and artistic context, with ample possibilities for cross-disciplinary and intersectional collaborations among the fellows and with researchers and artists from Hamburg.
Eligible to apply are researchers of all disciplines and all career stages from the postdoctoral level onwards, as well as outstanding artists and cultural professionals – from all countries.
Deadline: 31 October 2022
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) is Bielefeld University’s Institute for Advanced Study. It offers time, space, and funding for outstanding interdisciplinary research as well as ideal working conditions for intensive collaboration. They invite scholars from all fields and countries post-PhD to propose an interdisciplinary research project to be conducted at ZiF with a curated group of (preferably) international colleagues.
Deadline: 8 December 2022
Dear GYA Members,
you are cordially invited to reach beyond the scope of the known to draw new pathways through the Poetry of Science! This call for poems and for abstracts to be transformed into verses by the Science + Arts WG is the alchemy we all need to move forward beyond challenges and towards the shiny multplicity that the GYA represents!
Please, find more details here and send us your creations and abstracts via this link: https://globalyoungacademy.net/agm-conference-2022-poetry-call/
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The Science in Exile initiative brings together at-risk, displaced and refugee scientists along with like-minded organizations who work together to strengthen systems that support, protect and integrate such affected scientists. The initiative works to accomplish this through advocacy, support, networking, research and more.
The Science in Exile Declaration “Supporting at-risk, displaced and refugee scientists: A call to action” outlines key commitments necessary at global level for both immediate and long-term support and protection to scholars and scientists who are at-risk, displaced or refugees, so as to build a better future for them, science and society at large. Help now and sign the declaration.
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European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) in close cooperation with Czech Society of Chemical Engineering (CSCHE) is announcing the immediate availability of up to 25 fully funded open positions for Ukrainian PhD students in the fields of chemical and biochemical engineering, and in related areas.
The hosting institutions are:
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Academy of Sciences
https://www.avcr.cz/en/, https://www.icpf.cas.cz/en/
University of Chemical Technology in Prague
https://www.vscht.cz/?jazyk=en
University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology
https://www.upce.cz/en
Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry
https://www.fch.vut.cz/en/
University of J. E. Purkyne in Usti nad Labem, Faculty of Environment
https://www.fzp.ujep.cz/en/
Tuition fees, living fellowships, boarding, social and health care insurance, and other allowances will be provided. Substantial assistance with getting VISA on the land of the Czech Republic could be expected.
For those who might be interested, will you please use the e-mail of the contact person:
bendova@icpf.cas.cz
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Transforming Science: Pathways Towards Sustainability and Trustworthiness is the 2022 Symposium of the Annual Meeting of European Academies. The themes of the Symposium are the following: Science for the Future, Science-Policy Relations in an Age of Complexity, Transforming Research Cultures, and Climate Sustainability in the Academic System. The event will take place on May 11-12, 2022, and is expected to be an in-person event with livestream options for digital participants.
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The Mercury Project invites letters of inquiry for research projects that address one or more of the following goals: 1) estimating the causal impacts of mis- and disinformation on online and offline outcomes in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic; or 2) estimating the causal impacts of online or offline interventions in the United States, Africa, Asia, and Latin America to increase uptake of Covid-19 vaccines and other recommended public health measures by countering mis- and disinformation.
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The Expert Action Group Leading Environmental Sustainability (EAGLES 2030 www.eagles2030.org) is conducting a global survey aimed at assessing the extent to which the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), National Environmental Authorities and Governments are using the best available scientific advice to support policy-making and decision-making for environmental outcomes.
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Two Parliamentary Academic Fellows are conducting a research project examining the global landscape of mechanisms connecting academic knowledge with parliaments.
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The UN Foundation and the IPCC are partnering to make climate science more accessible to global youth. The initiative, called #SayItWithScience, uses art to rapidly communicate climate solutions to new audiences. To make IPCC science more accessible, UNF is calling on young artists to help visualize climate solutions and energize the call to “unite behind the science.” As part of the Say It With Science initiative, this artwork would be credited in public communications and could potentially feature in upcoming report releases by the IPCC on the latest science of climate change.
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The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre is pleased to announce that its course on Science for Policy is open for registration on the new EU Academy platform. The course is essential for researchers who would like their research results to have greater policy impact, but may not have the know-how to communicate effectively with policymakers.
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The YAE initially recruited about 100 members from the pool of ERC Starting Grant holders. Since 1st January 2014, the YAE has been open to leading young scholars whose excellence at the international level has been recognised by their peers (for instance, holders of prestigious European or national research grants or awards) for bottom-up nominations (or self-nominations).
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The ISC is convening a global network of science communicators across our community to learn, collaborate, network, and collectively advance science as a global public good. The network is open to all interested staff, office bearers, or representatives of ISC Members, affiliated bodies and partners, but will be particularly useful for those in communications-related roles – managing social media and websites, writing blogs and press releases, producing multimedia content, working with press, and doing other similar work.
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In the run-up to COP26, the International Science Council (ISC) is working together with the incoming UK Presidency of COP26 to curate material related to the conference through the global science portal Transform21. This portal is supported by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and Future Earth, as well as several other international research programmes.
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