GYA welcomes German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina President Gerald Haug
“Science-based policy advice must be oriented towards the questions and needs of the society it serves.” So stated Jörg Hacker, the outgoing President of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2014. On the occasion of his successor’s inauguration on 20 February 2020, the need for science advice – and for meaningful action informed […]
GYA members prominent during Science and Technology in Society forum in Japan
GYA members were prominently present at the 16th Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum, held from 5-8 October in Kyoto, Japan. The STS Forum addresses the advance of science and technology and the important ethical, safety and environmental issues this raises as possible negative applications are threatening sustainable development and mankind’s own future. Koen […]
GYA members at science media conference SILBERSALZ
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 and scholars and media professionals, hosted by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. The […]