9 tips for preparing a great application to the GYA
Preparing your application for the Global Young Academy (GYA): 9 tips to make sure you put in a competitive application! We are delighted that you are planning to submit an application to join the GYA! This is to help you have the best possible chance of being selected by making sure you fill in […]
IUPAC Centenary highlights young scientists
It is no secret that chemistry has played a vital role in human civilization, and in today’s modern society, chemistry is equally important in tackling global challenges. Its contribution to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030 is highly anticipated. Concurring […]
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 […]
Poverty eradication through technology? GYA at IAP SPEC Conference
Two GYA members spoke at the third IAP Science for Poverty Eradication Committee (SPEC) Conference, which took place from 27-29 March 2019, in in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference addressed the topic ‘How Can Science and Technology Contribute to the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality’, and was supported by he Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), […]
François Légaré honored with 2015 Herzberg Medal
GYA member François Légaré is selected to receive 2015 Herzberg Medal for Contributions in Ultrafast Molecular Imaging. Global Young Academy (GYA) member and Professor of the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre François Légaré has been awarded the 2015 Herzberg Medal by the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP). He […]
New GYA members for 2015 accepted
Both number and quality of applications for GYA membership has increased significantly. After a highly competitive peer review process, 38 applicants have been selected to become GYA members in 2015. They will be officially inducted at the GYA AGM 2015 in May. The 15 women among them will slightly increase the overall percentage of female […]
The Unboiled Egg: Former Co-Chair Gregory Weiss garners a lot of media attention with new chemical method
A team of international scientists around former Co-Chair and founding member of the Global Young Academy Gregory Weiss garnered a lot of international media attention with a chemical method to “unboil an egg”. Their ChemBioChem-paper went viral on social media. The method enables to pull apart tangled proteins and allows them to refold to their […]
Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum, 5-7 October 2014 in Kyoto, Japan
GYA EC member Mitsunobu Kano and several GYA members attended the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum from 5-7 October 2014 in Kyoto, Japan. The STS Forum brings together scholars and researchers with science ministers, business leaders, heads of universities, academies and other science organizations and media leaders from all over the world to […]
Report of the GYA participation at WEF Annual Meeting of New Champions 2014
This year five GYA members were selected to participate at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of New Champions which was held in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, 10 to 12 September 2014: Ivana Gadjanski (Serbia), Maite Martinez-Aldaya (Spain), Vanny Narita (Indonesia), Noble Bannada (Uganda), and Vidushi Neergheen-Bhujun (Mauritius). For the GYA-participants it this meeting […]
5 GYA members participate at WEF Annual Meeting of New Champions 2014
Five GYA members are going to participate at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of New Champions. Amongst them are Ivana Gadjanski, Maite Martinez-Aldaya, Vanny Narita, Noble Bannada, and Vidushi Neergheen-Bhujun. Moreover Ivana Gadjanski was invited to represent the Young Scientist at the “New Champions Plenary” and to take part in the official program as […]
Awards for GYA members
We are happy to announce good news from our membership. Several of our members received awards lately. Our co-chair Sameh Soror and the EC-member Ghada Bassioni received State Awards from Egypt The State Awards are the highest scientific recognition in Egypt in different disciplines: basic sciences, chemical sciences, biological sciences, engineering and medical sciences. Sameh […]
IAP Statement on Realising Global Potential in Synthetic Biology with GYA Input released
The IAP – the global network of science academies – today issued a statement on ‘Realising Global Potential in Synthetic Biology: Scientific Opportunities and Good Governance’, that was prepared with the input of the Global Young Academy. Three of our members – Profs. Borys Wrobel, Marc Creus and Nico Dissmeyer – contributed to this statement. […]