GYA-member Federico Rosei inaugurated as first UNESCO Chair on Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Saving and Storage (MATECSS) at INRS, Quebec, Canada
On 10 April 2014 GYA member Federico Rosei – Professor and Director of Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Université du Québec, Varennes (QC) Canada – was inaugurated as UNESCO Chair on Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Saving and Storage (MATECSS). Congratulations! The chair is linked to the “Decade of […]
Two Members of the Global Young Academy (GYA) addressing the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his Scientific Advisory Board
Two members of the Global Young Academy (GYA) – Co-Chair Prof Rees Kassen (Canada) as well as Dr Sherien Elagroudy (Egypt) – are invited to present a statement at the inauguration ceremony of the newly created Scientific Advisory Board of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The ceremony is taking place on 30 January 2014 […]
GYA Co-Chair Sameh Soror interviewed for Nature Middle East
“Global Young Academy’s first Arab co-chair. Sameh Soror aims to attract more Arabs to the international society of early-career scientists.” “The GYA cannot directly interfere with national science policies,” says Soror. That is why the GYA helps members setup National Young Academies (NYAs) in different countries to try and influence national governments to address issues […]
Patrick Arthur nominated for the 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
GYA Member and nominee Patrick Arthur from Ghana is selected to be among the 600 young researchers from nearly 80 countries who will see 35 Nobel Laureates congregating at Lake Constance in Germany. Patrick is looking forward to the scientific exchange in Lindau: “I believe this meeting will allow me to network with people of […]
GYA welcomes 46 new members
After an intense selection process, 46 new members have been selected to join the Global Young Academy! They come from various disciplines and regions. We are in particular happy to welcome members from 8 new countries – Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Tunisia, Benin, Jordan, Morocco and Brazil. In December 2012 the application and selection process […]
GYA Member at European Gender Summit
At the second European Gender Summit, in November 2012, the EU parliament in Brussels was the meeting point of scientists and leaders of diverse fields engaging with gender equality. The aim was to mainstream policies to enhance both quality and benefits of research and innovation for science and society. According to GYA representative Mihaela Zigman […]
Report to Promote Research Integrity
World Science Academies release Report to Promote Research Integrity – GYA member Paula Kivimaa was part of the responsible Committee on Research Integrity To encourage researchers around the world to adhere to universal science values and ethical behavior, a new report on responsible science has been issued by the InterAcademy Council and the IAP – […]
IAP Young Scientists Programme – GYA Members joined successful meeting in Tianjin
GYA- Members participated in the Young Scientists Programme of IAP and discussed the theme of the meeting – “Creating the Future Economy”. The Annual Meeting of the New Champions – also known as “Summer Davos” – 2012 was held on 10-15 September 2012 in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China. More than 2,000 stakeholders from more […]
GYA members selected “Voice of the researchers”
3 GYA members, Arianna Betti, Martin Dominik and Tilman Brück, are among the 25 researchers to be part of the “Voice of the researchers”. They have been selected out of 413 researchers from all over Europe who had responded to the European Commission’s call for interest related to the “Voice of the researchers” providing their […]