2025 Science Leadership workshop for new GYA members
At the GYA’s 2025 Annual General Meeting and International Conference of Young Scienists in Hyderabad, India, over 35 newly selected GYA members took part in a Science Leadership Workshop, practicing effective and creative problem solving and collaborative leadership tools. The workshop brings incoming GYA members together to create space for reflection on how to be […]
Comic illustrations explore themes of Women in Science leadership workshops
Science Leadership Capacities Visualized In 2024, the GYA Women in Science working group organized the online workshop series “Inclusive Leadership for Women in Science”, designed in partnership with the facilitation team at Inclusive Innovation. Recordings and workshop resources are available here for any inspired early-career researchers interested in learning and applying the science leadership skills illustrated in the comics: Women […]
Women in Science Leadership workshops: resources and recordings available
A two-part online workshop “Inclusive Leadership for Women in Science” was held earlier this month, organized by the GYA Women in Science working group, and designed in partnership with the facilitation team at Inclusive Innovation. The workshops built on past GYA Inclusive Leadership workshops (read more about these workshops here), which focused on empathy, (self-)awareness and […]
5th GYA professional development workshop for at-risk scholars
The GYA’s At-Risk Scholars Initiative, in cooperation with the Young Academy of Scotland, the Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara), and the UK Young Academy, held the fifth professional development workshop for at-risk scholars in September at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. The annual workshop is made possible by a grant to Wolfson College, and by […]
Science Leadership Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean launches the Declaration of Leticia
In September, the GYA’s Science Leadership Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC-SLP) launched the Leticia Declaration, a key milestone in strengthening the connection between science, society, and government in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Declaration of Leticia is the main deliverable of the first LAC-SLP, and is the product of interactive discussions […]
GYA at ASEAN Science Diplomacy Workshop
Global Young Academy members Peter Gan Kim Soon (Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia) and Thao Thi Phuong Nguyen (Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam) participated in the first Science Diplomacy Workshop for Early-to-Mid Career Researchers in ASEAN Plus Three. The workshop was co-organized by Thailand Science Research and Innovation, the National Science Museum of Thailand, in cooperation […]
GYA member organizes workshop on Scientific Governance and Diplomacy in the Global South
“Scientific Governance and Diplomacy in the Global South: The Role of Young Scientists” convened over 30 participants from students to professors of the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, to discuss the role of young scientists in scientific governance and diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean region.
2024 Science Leadership workshop for new GYA members
In tandem with the GYA’s 2024 Annual General Meeting in Washington, D.C., USA, 40 particpants – newly selected GYA members , additional participants and mentors – took part in a 2-day Science Leadership Workshop. The workshop aimed to create space for collaborative and individual reflection on how to be leaders in diverse contexts. Early career researchers exercise […]
4th GYA professional development workshop for at-risk scholars
The fourth GYA professional development workshop for at-risk scholars was held in September at Wolfson College, University of Oxford with 22 participants: early- to mid-career scientists and scholars based at universities in the UK. The in-person workshop, aiming to support career development and professional skills in a new academic context, was conceptualised and run by […]
Science Leadership Workshop for New Members
Two days before the GYA 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kigali, Rwanda, 25 particpants – newly selected GYA members – met for a Science Leadership Workshop. The workshop was designed to give participants space to reflect together on how to be leaders in diverse contexts: in their research contexts, in the institutions and communities where […]
GYA at ISC Member Networking Meeting
At the International Science Council Mid-term Meeting of Members in May in Paris, France, the GYA was represented by Executive Committee member Monika Kedra and Senior Project Officer Jennifer Plaul. Over 300 participants from 80 countries joined the meeting, addressing the expanding role of the ISC in science advice to the UN system and other […]
First LAC Science Leadership Programme cohort meets in Colombia
The Science Leadership Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC-SLP) is a capacity-building initiative of the Global Young Academy (GYA). The pilot programme was held in November 2022, with funding primarily from the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Global Young Academy (GYA) and carried out with the support from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. […]