Executive Committee member reports on UNESCO meeting on Scientific Integrity
On 9 December 2021 a global digital exchange of ideas and experiences on Scientific Integrity for stakeholders from UNESCO-related networks and science policy was hosted by the German Commission for UNESCO in cooperation with UNESCO’s Sectors for the Natural Sciences and the Social and Human Sciences. GYA Executive Committee Member Encieh Erfani (IASBS, Iran) represented the GYA […]
GYA proudly supports the “International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development 2022” initiative
The GYA has signed an agreement to support the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development 2022 (IYBSSD), organised under the aegis of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The purpose of IYBSSD 2022 is to strengthen the role of basic sciences towards the achievement of Agenda 2030 and the United […]
GYA-UNESCO e-Workshop: Open Science from a Global Perspective
The Global Young Academy’s first ever e-Conference provided an opportunity for a first GYA pre-conference e-workshop, on 25 June 2020, which focused on Open Science. Open Science is a global movement that plays out in many different ways at the local level and therefore requires coordinated global, regional, national and local action. UNESCO is the […]
GYA Open Science working group member Koen Vermeir contributes to IAP’s UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
During the 40th UNESCO General Conference in November 2019, the United Nations 193 Member States requested that UNESCO lead a global consultation on Open Science to develop globally-agreed norms and standards in the form of a “UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science”. As part of the consultation process, UNESCO requested the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), the GYA […]
“Heal the Earth”: 2020 virtual International Conference
While the COVID-19 pandemic is currently in focus, ongoing problems such as climate change, biodiversity losses, groundwater depletion, pollution and antibiotic resistance, also require collaborative efforts across sectors, disciplines and borders to find and implement solutions. While overall global income inequality has been decreasing, the economic divide within some societies is widening. Issues of food […]
GYA-UNESCO Workshop: Open Science from a Global Perspective
Workshop description: Open Science is a global movement that plays out in many different ways at the local level. Indeed, countries and regions have very different Open Science aspirations, cultures, infrastructures and regulations. In this workshop, we will discuss how we can facilitate international or even global action on Open Science, which, in turn, could […]
GYA now an Affiliate Member of the International Science Council
On 21 April 2020, the International Science Council (ISC) officially welcomed the GYA to its ranks as an Affiliate Member. The GYA now stands together with over 170 international scientific unions and associations, as well as national and regional scientific organizations, including academies and research councils, forming the only international NGO that brings together the […]
GYA Co-Chair promotes Open Science in first UNESCO Virtual Ministerial Dialogue on COVID-19
GYA Co-Chair Koen Vermeir (CNRS, France) participated in the UNESCO Virtual Ministerial Dialogue on COVID-19 and “Open Science” held on 30 March 2020. This was the first time UNESCO organized an important ministerial meeting virtually. Participants included 77 ministers and representatives of international organizations, including the GYA. The meeting started with a short presentation by […]
Young scientists in plenary sessions at World Science Forum 2019
The 2019 World Science Forum (WSF), with a focus on ‘Science, Ethics and Responsibility’, will celebrate 20 years of science diplomacy. The meeting brings together thousands of scientists and scholars with policymakers, society, industry and science communicators. Plenary speakers nominated by young scientist consortium This year, at least one early to mid-career researcher has been […]
Fourth International Conference for Young Scientists and 2014 Annual General Meeting of the Global Young Academy
Santiago de Chile, 21 May 2014 – What is the right balance between exploitation and conservation in extraction-based industries like mining or forestry? How do we most effectively mobilize indigenous knowledge and practices to provide economic opportunities to those who need it most? What is the role of national or international educational systems in creating […]
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 […]
TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme
Funding opportunity for researchers from developing countries – the TWAS- UNESCO Associateship Scheme. Visits to centres of excellence in the South for research collaboration will be funded. Deadline for the application is 1 December 2012! Researchers from developing countries receive funding to visit participating centres of excellence in the South for research collaboration. An associate […]