Here you can find the latest news from the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and its international network.
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Tne Enabling Power of Science at the World Science Forum (WSF)50 early career researchers from 30 different countries convened by IAP, WAYS, ICORSA, GYA and UNESCO gathered in Budapest, Hungary, to analyse challenges and opportunities facing young scientists globally ...Announcing Institution
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IAP Conference on Science Advice and GA, Hermanus 2016The online registration for the IAP Conference and General Assembly is now open. IAP and IAMP members are invited to register! Closing date - 16 November 2015 ...Announcing Institution
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Network of African Science Academies (NASAC)NASAC has recently published reports on "Open Access", based on a consultative forum held in Kenya in January 2015, and "Mainstreaming Gender in Science Education", based on a workshop which took place in May 2015 ...Announcing Institution
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The voice of young scientists at European Commission discussionsThe Global Young Academy (GYA) will represent young scientists at "Inequality of Climate Change' - a meeting co-organized by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (BBAW) in Berlin, 21 October 2015 ..Announcing Institution
InterAcademy Partnership advancesThe Joint Session of the IAP and IAMP Executive Committees and the IAC Board took place on 28- 29 September 2015 in New Delhi, India, hosted by the India National Science Academy (INSA) ...Announcing Institution
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The importance of academies of scienceUNESCO's recent country profile in STI policy on Rwanda contains an article by the IAP/IAMP Coordinator on the strength of academies of science in mobilizing scientists to play a leading role in society and development ... Announcing Institution
Women in Science and Technology in AsiaIAP's Affiliated Regional Network in Asia, AASSA, has published a report based on the analysis of the results of a survey of the current situation of women in science in AASSA member countries ...Announcing Institution
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Christophe Merieux Prize 2016Each year the Institut de France’s Christophe and Rodolphe Mérieux Foundation awards a Scientific "Grand Prize" known as the “Christophe Mérieux Prize” to support
research into infectious diseases in developing countries. This Prize is exclusively destined to researchers whose activity is permanently exercised in such countries. The deadline for nominations is 6 November 2015 ...Announcing Institution
Biological and Toxic WeaponsIAP, through the activities of its Biosecurity Working Group, has been providing inputs into the 2015 Meeting of Experts of the UN Biological Weapons Convention ...Announcing Institution
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The Annual Report 2014The report, now available online, contains highlights of projects and activities implemented in 2014 by IAP and its member academies and affiliated networks ...Announcing Institution
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IAP and disaster risk reductionInternational disaster risk experts meet in London at The Royal Society ...Announcing Institution
AASSA Statement on Earthquake in NepalIncluding a call for the rebuilding of the region’s educational institutions and research bodies engaged in S&T ...Announcing Institution
Helping African science academies build policy cloutIn an article by SciDev.Net, the African Science Academies Development Agenda (ASADA) will address this issue. ASADA - the next stage of ASADI - will be led from within Africa by the Network of African Science Academies made up of all 27 academies on the continent ...Announcing Institution
Abel Prize 2016The Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters opens the call for nominations for the Abel Prize 2016 ...Announcing Institution
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Science, Health, Environment, Risk ...The report on SHER (Science, Health, Environment, Risk) Communication in Asia with a special focus on science festivals following the KAST-ASM-INSA-IAP International Symposium in October 2014, New Delhi, India, is now available. The report brings together abstracts and presentations focused on biotechnology and sustainable agriculture from different countries in the region ...Announcing Institution
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OWSD Postgraduate Fellowship opportunities - 2015OWSD offers talented women scientists from developing countries the opportunity of a lifetime - the chance to study for a PhD in a science subject at an excellent research institute in a developing country other than their own ...Announcing Institution
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In 2015 the Royal Society marks the 350th anniversary of 'Philosophical Transactions'The world’s first science journal introduced the fundamental concepts and processes of scholarly communication still used by almost 30,000 journals published today. In April and May 2015 a series of discussions were held at the Royal Society in London on evolving and controversial areas in scholarly communication, which looked at the impact of technology, the culture of science and how scientists might communicate in the future. The report is now available ...Announcing Institution
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Diversity in Human Sexuality: Implications for Policy in AfricaA recent consensus study released by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) examined evidence that provides answers to a set of critical questions related to gender diversity and human sexuality ...Announcing Institution
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A review of targets for the Sustainable Development Goals: The Science PerspectiveThis report, recently published by the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC), is the first such an assessment of the 169 targets beneath the 17 draft goals carried out by the scientific community. Follow the link for more information ...Announcing Institution
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Turkish Academy of Sciences, launches 'TÜBA Academy Prizes'The Prizes are awarded annually to scientists in the categories of basic and engineering sciences, health and life sciences, social sciences and humanities, to scientists working or studying in Turkey. Follow the link for more information ...Announcing Institution
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New Global Young Academy (GYA) leadershipGYA members elected their new leadership, and for the first time, two female Co-Chairs, Dr. Orakanoke Phanraksa from Thailand and the re-elected Co-Chair Dr. Eva Alisic (Australia) will help lead the organization through the next phase of both consolidation and expansion ...Announcing Institution
Internship Programme at the IAP/IAMP Secretariat in 2015Every year the IAP/IAMP Secretariat selects talented young individuals to contribute to the workings of the global network of science academies. The programme is open to students and young nationals of any country, fluent in English, aged between 18 and 25 ...Announcing Institution
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A new InterAcademy News Bulletin ...Welcome to the first Bulletin that provides news from the three inter-academy networks, IAP, IAMP and IAC. By issuing a joint bulletin we hope to better coordinate the dissemination of information of interest to the 130+ academies within the fledgling InterAcademy Partnership, and other organizations, and to foster a common purpose among the three constituent networks ...Announcing Institution
Gender Issues in Science Research and EducationThe Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) will host the 11th AASSA Regional Workshop on “Gender Issues in Science Research and Education” on 26-27 August 2015 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, in conjunction with the Gender Summit 6 Asia Pacific 2015 ...Announcing Institution
TWAS Fellowships opportunities 2015The 2015 TWAS Fellowships call for applications is now open for the majority of the programmes. Follow the link for more information ...Announcing Institution
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Framework for a New Paradigm in Human DevelopmentAn international conference on a "Framework for a New Paradigm in Human Development", organized by the World Academy of Art and Science in collaboration with Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC), takes place this week in Baku, Azerbaijan. Follow the link for more information ...Announcing Institution
12 stories from 2014 - Global Young Academy2014 has been a fruitful year for the GYA on their way to establishing a permanent global voice for young scientists. An insight into the GYA's projects and activities can be gained from the review of the year, which highlights a number of projects and events in 2014 ...Announcing Institution
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Ecosystem services, agriculture, neonicotinoids and honey beesIn the wake of restrictions placed on neonicotinoids by the European Commission, EASAC - the European Academies' Science Advisory Council - has examined the scientific evidence about the impact of these insecticides not only on honey bees but on wider ecosystem services and agriculture. Follow the link to the Report, to be discussed at a special debate on Monday 13 April at the Palais des Académies in Brussels ...Announcing Institution
Africa's Science Academy Development Agenda (ASADA)The second phase of African academy development is now underway, led by the Academy of Science of South Africa. The plan succeeds the major 11-year African Science Academy Development Initiative (ASADI) led by US NAS and funded by the Gates Foundation that formally ends in 2015 ...Announcing Institution
Science integral to new global disaster risk reduction agreementIAP was represented on the Science and Technology Major Group meeting at the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Sendai, Japan, by two experts from the Science Council of Japan ...Announcing Institution
Technology Academy Finland announces nomination process for the 2016 Millennium Technology PrizeNominations for the prize can be made by universities, research institutes and other academic actors as well as companies all around the world. The prize is open to all fields of technology and all nationalities. The nominee can be an individual researcher or a research group. Nominations are accepted until 31 July 2015. The winner will be announced in April 2016 ...Announcing Institution
Resilience of cultural heritage to hydrogeological disastersThe Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei issues a statement on resilience of cultural heritage to hydrogeological disasters following a conference which took place in November 2014 in Rome, ItalyAnnouncing Institution
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Save the date in 2016!All IAP and IAMP Member Academies are invited to the IAP Conference on Science Advice and General Assembly, 29 February - 3 March 2016, Hermanus, South Africa ...Announcing Institution