Empowering Young Physician Leaders for a Transformative Healthcare FutureIn the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the role of physicians extends beyond medical expertise to encompass effective leadership. A group of young, ambitious physicians from around the world gathered in Berlin for the 2023 edition of the Young Physician Leaders Programme (YPL), a collaboration between the IAP and the M8 Alliance, during the World Health Summit.Announcing Institution
Make a nomination for the 2024 Millennium Technology PrizeThe Call for nominations for the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize is open until 31 October 2023. The Prize is awarded for groundbreaking technological innovations that benefit people globally and improve life on the planet in a sustainable way.Announcing Institution
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New Governing Council to lead the African Academy of SciencesThe African Academy of Sciences (AAS) welcomes in August 2023 a new Governing Council led by prominent scientist Professor Lise Korsten, who is the first woman President to lead the Academy.Announcing Institution
Call for nominations - Christian Merieux Prize 2024The Institut de France’s Christophe and Rodolphe Mérieux Foundation awards an annual scientific Prize to support research on infectious diseases in developing countries and teams working permanently in the field in these countries.Announcing Institution
“Leadership is choosing to be empathetic”, says 2022 IAP Young Physician Leader Milagro Sanchez CuntoThe 2023 World Health Summit Regional Meeting took place on 13 April in Washington DC. Dr. Milagro Sanchez Cunto was among the young panellists who discussed challenges and opportunities of leadership in a globalized world, recalling her experience with IAP’s Young Physician Leaders programme.Announcing Institution
IAP discusses Science Education in MoroccoMorocco’s Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technology hosted the triennial conference of the IAP Science Education Programme.Announcing Institution
IAP announces the publication of its 2021 Annual ReportIn 2021, the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) supported 77 meetings and 35 publications, and provided a collective, supportive mechanism for academies to further strengthen their crucial roles as providers of evidence-based policy and adviceAnnouncing Institution
Action steps for rebuilding Ukraine’s science, research, and innovationA group of academies strongly encourage that while global leaders develop programs and make funding commitments for Ukraine, there should be a focus on rebuilding a modern and globally integrated science and research systemAnnouncing Institution
2022 Call for applications: TWAS Fellowships for PhD studies and Postdoctoral researchThe World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS)—a programme unit of UNESCO, based in Trieste, Italy—promotes scientific capacity and excellence in the global South through a series of programmes and opportunities offered to scientists, including research grants, awards, fellowships and workshops. Eleven Nobel Prize laureates are Fellows of the Academy.Announcing Institution
News from the Global Young Academy (GYA) The Global Young Academy (GYA) gives a voice to young researchers, bringing a unique global, interdisciplinary, and inclusive perspective guided by evidence and reason to produce a sustainable vision for the futureAnnouncing Institution