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Fresh Scientific Eyes on the Refugee CrisisYoung scientists invited by the Global Young Academy (GYA) to develop a vision document based on the latest evidence ...Announcing Institution
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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
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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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
IAP and disaster risk reductionInternational disaster risk experts meet in London at The Royal Society ...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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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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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
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
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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
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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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IAP runs a new Young Scientists Programme in 2015 ...Following the success of the programme organized in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, this year IAP has formed a partnership with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences to hold a young scientists side event prior to the World Science Forum 2015, in Budapest ...Announcing Institution
Projects and Programmes in 2015 supported by IAPThe IAP Executive Committee, at is meeting in Paris in November 2014, allocated financial support from IAP funds, thanks to the generosity of IAP's principal donor, the Government of Italy. Follow the link to see highlights of activities planned for 2015 ...Announcing Institution
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Interoceanic canal could turn Lake Nicaragua into a "dead zone" warn scientists ...The online news service "SciDev.Net" reports on the warnings made by a panel of scientists from the InterAmerican Network of Academies of Science (IANAS), biodiversity, engineering and hydrology experts from the Nicaraguan Academy of Sciences (ACN) and the International Council for Science (ICSU), that as work on the Interoceanic Canal begins in Nicaragua, it may unleash ecological havoc. Follow the link to the article, workshop report and ongoing debateAnnouncing Institution
Royal Society publishes report on Resilience to Extreme WeatherThe Royal Society has recently published its latest major report, Resilience to Extreme Weather. Chaired by Professor Georgina Mace CBE FRS, this international project explores the risks posed to people by extreme weather events, and evaluates a range of options for building people’s resilience to them ...Announcing Institution
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Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) - progress report and next stepsThe first year of the Platform’s work programme 2014-2018 is coming to an end. Work on all 18 work programme deliverables has been initiated, as detailed in document IPBES/3/2. Groups of experts, including three task forces, two assessment author groups, three time-bound expert groups and two time-bound scoping groups have been established, with 516 experts selected from a total of 1,691 nominations submitted. Overall, 20 meetings were held in 2014, in eight different locations ...Announcing Institution
African-European-Mediterranean Academies for Science Education - AEMASEThe AEMASE initiative is committed to promoting science outreach to society and to improving the quality and accessibility of science education in schools throughout the North-South region. To achieve these aims, one of AEMASE’s key activities is implementing IBSE in more schools and supporting the continued professional development of science educators in IBSE methodology and practice. Follow the link to the recent conference report published by ALLEA in collaboration with the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ...Announcing Institution
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The Global Young Academy calls to integrate science in the UN Post-2015 Development AgendaThe Global Young Academy (GYA) delivered a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that stressed the importance of science for achieving sustainability and poverty reduction. The letter, written in response to the report by the UN’s High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, contains five recommendations ...Announcing Institution
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Promoting science education in AfricaRomain Murenzi, TWAS executive director, encourages African countries to invest in science education and science literacy in their nations in a recent interview ...Announcing Institution
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IAP and Disaster Risk ReductionThe second PrepCom leading towards the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction took place in November 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland. Antonio Sgamellotti (Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy) attended on behalf of IAP as part of the Major Group on Science and Technology(STMG) convened by ICSU ...Announcing Institution
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Academy of Sciences of Nicaragua hosts international workshop in Managua, 10-11 November 2014Discussions took place on the major scientific and technical issues associated with the interoceanic canal through Nicaragua. The workshop was co-organized by InterAmerican Network of Academies of Science (IANAS) and the International Council for Science - Regional Office for Latin American and the Caribbean (ICSU-LAC) ...Announcing Institution
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Regional Workshop on Scientific Writing and Science CommunicationThe Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) bring together current postgraduate (PG) fellows based at institutions of higher learning in South Africa who are studying towards a doctorate or PhD qualification ...Announcing Institution
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IAP calls for improved science educationA declaration, endorsed by IAP's Executive Committee, calls on IAP member academies, governments, the private sector and UNESCO to strengthen science education around the world - with a focus on the proven methods of inquiry-based science education (IBSE) ...Announcing Institution
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IAP Science Education conference kicks off in BeijingThe IAP Science Education Programme (SEP) Biennial Conference is now under way in Beijing, China.
Hosted by the Chinese Association of Science and Technology (CAST), the conference is focusing on ‘Challenges and Opportunities of Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) / Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education’. The meeting brings together 136 participants, with 28 coming from 19 countries outside China ...Announcing Institution
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The "Smart Village" initiative ...The Cambridge Malaysian Education and Development Trust in partnership with, and based on scoping research carried out by the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), the IAP Affiliated Regional Network for Europe, are now engaged in a study of sustainable energy for villages off-grid in Africa, Asia and Latin America. IAP Members Academies located in these regions are invited to get involved ...Announcing Institution
IAP member academies in Germany call for consequences from the Ebola virus epidemicA Statement has been released by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities and acatech – the German Academy of Science and Engineering, on the Ebola virus epidemic ...Announcing Institution
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What was missing from your science education? Young Scientists are encouraged to name and describe a course that would have better prepared them for their science career in a survey undertaken by Science, NextGen ...Announcing Institution
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Disaster Risk ReductionThe UNESCO International Day for Disaster Reduction is particularly dedicated to older people, to their needs and to their contribution to better planning and understanding disaster risks in their communities. Follow the link for an update on activities on disaster reduction from IAP membership ...Announcing Institution
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IAP News Bulletin, October 2014 issueFollow the link for an update on IAP activities and news from the Co-chairs, member academies, regional networks ...Announcing Institution
Two recent reports issued by EASAC in September 2014The reports, on European Space Exploration and on Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel and its Waste are now available from the Publications page ...Announcing Institution
Celebrating International Literacy Day, 8 September 2014The international theme this year is “Literacy and Sustainable Development” reflecting the importance of literacy in an evolving world moving towards an inclusive world - read the blog by the Chair of the IAP Global Science Education Programme Council ...Announcing Institution