IAP Annual Report 2019 publishedIt provides an overview of IAP activities in 2019, with specific sections on activities by affiliated regional networks AASSA, EASAC, IANAS, and NASACAnnouncing Institution
Climate education discussed in ParisIAP was invited by ISTIC to celebrate its 10-year anniversary at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.Announcing Institution
Science literacy discussed in BangkokThe annual meeting of the IAP Science Education Programme took place in Thailand during the Thai National Science and Technology Fair.Announcing Institution
Third Belt and Road Teenager Maker Camp & Teacher WorkshopTo support the Belt and Road Initiative China Association for Science and Technology and Ministry of Science and Technology of China have jointly launched the Belt and Road Teenager Maker Camp & Teacher Workshop since 2017.Announcing Institution
Office for Climate Education launchedBased in Paris, the new Office for Climate Education will focus on developing climate change-related teaching materials and the continuing education of teachers and students.Announcing Institution
IAP Science Education Programme presents Islamabad DeclarationA series of science education meetings in Pakistan have concluded with the Islamabad Declaration. The annual meeting of the InterAcademy Partnership’s Science Education Programme (IAP SEP) Global Council has just concluded in Islamabad, Pakistan.Announcing Institution
African, European, Mediterranean Academies for Science EducationThe third AEMASE (African, European, Mediterranean Academies for Science Education) conference has concluded with agreement on an ambitious project to establish a network of innovative science education centres in the Africa-Mediterranean-European (AME) region.Announcing Institution
Climate change educationSome 35 experts from 15 countries met in Erice, Italy, to develop a global programme that addresses how climate change education can be included in school curricula around the world. Among the 29 articles of the Paris Agreement, article 12 states that: “Parties shall cooperate in taking measures, as appropriate, to enhance climate change education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information, recognizing the importance of these steps with respect to enhancing actions under this Agreement.”Announcing Institution
International Forum on Science Education 2017 - Declaration The International Forum on Science Education was held in Beijing on 3-4 July 2017. After the meeting a declaration on Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) for Children and Youth along the Belt and Road can now be presented. Announcing Institution
IAP Science Education Programme convenes in KhartoumThe IAP Science Education Progamme (SEP) convened a series of meetings recently in Khartoum, Sudan (5-9 February 2017). As well as the regular annual meeting of the SEP Global Council, there was a two-day Inquiry-based Science Education (IBSE) Policy Forum. Either side of this was an IBSE training session for science teachers from Sudan. Announcing Institution
Coming soon: Zika!, an online, inquiry-based science education curriculumThe Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) has received a contribution from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to develop 'Zika!', an online, inquiry-based science education (IBSE) curriculum module for K-8 teachers and students to address the challenges and mitigation of mosquito-borne illnesses, with a particular focus on the dengue and Zika viruses.Announcing Institution
Education and ClimateIAP science education programme represented at global climate change meeting in Morocco.Announcing Institution
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Fifth IPBES Plenary in BonnThe Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is inviting relevant organizations to attend its next plenary session, taking place from 6-10 March 2017, in Bonn, Germany. This can be an opportunity for academies to provide input into IPBES processes.Announcing Institution
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Promoting responsible research in Africa IAP has teamed up with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to promote responsible research and build awareness of dual-use research.Announcing Institution
IAP and IANAS @ CILAC 2016 IAP recently partnered with GenderInSITE, TWAS and IANAS for sessions at the CILAC in Montevideo, Uruguay, 6 - 9 September 2016.Announcing Institution
Communicating riskIAP was invited to participate in a special public session during Thailand’s National Science and Technology FairAnnouncing Institution
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Science International launches new websiteScience International, co-organized by ICSU, TWAS, IAP and ISSC, has a new website to support its "open data" endorsement campaign. Announcing Institution
More open access: a call for actionResearchers – of any discipline and level of seniority – are called to support the More Open Access Pledge. The Global Young Academy is aiming for at least 1,000 signatories by the end of the year.Announcing Institution
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Science of GM crops reviewedThe US National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and the UK’s Royal Society have each released reports on the science behind genetically modified (GM) crops.Announcing Institution
SCJ responds to earthquakeThe president of the Science Council of Japan, jointly with representative directors of the Japan Academic Network for Disaster Reduction, release a statement on the recent Kumamoto Earthquake.Announcing Institution
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Disaster Risk Reduction discussionsThe UNISDR is inviting organizations and experts to engage in an online discussion in preparation for the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (22-26 May 2017, Cancún, México).Announcing Institution