Global Young Academy

26/06/2026

Join us on 2 July for the GYA's International Conference of Young Scientists

Public Dialogue Session – The Hidden Cost of Knowledge: AI, Publishing Surveillance, and the Future of Open Research!

This panel aims to have a critical discussion about the effects of AI on and scholarly publishing, and explore what the various ecosystem participants can do to ensure scientific communication is open and trustworthy,

Speakers include Anita de Waard, Vice President of Research Collaborations at Elsevier Research Collaborations Unit, Nick Schockey, SPARC’s Associate Executive Director, and Michaela Bilic-Merdes of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Research Foundation.

GYA Open Science Group Co-lead Oscar Xavier Guerrero Gutiérrez, Co-President of the Mexican Young Academy, will be the moderator.

All public sessions are livestreamed.

Programme and links available here: https://agm.globalyoungacademy.net/agm-and-conference-programme-2026/

24/06/2026

⌛ One week to go before the GYA International Conference of Young Scientists commences in Bremen!
All public sessions are livestreamed - do join us!
https://youtube.com/live/Ywm2XPC9nWE?feature=share

23/06/2026

Could humanity create a new form of life? 🧬

🎙️ In the second episode of Science F⏩rward, the podcast of the UN Scientific Advisory Board, we speak with Board Member and Nobel laureate Thomas Südhof and synthetic biologist and GYA Co-Chair Yensi Flores Bueso about the idea of creating life from mirror versions of the molecules found in nature.

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🧬 Mirror life does not exist yet, but the science behind it is advancing rapidly. Some researchers believe it could transform medicine. Others warn that creating a self-replicating organism unlike anything found on Earth could introduce challenges we are not prepared for.

🚨 What happens if humanity creates a form of life that is difficult - or impossible - to control?

Could it lead to new treatments for diseases like cancer and diabetes? Could it become one of humanity's greatest biological threats? And if we can create mirror life, should we?

Join us as we explore one of the most fascinating ideas in modern science, and why many scientists believe the conversation about governance needs to begin now.

Find out:
🧬 What "chirality" means and why it is fundamental to life
⚠️ Why some scientists say mirror life keeps them awake at night
🌍 What it means to make decisions about an innovation before it exists

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Hosted by Adam Day and Julia Bhattacharjee
António Guterres, United Nations, Ayaka Suzuki

22/06/2026

Join us on 2 July for the GYA International Conference of Young Scientists Panel III "AI at the Core of Disciplinary Foundations in the Humanities and Social Sciences"
This session will explore how AI is pressuring the foundations of different research disciplines. Each panelist will present one disruptive question that AI has raised for their field, such as whether long standing methods remain necessary or how AI reshapes the kinds of questions researchers can ask.

Speakers include Vusumuzi Maphosa, National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Zimbabwe, Fatima Roumate, President of the IISR and Expert Group for the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, UNESCO, and GYA member Anina Schwarzenbach, Institute of Penal Law and Criminology, University of Bern.

Moderator will be GYA member Dr. Rima-Maria Rahal, Institute of Cognition and Behavior at Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Livestream link here: https://youtube.com/live/dhJR6ACVTz8?feature=share

19/06/2026

Join us during our 2026 GYA International Conference of Young Scientists for
Panel II "Accelerating Discovery: AI’s Transformative Role in Natural Sciences and Engineering"
In this session, panelists will address how AI is fundamentally reshaping the scientific method and accelerating breakthroughs across the natural sciences and engineering.
Speakers include Lise Øvreås, President of the European Academies Science Advisory Council, Dominik Grimm, University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf and Technical University of Munich, Maddalena Rostagno, EMMC task group leader on TG Artificial Intelligence for material design, Rishemjit Kaur, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research.
The session will be moderated by GYA Executive Committee Member Francesco Maurelli, Constructor University.
Full programme here: https://agm.globalyoungacademy.net/agm-and-conference-programme-2026/

18/06/2026

Join us online for the 2026 International Conference of Young Scientists starting on 1 July!
Panel I is titled "AI Governance for a Shared Future: Science, Policy, and Global Equity" and will explore aspects of responsible governance of machine intelligence use in science and research, across world regions and disciplines.
Speakers include Fadi Daou, Executive Director of Globethics, Soribel Feliz, CEO and Founder of Personal Algorithms, and GYA member Emilija Stojmenova Duh, Associate Professor of Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Moderator for the session is GYA member Luz M. Cumba García, Founder of SciPolicy Global Strategies

More here, including livestream link: https://agm.globalyoungacademy.net/agm-and-conference-programme-2026/

17/06/2026

The countdown is on!
Just two weeks until our 2026 AGM and International Conference of Young Scientists on the topic "Machine Intelligence for Society and for all Sciences".
The public programme opens on 1 July with an Official Conference Opening featuring prominent figures in global science leadership such as Robbert Dijkgraaf of the International Science Council, Marileen Dogterom, Co-Chair of the The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), Marcelo Knobel, Executive Director of TWAS – The World Academy of Sciences, Kerstin Maria Pahl of Die Junge Akademie, Abdulsatar sultan, President of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) and GYA member, as well as GYA Executive Committee member Natisha Dukhi of the HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council), and moderated by GYA alumnus and Past GYA Co-Chair Professor Michael Saliba.

The day also includes a Gala Dinner Welcome Speech by Prof. Dr. Bettina Rockenbach, President of the Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina!

More information here: https://agm.globalyoungacademy.net/

11/06/2026

🧠 Interested in the intersection of scientific knowledge, public policy, diplomacy, and societal challenges? The Science Diplomacy, Neuroscience, Technology, and Society (SDNTS) International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)–PEDECIBA - Programa de Desarrollo de las Ciencias Básicas School, hosted in Uruguay, is an advanced postgraduate training initiative designed to address the growing need for professionals capable of operating at this juncture.

See their list of who can apply below. Applications are open now! https://ibro.org/training-opportunity/larc1_uruguay/

11/06/2026

08/06/2026

Looking for development opportunities beyond your career? Interested in contributing to interdisciplinary projects that tackle global challenges? Our sister organisation, the UK Young Academy is accepting applications for membership now.

⌛ Application deadline: 3pm, 15 July 2026

🔗More info: https://ukyoungacademy.org/?utm_source=RoySoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=intake5