The Young Academy MovementBruce Alberts, Editor-in-Chief of Science, illustrates in the Editorial (vol 332, 15 April 2011) the “Global Young Academy” initiatives which are helping to forge new organizations of young scientists in many more nations, based on the original model of “Die Junge Akademie” in Germany.Announcing Institution
Abel Prize 2011The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters awards the Abel Prize for 2011 to John Milnor for pioneering discoveries in topology, geometry and algebra ...Announcing Institution
ASSAf President heads NASACASSAf President will now lead NASAC - the Network of African Science Academies.Announcing Institution
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EASAC and Synthetic BiologyThe advent of synthetic biology, with its aim of creating living systems out of non-living materials, is as exciting as any biological advance of recent decades, and has much to offer, socially as well as scientifically...Announcing Institution
Research IntegrityIAP's recent initiative - striving to develop, publicise and uphold standards for dealing with misconduct in science...Announcing Institution
Vacancy AnnouncementUNESCO/TWAS announces the vacancy for the position of IAP/IAMP Coordinator, duty station Trieste, Italy ...Announcing Institution
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IAP Bulletin issue no. 37Follow the link above to download the latest issue of the IAP Bulletin ...
Printed copies are available from iap@twas.orgAnnouncing Institution
IYCInternational Year of Chemistry 2011: join up and publicize Academy events at: http://www.chemistry2011.org Announcing Institution
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BioVision-Lilly AwardBioVision, in partnership with TWAS and with the support of the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, has established the BioVision-Lilly Award for young scientists from developing countries researching in the field of infectious diseases ...Announcing Institution
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Lefoulon-Delalande FoundationInstitut de France, home to the Academie des Sciences, calls for nominations for the scientific "Grand Prix 2011" in the fields of biology, medicine, physiology ...Announcing Institution
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Science education and call for volunteersThe Global Young Academy (GYA) and COMSTECH have recently launched a distance learning science education programme ...Announcing Institution
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IAMP Statement 2010Certain actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions and thus reduce climate change can also directly improve human health, according to a statement from IAMP, a global network of the world's medical academies, and partner organization of IAP ...Announcing Institution
SRMGI Website goes liveA website dedicated to the Solar Radiation Management Initiative (SRMGI), to which IAP has recently signed up as a stakeholder, is now online.Announcing Institution
TÜBA/IAP Regional Workshop ProgramFinal Programme of the IAP Regional Workshop on “Science Academies in Central and Southern Asia and their Roles in Society”, Istanbul, Turkey, 1-2 September 2010Announcing Institution
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IAP Bulletin issue 36The latest issue of the IAP Bulletin (July 2010) is now available online.Announcing Institution
Academies must engage with societyNature publishes an article by former IAP Co-Chair, Yves Quéré, who urges all scientific academies to welcome women and young scientists, and to take part in public and political discourse.Announcing Institution
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Biofuel industry in AfricaImplementing the recommendations of the IAC Report entitled "Lighting the Way: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future" ...Announcing Institution
Science’s global challenges - the 2020 vision of the world’s academiesA unique poll of the world’s science academies has overturned long held preconceptions about where the real challenges lie, showing that issues such as pandemics and terrorism are low on the list of global concerns.Announcing Institution
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IAC Board Agrees to Review of IPCCThe InterAcademy Council (IAC), a multinational organization of the world's science academies, in its annual meeting in Amsterdam has unanimously agreed to conduct an independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) processes and procedures. Announcing Institution
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UN Requests IAC Review of IPCCThe InterAcademy Council (IAC), a multinational organization of the world's science academies, has been requested to conduct an independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) processes and procedures. Announcing Institution
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IAC and IAP Co-Sponsor Regional Energy WorkshopsThe InterAcademy Council (IAC) and the InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP) are co-sponsoring regional workshops, in collaboration with regional academy associations, to address issues and recommendations of the IAC report Lighting the Way: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future.Announcing Institution
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IAC Water Organizing GroupIAC Convenes an Organizing Group to Plan New IAC Study on a Sustainable Water Future.Announcing Institution
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"Empowering Young Scientists ... "Activities organized by Young Scientists - A Workshop in Berlin, February 2010 followed by the establishment of the GYA - the Global Young Academy, and a recent editorial in SCIENCE ...Announcing Institution
Statement on Synthetic BiologyThe German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina has just published – together with the German Academy of Engineering and the German Research Foundation, a statement on Synthetic Biology. Announcing Institution
The 8th annual Young Scientists Award ProgrammeThe Turkish Academy of Sciences held its 8th annual Young Scientists Award Programme (GEBIP) at Karaelmas University in Zonguldak, 25-27 September 2009. Announcing Institution