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Academy activities presented to Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention IAP has built on its ties with the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention by presenting recent work at the ongoing BWC Meeting of Experts in Geneva. Announcing Institution
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First educational curriculum module: Mosquito! Research and Empowerment transform Science Education in Panama and the World Announcing Institution
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Science International: at-risk researchers Under the banner of Science International, four global science organisations met in Trieste, Italy, to explore policy and programmes for scientists displaced by war. Announcing Institution
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European academy networks elect new leadership In recent days, two networks of European academies have announced the results of leadership elections. Announcing Institution
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New TWAS Plus issue is out - Vol. 4, No. 3 The new bimonthly bulletin – TWAS Plus – provides important Academy news and opportunities in a bright, easy-to-use format for a diverse global audience that ranges from TWAS fellows to early career researchers. Announcing Institution
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IAP for Research Board Meeting Announcing Institution
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New TWAS Plus issue is out - Vol. 4, No. 2 The new bimonthly bulletin – TWAS Plus – provides important Academy news and opportunities in a bright, easy-to-use format for a diverse global audience that ranges from TWAS fellows to early career researchers. Announcing Institution
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ICSU/ NASAC/ ISSC - call for pre-proposals As part of the 5-year “Leading Integrated Research for Agenda 2030 in Africa” (LIRA 2030 Africa) programme, the International Council for Science (ICSU), in partnership with the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC) will support up to 11 collaborative research projects across Africa (to the value of up to 90,000 Euro each over two years) that will that explore integrated approaches for sustainable urban development in Africa. Announcing Institution
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TWAS is seeking nominations for the 2018 TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize The call for nominations for the 2018 TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize is now open. Announcing Institution
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Trieste for Africa IAP represented in joint publication for Italian government. Announcing Institution
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New TWAS Plus issue is out - Vol. 4, No. 1 The new bimonthly bulletin – TWAS Plus – provides important Academy news and opportunities in a bright, easy-to-use format for a diverse global audience that ranges from TWAS fellows to early career researchers. Announcing Institution
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IAP's Annual Report for 2016 now available Announcing Institution
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Professor Bernard Charpentier takes over as Chair of SAPEA SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) has announced Professor Bernard Charpentier as the new chair of the SAPEA Board. Announcing Institution
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'PROF. LUIGI TARTUFARI' INTERNATIONAL PRIZES 2018 Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei is calling for nominations for the annual Luigi Tartufari Prizes.The four Prizes, in the amount of € 25.000 each, will be awarded in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, physics and chemistry, and molecular, cellular and evolutionary biology. Announcing Institution
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IAP and Biosecurity in Geneva Announcing Institution
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Press release: IAP for Science statement on ‘Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction’. This new statement was developed in the context of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 by a team of experts nominated by IAP member academies and led by the Science Council of Japan. Announcing Institution
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IAP at the WSF The World Science Forum has just ended in Jordan. Almost 3,000 participants attended, many from the Middle East North Africa region, making this the most diverse participation yet at this biennial science-policy event. Announcing Institution
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Young Scientists Plenary at the World Science Forum For the first time at a World Science Forum, young scientists were provided with their own plenary session to express their opinions. Here’s how the session unfolded as seen by one of the protagonists. Announcing Institution
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Young Scientists Leadership Workshop in conjunction with the WSF 2017 Some 50 young scientists, 18 of them nominated by IAP member academies, joined a workshop prior to the World Science Forum in Jordan. Here's how it went. Announcing Institution
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Final Declaration from the World Science Forum 2017 The closing session of the World Science Forum in Jordan (7-11 November) saw participants agree to the Final Declaration from the event. Announcing Institution
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U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to Host IAP for Research Secretariat The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine USA, becomes the host for the IAP-R Secretariat, with Teresa Stoepler as the new executive director. Announcing Institution
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World Science Forum kicks off in Jordan IAP has sent a strong delegation to the World Science Forum, which kicked off today on Jordan. It is the largest ever meeting of its kind in the Middle East. Announcing Institution
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"Science for Peace" in Jordan IAP will be represented in several sessions at the forthcoming World Science Forum in Jordan Announcing Institution
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New leadership at IAP Volker ter Meulen has joined Depei Liu to make up the two figurehead Presidents of the InterAcademy Partnership. Announcing Institution
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Too few women in science: why academies are part of the problem The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) embarked on a study to collect baseline data about women’s representation in the membership and governance structures of national science academies. Announcing Institution
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Press release: EASAC statement on homeopathy Homeopathy: harmful or helpful? European scientists recommend an evidence-based approach. Across Europe, many people use homeopathic products, which claim to treat a wide array of illnesses. Though these products may be popular in some countries, scientists question whether they are helpful or harmful. In a new statement, a Working Group of the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) - a group composed of leading scientists from across Europe - says that there is no robust, reproducible evidence that homeopathic products are effective for any known diseases, even if there is sometimes a placebo effect. Announcing Institution
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Land Degradation & Restoration: Better Evidence-based Information Critical to Achieve Global Goals Media release by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) at a progress briefing on the IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment, during UNCCD COP13 on 7 September 2017 in Ordos, China. Leading world experts today in China presented an update on the first comprehensive evidence-based assessment of global land degradation and restoration, to be launched next March by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES). Prof. Scholes and Dr. Montanarella have co-chaired the assessment process over the past three years, leading a group of more than 100 leading international experts from 45 countries. Announcing Institution
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New TWAS Plus issue is out - Vol. 3, No. 5 The new bimonthly bulletin – TWAS Plus – provides important Academy news and opportunities in a bright, easy-to-use format for a diverse global audience that ranges from TWAS fellows to early career researchers. Within 100 years, rising oceans will submerge the 34 islands that comprise the Republic of Kiribati, a Least Developed Country in the central Pacific Ocean. Its citizens – more than 100,000 today – could lose the land that they call home. Already, researchers are contemplating how futuristic floating islands could preserve the nation. And at the AAAS-TWAS Summer Course, experts explored how science diplomacy could build support to protect island nations from catastrophic climate change. Announcing Institution
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Antonio Loprieno elected next President of ALLEA ALLEA Member Academies elected today in Budapest Professor Antonio Loprieno as the next ALLEA President for the term 2018-2021.Member academies of All European Academies (ALLEA) elected today in Budapest Professor Antonio Loprieno as the next ALLEA President for the term 2018-2021. President-elect Loprieno will assume his position during the next General Assembly at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia in May 2018, following the end of the second term of ALLEA President Günter Stock. Announcing Institution
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IAP survey results out now! Announcing Institution
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UfM - Notice of call for expression of interest for Senior and Junior Experts The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) s seeking to establish a list of external experts (Senior and Junior) from member states of the Union for the Mediterranean in the identified fields of its activities, who will be assigned by contract specific tasks in these fields.
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IAP - Call for Nomination of Young Scientists @WSF 2017 The InterAcademy Partnership is seeking candidates for the World Science Forum to be held in Jordan on 7-11 November 2017 with the theme “Science for Peace”. Selected participants will participate in 2 events, an interactive training workshop side event on Monday 6 November and a plenary session in the main conference on Thursday 8 November. Announcing Institution
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GYA - Call for new members The call for Global Young Academy membership 2018 is now open. The deadline for applications is 24 September 2017. Announcing Institution
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Abel Prize 2018: Call for nominations The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is calling for nominations of outstanding mathematicians for its 2018 Abel Prize. Announcing Institution
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New TWAS Plus issue is out - Vol. 3, No. 4 The new bimonthly bulletin – TWAS Plus – provides important Academy news and opportunities in a bright, easy-to-use format for a diverse global audience that ranges from TWAS fellows to early career researchers. Announcing Institution
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Call opens for 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation award nominations for early-career women scientists in the developing world Nominations for early-career women scientists in the developing world in the research field of chemistry, mathematics and physics will be accepted until 15 September 2017. Announcing Institution
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The Role of Academies in Science Advice to Governments On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Royal Society of New Zealand, INGSA hosted a workshop on the role of National Academies in providing scientific advice to governments. The workshop report is now available. Announcing Institution
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IAP call for proposals IAP invites its member academies, regional networks and observers to submit proposals that will address its strategic goals. Announcing Institution
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AASSA – NAS KR Workshop on 'Strategies for Building a Link Between Earthquake Science and Policies to Inform State Structures and Public to Reduce the Risks and Consequences of Earthquake' The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA) and the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic (NAS KR) are jointly organising this workshop to be held 10-13 October 2017 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Announcing Institution
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TWAS 2017 Awards to women scientists: call for nominations The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is looking for the nomination of female scientists for their Awards 2017. Nomination deadline is 10 July 2017. Announcing Institution
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2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction The 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is organized by UNISDR and will be held 22-26 May 2017 in Cancun, Mexico. Announcing Institution