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 People and the Planet The combination of changes in population and current levels of consumption is likely to have far reaching and long-lasting consequences for the finite planet and will impact on future generations as well as our own. These impacts raise serious concerns and challenges us to consider the relationship between people and the planet. Read the latest Report published by the Royal Society ... Announcing Institution
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 TWAS and OWSD Fellowship Programmes and other Opportunities Announcing Institution
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 Symposium on Shaping the Future of Young Academies Announcing Institution
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 Science Communication Workshop, Seoul, Korea Announcing Institution
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 Happy World Water Day! 22 March 2012 Announcing Institution
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 IAP/TWAS/AAAS Workshop on Science Education, Vancouver 2012 Announcing Institution
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 Regional Capacity Building Workshop 2012 A regional workshop for science academies in Central and Eastern Europe will be hosted by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in Minsk, 11 - 12 June 2012 Announcing Institution
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 If you want to win the game, you must join in An IAP Young Scientist gives a personal view on why governments ignore scientific advice, in an article in Nature. Announcing Institution
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 NASAC-IAP-OWSD Women for Science Follow-up Workshop Reporting of the Wfs working-group on the progress made in implementing the recommendations in their respective academies Announcing Institution
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 The Network of Academies of Science in the Islamic Countries (NASIC) Newsletter Read recent news on workshops, and fellowship programmes implemented by the Network of Academies of Science in the Islamic Countries (NASIC) Announcing Institution
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 IAP Flyer 2011 Download the flyer on IAP ... Announcing Institution
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 4th IAP Young Scientists Conference, 2011 Follow the link to reports, video interviews and the photo gallery to learn more about the outcomes of this year's events, and the impact on the participating IAP Young Scientists ... Announcing Institution
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 Science as a Public Enterprise Call for evidence for a project coordinated by The Royal Society on "Science as a Public Enterprise" via an online questionnaire ... The deadline has been extended until 15 October 2011 for IAP Member Academies to participate ... Announcing Institution
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 GYA - call for new members The Global Young Academy (GYA) has opened its 2011 call for new members ... Announcing Institution
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 "Neuroscience: implications for education and lifelong learning" Report The Royal Society, UK, published a report in February on "Neuroscience: implications for education and lifelong learning". Announcing Institution
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 Inquiry-Based Science Education: increasing participation of girls in science in sub-Saharan Africa - launch of a booklet for policy makers The booklet is a product of the workshop on Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE) organized by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in partnership with NASAC, the Organisation of Women Scientists for the Developing World (OWSDW) and the Gender Advisory Board of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD) in Pretoria, in May 2010. Announcing Institution
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 The Young Academy Movement Bruce 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
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 Knowledge, Networks and Nations, a new report from The Royal Society ... A survey of the global scientific landscape in 2011 Announcing Institution
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 EASAC and Synthetic Biology The 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
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 Challenges and Opportunities for Education on Dual Use Issues in the Life Sciences The report is an outcome of the Workshop on Promoting Dual Use Education in the Life Sciences organized by the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw in November 2009 ... Announcing Institution
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 Innovations in Science and Technology in Developing Countries Announcing Institution
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 Research Integrity IAP's recent initiative - striving to develop, publicise and uphold standards for dealing with misconduct in science... Announcing Institution
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 Women for Science Working Group Visit the new OWSDW website - Announcing Institution
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 Science education for children through information and communication technology Project initiated by the National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka Announcing Institution
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 Climate Change: Questions and Answers Announcing Institution
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 R&D as a basis for innovation Announcing Institution
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 Science education and call for volunteers The Global Young Academy (GYA) and COMSTECH have recently launched a distance learning science education programme ... Announcing Institution
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 SRMGI Website goes live A website dedicated to the Solar Radiation Management Initiative (SRMGI), to which IAP has recently signed up as a stakeholder, is now online. Announcing Institution
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 Academies must engage with society Nature 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 Africa Implementing the recommendations of the IAC Report entitled "Lighting the Way: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future" ... Announcing Institution
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 Conference on Unconventional Energies in Arad Announcing Institution
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 Linking Science, Society, Business and Policy for the Sustainable Use of Abandoned Mines in the SADC Region A conference on the use of abandoned mines, organised by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) took place 28-30 November 2017 in South Africa. Announcing Institution
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 YPL selected as a TED Fellow Announcing Institution
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 Nigerian Academy of Science and the Pfizer Media Award Announcing Institution
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 Akademi Sains Malaysia and the Challenges of Global Change Announcing Institution
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 "Considering Science Education ..." SCIENCE Editor-in-Chief illustrates progress made in inquiry-based science education, catalyzed by IAP's programme on science education ... Announcing Institution
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