World Science Academies Release Report to Promote Research IntegrityTo encourage researchers around the world to adhere to universal science values and ethical behaviour, a new report on responsible science has been issued by IAP – the global network of science academies and IAC - InterAcademy Council. The Report "Responsible Conduct in the Global Research Enterprise" is the first product of the IAP and IAC's project on scientific integrity, initiated in response to several major trends reshaping the research enterprise, including the increasingly global and interdisciplinary nature of science, its heightened role in policy debates, and the continued emergence of high-profile cases of irresponsible research behaviour in many countries...Announcing Institution
IANAS-OWSD PrizeThe first IANAS-OWSD Prize has been awarded at a Ceremony which was held at the Academy of Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences of Venezuela in Venezuela, in August 2012. Announcing Institution
NASIC newsletterNew E-Newsletter of the Network of Academies of Sciences in Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (NASIC) ...Announcing Institution
Ethiopian Academy of SciencesIAP Membership reaches 105! Follow the link to find out more about IAP's newest Member Academy ...Announcing Institution
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People and the PlanetThe 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
Leopoldina to host conventions of the multinational associations of science academies, IAP and IACFrom 26 to 28 March, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Halle (Saale) will host meetings of the two associations of national science academies, the InterAcademy Council (IAC) and the InterAcademy Panel (IAP). The executive committees of the two organisations, which include representatives of the science academies of the UK, Australia, France, China, Chile and the US, will meet in the Leopoldina’s new main building to discuss current and future projects. The Leopoldina is a member of both associations.Announcing Institution
OWSD Fellowships 2012The OWSD fellowship is awarded to women scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to pursue a PhD at a centre of excellence in the South in a field of the natural sciences.Announcing Institution