Currently at the academy

Utomhusporträtt av Sara Liin
Interdisciplinary
2024

Becoming a member of YAS – an interview with the chair of the election panel

Sara Liin is the chair of the panel working on the election of new members in 2025. From 24 October, researchers from all disciplines can submit applications. The election panel reviews scientific...
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International
Research policy
2024

Strong young academy friendship between South Korea and Sweden

On August 21, YAS hosted the Y-KAST for a bilateral symposium. The event focused on academic freedom, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the role of young academies.
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Children and society
Cecilia Engdahl
Christian Ohm
Ellen Bushell
Karolina Kauppi
Lisa Hellman
Sara Liin
Yaffa Epstein
2024

Researchers met with high school students in Abisko National Park

From the 6th to the 8th of August, high school students had the opportunity to meet YAS researchers in the magnificent Abisko National Park. Conversations, games, and field visits, all themed arou...
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Press release
Erik Smedler
Jennifer Mack
Olle Risberg
Peter Søgaard Jørgensen
Pierre Nyquist
Sara Tanderup Linkis
Sofia Lodén
2024

Nine new young leading researchers join the Young Academy of Sweden

On May 25, nine new members were welcomed to the Young Academy. Young leading researchers from disciplines such as architecture, astronomy and sustainability science build on the interdisciplinary...
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Academy meeting
Andreas Nord
Elham B. Rostami
Gabriele Messori
Sigrid Schottenius Cullhed
Sofia Lodén
2024

Here is the Academy board for 2024/2025!

At the academy meeting in April, the new academy board for the Young Academy of Sweden was elected. The new chair is Sofia Lodén, associate professor of French at Stockholm University and a member...
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Academy meeting
International
2024

Young Academy of Sweden headed to Geneva

The Young Academy of Sweden (SUA) traveled to Geneva, Switzerland on April 17–18 for an international academy meeting. The theme was science diplomacy, which influenced the meeting with visits to...
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International
Alison Gerber
2024

Nordic-Baltic meeting of Young Academies 2024 in Copenhagen

The Young Academy in Denmark hosted the Nordic-Baltic Meeting of Young Academies on April 2–3, 2024, at the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences in Copenhagen. The meeting brought together the young a...
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International
Anna T. Danielsson
Gabriele Messori
2024

YAS visiting South Korea

The Young Academy of Sweden visited South Korea and the young academy Y-KAST on the 28th–30th of March. The Young Academies of Germany and South Africa also participated in the international excha...
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Research policy
SUA on tour
Ellen Bushell
Ronnie Berntsson
2024

SUA on tour in Luleå: A traveling seminar on career paths and merit evaluation

On March 26, the Young Academy of Sweden and Luleå University of Technology organized a half-day seminar on career paths and merit evaluation in academia. The vice-chancellor and deans gave lectur...

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