Listen to this! We explore the joys of science in popular fiction; specifically the Warner Bros. television comedy The Big Bang Theory, together with none less than: The Big Bang Theory’s Science consultant and Torsten Wiesel Prize Awardee David Saltzberg, Professor of High Energy Experimen...
On December 2nd 2013 the Young Academy of Sweden arranged the neuroscience symposium “Visions of the Brain” in honor of the Nobel Laureate and Scientic Patron of the Young Academy of Sweden.
Flyer: Torsten Wiesel, Elio Raviola and Cori Bargmann.
Guest of honor: Torsten Wiesel, No...
The Young Academy of Sweden’s second year was a busy one. Four Academy meetings were held, including the first ever abroad. We discussed the character and impact of science at two public workshops, and seized the initiative regarding the issue of recruitment and career paths for prominent young s...
The open consultation is issued by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, informally DG Research and Innovation. The goal is to better understand the full societal potential of ‘Science 2.0’ as well as the desirability of any possible policy action.
The Academy addresse...
Response from the Young Academy of Sweden to the Open Consultation on the ERA Framework: Areas of untapped potential for the development of the European Research Area (ERA).
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During spring 2016 the Young Academy of Sweden and the other European young academies and the Global Young Academy formed joint position statements about Open Data and Open Access. The statements were submitted to the European Commission on 4 April.
Open Data
Regarding Open Data th...
9 February 2015 In an open letter to the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, the Young Academy of Sweden expresses deep concern about proposed cuts to the EU research budget, Horizon 2020. The proposal strikes particularly hard against young researchers. The young academies...
Response from the Young Academy of Sweden regarding ”the Green Paper on a Common Strategic Framework for future EU Research and Innovation Funding”.
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The Young Academy of Sweden published its first book in September 2013. “Vägar till vetenskapen – Sveriges unga akademi om att bli och vara forskare” (Roads to Science – the Young Academy of Sweden on becoming and being a scientist) is a collection of short autobiographies by the first generation...
The Young Academy of Sweden criticizes the decision to abolish the position of Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) in an open letter to Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission. The young academies of Europe, Poland and Scotland support the initiative and have signed the letter....
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