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IANAS Water Programme Meeting takes place in Lima, Peru, 1-5 December 2013 The focus of the meeting of IAP's Affiliated Regional Network, IANAS (InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences), will be to discuss progress on “Urban Water Challenges for the 21st Century” ... Announcing Institution
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IAP/IAMP Statement on "Antimicrobial Resistance: A Call for Action" - news update ... The Statement is now available in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Japanese, and Spanish, thanks to the support of IAP Member Academies and Observers. A Forum is also available for comments. Announcing Institution
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Entrepreneurship for Young Women and using of New Technologies: Issues and Challenges The international conference, sponsored by IAP, is organized by NASIC from 26 - 29 November 2013 at the Pakistan Academy of Sciences in Islamabad ... Announcing Institution
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IAP & IAMP Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Call for Action IAP and IAMP highlight the critical role that antimicrobial (including antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic) drugs play in today’s medical practices, but also that there have been dramatic increases in the number of pathogens developing resistance to these drugs ... Announcing Institution
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"What do we need to do to tackle antimicrobial resistance" - a Commentary on the joint IAP/IAMP Statement The Lancet Global Health publishes "What do we need to do to tackle antimicrobial resistance" - a Commentary on the IAP/IAMP Statement today, 18 November 2013, Antibiotic Awareness Day ... Announcing Institution
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IAP Coordinator IAP welcomes to the position of Coordinator Dr. Peter McGrath who takes over from Dr. Lucilla Spini. Dr. McGrath was until recently Programmes Officer at TWAS, IAP's host academy in Trieste, Italy. Follow the link to Dr. McGrath’s profile ... Announcing Institution
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Global research and the GYA The Global Young Academy issues a position statement that identifies key challenges to achieving a global research culture and proposes concrete measures to confront them in the future ... Announcing Institution
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IAP Executive Committee meets in Canberra, Australia The Meeting was hosted by the Australian Academy of Science. Announcing Institution
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IANAS, the InterAmerican Network of Academies of Science, on BBC Mundo The BBC picks up IANAS publication "Women Scientists of the Americas: their inspiring stories" Announcing Institution
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Mediterranean Archaeology The publication is the result of an initiative organized by the Euro Mediterranean Academic Network (EMAN) hosted by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ... Announcing Institution
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Assessment & Inquiry-Based Science Education: Issues in Policy and Practice This Assessment Guide, published by IAP in 2013, addresses a fundamental issue for the development of IBSE worldwide ... The Guide is now available in French and Spanish. Announcing Institution
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Heineken Prizes 2014: call for nominations Nominations are now being accepted by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) for the prestigious Heineken Prizes 2014. Announcing Institution
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Human resilience to climate change and disasters The Royal Society, UK, calls for evidence from IAP member academies ... Announcing Institution
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IAC CO-CHAIRS' Statement on the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report The release today of the first part of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) marks another important achievement in the advancement of climate change science. Announcing Institution
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IAP & Post-2015 - IAP releases new Statement IAP responded to the UN-established High Level Panel’s post-2015 agenda for global development and stressed the pivotal role of science in defining the agenda’s priorities. The world’s science academies stand ready to provide expert guidance to the panel and the international community as they further develop the agenda and take action to implement it ... Announcing Institution
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3rd Global Partnership Responsible Science WEBINAIR - IAP members invited to watch and discuss the ideas and examples presented The Global Partnership will meet to promote Responsible Science in academia and industry on Thursday 24 October from 14:30-17:00 BST at the Royal Society. The event will showcase good practice approaches from a number of GP members and International Organisations in order to help create an embedded culture of Responsible Science ... Announcing Institution
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IAP Call for proposals is now closed Announcing Institution
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European Commisssion FP7-funded project "CATALYST" produces Best Practice Papers CATALYST is an international initiative funded by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme FP7. It includes IAP Member Academy, TWAS, among its partners ... Announcing Institution
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UNESCO International Literacy Day - 8 September 2013 On International Literacy Day, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally.
Despite many and varied efforts, literacy remains an elusive target: some 793 million adults lack minimum literacy skills, which means that about one in six adults is still not literate; 67.4 million children are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out.
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Call for Proposals 2014 Deadline 13 September 2013. The review process is now underway. Announcing Institution
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Women Scientists of the Americas. Their inspiring stories IANAS - an IAP-Affiliated Regional Network has collated inspiring stories by women scientists in the Americas. These women relate their dreams, motivations and the story behind their significant achievements in diverse fields of scientific research, in which they overcame numerous barriers and obstacles Announcing Institution
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Training Courses in Food Biotechnology 2013 The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and TWAS "Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology" are organizing a series of training courses during November-December 2013 in Beijing, China ... Announcing Institution
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IAP in the Press ... Recent Articles and Features on the results of the IAP Conference and GA in Rio - Chemistry International, SciDev.net and the TWAS Newsletter Announcing Institution
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Workshop on Innovative Energy Policies for a Sustainable Future, December 2013 A Workshop on Innovative Energy Policies for a Sustainable Future will be organized by TWAS from 9 -13 December in Trieste, Italy Announcing Institution
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The Global Young Academy (GYA) is looking for new Members for 2014 The Global Young Academy (GYA), the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina are looking for a Project Officer, a Media Officer and an Accountant/Clerical Assistant for the GYA Executive Office hosted at the BBAW in Berlin, Germany ... Announcing Institution
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IAMP Scientific Conference and General Assembly 2013 opens in Johannesburg, South Africa ... The events are hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa, ASSAf Announcing Institution
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Young Scientists 2013 The Global Young Academy (GYA) has announced the final selection of Young Scientists 2013 by the World Economic Forum. Announcing Institution
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IAP-IAC-IAMP Communiqué on New UN Global Partnership IAP-IAC-IAMP Communiqué on New UN Global Partnership Announcing Institution
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Implementing a New Global Partnership for Post-2015 United Nations Goals Communique by IAP, IAC and IAMP Co-Chairs Announcing Institution
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IAC - InterAcademy Council IAC Board and Co-Chairs elected for 2013-2017 Announcing Institution
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IAC Board and Co-Chairs Elected for 2013-2017 IAC Board and Co-Chairs 2013-2017 elected Announcing Institution
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Global networks: IAP to inform policy Correspondence in Nature by IAP Co-Chairs Announcing Institution
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IAMP strengthen global health research ... IAMP, the InterAcademy Medical Panel, presents a new statement in Trieste, Italy, urging global efforts to support stronger medical research by low- and middle-income countries ... Announcing Institution
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EASAC, IAP's Affiliated Regional Network and the debate on GMOs See Nature Vol. 498 "Europe should rethink its stance on GM crops" Announcing Institution
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Update on NASIC activities The Network of Academies of Sciences in OIC Countries (NASIC) is organizing an International Conference on Entrepreneurship for young Women and using of New Technologies: Issues and Challenges 7-8 November, 2013, in collaboration with Pakistan Academy of Sciences in Islamabad, Pakistan. Announcing Institution
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Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes translation of report Responsible Conduct Chinese translation of report Responsible Conduct Announcing Institution
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EURIAS Fellowship Programme 2014/2015 - an international researcher mobility programme bringing together 16 Institutes for Advanced Study across Europe. It offers 39 fellowships for the year 2014/2015.
The deadline for application has been extended until 10 July 2013
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G-Science Academies Statements 2013 Science academies from around the globe have issued statements to call world leaders' attention to the role science, technology, and innovation can play in the pursuit of sustainable development, and to raise their awareness of the emerging threat of drug resistance in infectious agents including tuberculosis ... Announcing Institution
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IAP Young Scientists 2013 The nomination process is now closed. Submissions by IAP Member Academies are currently under review by the World Economic Forum and successful candidates will be contacted in due course. Announcing Institution
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Happy International Day on Biodiversity - 22 May 2013 Water and Biodiversity is the theme for International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) in 2013. Follow the link for more information and recent results of IAP-funded projects ... Announcing Institution
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The 3rd International Conference for Young Scientists and General Assembly of the Global Young Academy (GYA) takes place from 15 - 18 May 2013 ... The 3rd International Conference for Young Scientists and General Assembly of the Global Young Academy (GYA) will be held from the 15-18 May 2013, hosted by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Halle (Saale), Germany, with support from IAP. At the same time, the GYA is pioneering a global initiative for improving the Global State of Young Scientists. See related press releases ... Announcing Institution
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IAMP and FEAM Workshop on “Integrated Education in One Health” Announcing Institution
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The Winners of the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize 2013 have been announced Announcing Institution
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Grand Challenges in Science Education Science publishes this month a special issue on "Grand Challenges in Science Education", a critical set of the problems and exciting opportunities now facing science education on a global level. Download the editorial by Bruce Alberts, Editor-in-Chief ... Announcing Institution
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TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize Announcing Institution
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Letter from Rio-2013 on the Role of Science Academies in Grand Challenges and Integrated Innovations for Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication Follow the link to the outputs of the IAP Conference 2013 ... Announcing Institution
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IAP Conference in Rio: photo gallery Announcing Institution
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WCRP Africa Climate Conference, 15-18 October 2013: registration open Announcing Institution