International activities
Young Academy Finland investigated the needs of Ukrainian researchers
A report compiled by short-term project coordinator Maryna Smahina has now been published. Following the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine in February 2022, the […]
Estonian guests visited November’s Academy club
In November, the first completely English-language Academy Club of the Young Academy Finland was organized. In addition to our members, Estonian Young Academy of Sciences […]
Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies took place in November – YAF was represented in a panel on greater inclusion
The Triennial Conference of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies took place from 1-3 November 2022, both online and at […]
Maryna Smahina will coordinate support for Ukrainian early-career researchers
Young Academy Finland has employed Maryna Smahina as a short-term project coordinator. Maryna will work part-time until 15 January, and her main task is to […]
Nordic and Baltic young academies had a meeting in Helsinki
Photos: Sebastian Trzaska / Riikka Hiltunen A meeting of young academies of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland was held in Helsinki last […]
Inspiring Examples of Public Engagement by European Young Academies
In the Annual Meeting of European Network of Young Academies (May 7-8, 2021), European young academies gathered to a virtual meeting to share best practices […]
Open letter from Early-Career Researchers opposing cuts to the Research and Innovation programs of the proposed European Union budget 2021-2027
European and associated National Young Academies, the Young Academy of Europe and the Global Young Academy express grave concern regarding the budgetary cuts to Horizon […]
Guiding Principles of Young Academies
On 20 November 2019 National Young Academies and similar bodies signed up to a declaration on guiding principles for Young Academies. The declaration includes a […]
Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Young Academies
Young scholars (defined as early- and mid-career professionals of sciences, arts and humanities) across the world increasingly recognise the need to build a true and […]
Nordic and Baltic statement on gender equality in academia
The Nordic countries have a good international reputation for equality. However, there is still work to be done in terms of gender equality in academia. […]
Nordic and Baltic statement on gender equality academia
The purpose of this joint statement, developed at the initiative of the Nordic young academies and further reinforced with the support of the Baltic young […]
European National Young Academies met in Helsinki
Young Academy Finland organised the European National Young Academies’ Meeting (ENYA) in Helsinki, on 17th-18th May, 2019, just ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest and […]
Young Academy Finland receives funding for an EU-wide knowledge brokerage capacity building project!
We are happy to announce that Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation has decided to fund “Young researchers as knowledge brokers” -project of Young Academy Finland! The project starts officially in September 2019, but will be already “pre-launched” during the meeting of the European young academies in May 2019 in Helsinki.
To the North: Baltic and Nordic Young Academies gather in Stockholm
For the first time all Young Academies in the Baltic and Nordic countries gather for a joint meeting. The aim of the meeting is to deepen collaboration and strengthen our role in a wider European and global context. More than fifty Baltic-Nordic young researchers have signed up for the meeting that will focus on scientific outreach and gender equality.