International activities
Young Academy Finland’s international April
The beginning of April was an exceptionally international month for the Young Academy Finland. While coordinators Riikka Hiltunen and Kim Krappala and board members Lasse […]
YAF ratified the Stockholm Charter for Academic Freedom
Today, 24th of January 2024, the Stockholm Charter for Academic Freedom was launched. The charter was initiated by the Young Academy of Sweden, but many […]
Aftermaths of the Helsinki 2022 international meeting
In Helsinki 2022, the associations and academies of the Baltic and Nordic countries gathered to discuss two main themes, the war in Ukraine and multidisciplinary […]
YAF attended the meeting of European Young Academies in Stockholm to discuss academic freedom
Photos: Erik Thor/Young Academy of Sweden, Salla-Maaria Laaksonen The Young Academy of Sweden hosted the meeting of European National Young Academies (ENYA) in Stockholm on […]
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 […]