Between 26-28 November 2024, the 35th Annual Conference of Academia Europaea and Conference of the Young Academy of Europe called Building Bridges Conference (BB2024) will be organized in Wroclaw. The detailed programme and the link for registration for the event are available here. The event will feature among others the handing over of the 2024 André Mischke Young Academy of Europe Prize for Science and Policy to Jacek Kolanowski and his talk, and Edyta Roszko (FYAE) as speaker. On the 26th of November, the YAE will have its own programme with several panels and sessions. In addition, we are inviting all of our members, as well as members of the Academia Europaea and the Academia Iuvenum (of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology) to join us in the co-creation of a unique Art & Science exhibition, by submitting their high-resolution Art & Science related images for being exhibited in Wroclaw in the venue of BB2024, with a submission deadline on 15 September. For more details about the initiative see here. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Tentative programme of the YAE:
26th November
9:00 – 12:00 – Conference of the Young Academy of Europe
9:00 – 9:30 – Registration, networking
9:30 – 10:00 – Presentation of YAE’s latest activities and collaborations, the Art & Science initiative – Katalin Solymosi (Chair, Young Academy of Europe)
10:00 – 11:00 – Scientific talks by YAE members
10:00 – 10:20: Borja Franco Llopis (SH): Museums and alterity. The construction of the other in the museum discourses of the 21st century
10:20 – 10:40: Philippa Warren (LS): Drawing breath after spinal cord injury
10:40 – 11:00: Alejandro Criado (PE): Chemical innovations in graphene for enhanced FET biosensor diagnostics
Moderator: Anna Kuppuswamy (Selection Committee Vice-Chair, Young Academy of Europe)
11:00 – 12:00 – Future directions for the Young Academy of Europe – Moderator: Marc Yeste (Secretary, Young Academy of Europe)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
Young Academy of Europe and Academia Iuvenum panel at Building Bridges 2024, 26th November, Wroclaw
13:00 – 15:30 State-of the art of early- to mid-career researchers’ organisations in Europe
13:00 – 13:20: Slawomir Czarnecki (Chair, Academia Iuvenum): Presenting the exemplary development program, Academia Iuvenum (AIM) at the University of Wroclaw
13:20– 13:40: Maciej Sałaga (Chair, Polish Young Academy): Polish approach of investing in early career researchers
13:40– 14:00: Katalin Solymosi (Chair, Young Academy of Europe): The mission and activities of the Young Academy of Europe
14:00 – 15:30 Panel about the different early- to mid-career research organisations in Europe and Q&A Session
Panellists:
Steve Evans – Academia Europaea (AE)
Slawomir Czarnecki and the future vice-chair or chair of AIM (to be determined in October) – Academia Iuvenum of WroclawTech (AIM)
Maciej Sałaga, Łukasz Sadowski, Jacek Kolanowski – Polish Young Academy (AMU PAN)
Katalin Solymosi, Anna Dzimitrowicz – Young Academy of Europe (YAE)
Abstract:
Over the past 23 years, there has been a notable increase in the establishment of national young academies and similar entities, which are now spanning at least 68 countries. Additionally, there are 4 international young academies, like the Global Young Academy and the Young Academy of Europe (YAE), with memberships crossing national boundaries. The value of launching these organizations and understanding their roles has become increasingly recognized. On the other side, surveys among early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) frequently reveal feelings of exclusion from strategic decisions not only at the national or global level, but also and especially within their institutions or departments. In regions lacking robust traditions of trade unions, institutional or university young academies can empower EMCRs to advocate for themselves. These entities play diverse roles, fostering networking among EMCRs, providing mentorship and engaging in science outreach, as well as enhancing the reputation and public image of their respective institutions. During this event, representatives of an institutional young academy (Academia Iuvenum of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology), a national young academy (Polish Young Academy) and of a regional young academy (Young Academy of Europe) as well as a senior regional academy (Academia Europaea), will explore best practices of these organizations, and discuss timely issues related to the young academy ‘movement’ within Europe and globally.