Protecting and connecting nature across Europe
Europe needs healthy ecosystems that benefit biodiversity and people and are resilient to climate change.
OAD PROJECTS: Video astronomy lessons for school children
Since 2011, the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has funded over 200 projects that use astronomy as a tool to address challenges in communities and achieve SDGs. OAD’s Dana Ficut-Vicas and Maria Alejandra Diaz write on the changes these projects are creating in their communities.
IIASA researchers among world’s most cited
IIASA is proud to announce that 11 researchers from across various IIASA programs have been named on the 2022 Highly Cited Researchers™ list from Clarivate.
Korean Academy’s roundtable discussion on basic sciences
On December 1 (this month), the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) held its ‘KAST Roundtable Discussions’ on “The Role of Basic Science in Overcoming the Crisis of Energy and Climate Change.”
Meet ‘2022 TWAS-Lenovo Science Award’ winner
Fu Bojie has received this year’s TWAS – Lenovo Science Award, in recognition of his seminal contribution to the understanding of interactions between human beings and the environment, and their implications for sustainability.
‘COVID19 school closures will affect inequalities in adult skills’
School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected learning to varying degrees in different countries. A new study sheds light on what this learning loss will mean for countries’ human capital in the decades to come.
BCOMING: Curbing outbreak of epidemics via biodiversity
Officially launched on September 2022, the BCOMING project will look at biodiversity conservation as a way of reducing the risks of infectious disease emergence, by focusing on three tropical biodiversity hotspots.
When climate leaders endorsed compensation deal at COP27
Climate activists worldwide have endorsed an 11th-hour deal for a loss and damage fund to compensate nations hit by climate catastrophes, the first of its kind in 30 years of climate negotiations.
Applications open for IMU’s ‘Volunteer Lecturer Program’
IMU-CDC encourages applications from institutions in developing countries to the VLP and the Virtual VLP by March 15, 2023, for courses to be held between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2025.
PODCAST: Science in times of crisis
Over five episodes, this 5-part-series will provide detailed accounts of the complicated relationship between geopolitics and science…
