Tipping Points: Climate Crisis, Positive Transformation
At a conference in United Kingdom, from 12th to 14th September 2022, stakeholders will consider global and local risks from climate tipping points in the Earth’s climate system.
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1st Latin American Industrial-Applied Maths Congress
The Brazilian Society of Applied and Computational Mathematics, and School of Applied Mathematics of Fundação Getúlio Vargas, will jointly host the 1st ‘Latin American Congress of Industrial and Applied Mathematics’.
Winners of IAU’s newly-launched astronomy prizes
The ‘International Astronomical Union’ has announced the maiden winners of its three new prizes, created earlier this year: the Astronomy Outreach Prize, Astronomy Development Prize and Astronomy Education Prize.
Applications to host CAP 2024 opened
The CAP conference, held at least every two years, is co-organised by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Commission C2, Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) and the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO).
IYBSSD2022: stories of a scientific year… 24 (Science Festival)
The city of Barcelona has hosted the ‘15th Science Festival’ in Spain, an event which featured almost 200 science and technology outreach activities.
IMU signs Science in Exile ‘Declaration’
The International Mathematical Union (IMU) has signed the declaration ‘Supporting at-risk, displaced and refugee scientists: A Call to Action,’ launched by the initiative – Science in Exile.
Using gravitational signals for Tsunami early warning
IRD researchers, on May 11, 2022, published a study in the Nature, which showed how gravitational signals can be deployed in estimating the magnitude of large earthquakes.
Worldwide, about 1bn people lack access to disability aids
According to a United Nations report, about one billion children and adults with disabilities, and older people, are unable to access the assistive technology they need.
Introducing ‘Science Advice Resource Centre’
The Science Advice Resource Centre, a platform that features peer-reviewed articles on governmental science advice, policy, diplomacy and communication by and for early-career researchers (ECRs), has been unveiled.
In Spain, IYBSSD2022 ‘fever’ is everywhere
There is pure excitement among Spaniards as the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development is celebrated, says Manuel de León, member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences of Spain.
