Science missing in poor countries’ education data
There is a complete lack of data on science education from low-income countries, a report by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, says.
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IUCr, Physics students worldwide sign MoU for collaboration
By recently-signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the ‘International Association of Physics Students’, working to support friendly relations among physics students, has formalized its collaboration with the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr).
And the ‘2022 Abel Prize’ winner is… Dennis Sullivan
For his groundbreaking contributions to algebraic, geometric and other aspects of topology, Dennis Parnell Sullivan, gets the ‘2022 Abel Prize’.
Zagier is pioneer holder of ICTP’s Ramanujan Chair
Following his highly-merited appointment, Don Zagier, world-acclaimed mathematician, has become the first holder of the ‘ICTP Ramanujan International Chair’.
SCAR offers 5 research fellowships worth $75,000
The ‘Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research’ has just launched its ‘2022 Antarctic-Related Fellowships for Early-Career Researchers’. But 31st August 2022 is the deadline for the SCAR Fellowship applications.
How IPB celebrated 130 years of promoting peace
The International Peace Bureau (IPB) has commemorated its 130th anniversary of promoting global peace by co-hosting a virtual event with the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
$140bn needed to tackle lifestyle diseases by 2030
Achieving the UN goals on diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes will need an average investment of US$18 million a year, targeting policies to cut smoking, alcohol abuse, and unhealthy diets.
IYBSSD2022: stories of a scientific year… 17 (TAE boss to IUPAP)
The Chief Science Officer (CSO) of TAE Technologies, Toshi Tajima, has been appointed into the ‘International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Commission 16 on Plasma Physics’. He will spearhead dialogue on how to attain SDGs, especially as IYBSSD2022 is celebrated.
To make ‘open science’ a reality, key issues must be advanced
To make open science a reality, three key issues, as a priority, ought to be advanced globally, according to Peter Gluckman, President of the International Science Council (ISC).
IYBSSD2022: stories of a scientific year… 16 (ASSAf, IYBSSD coordinator)
Basking from the euphoria of having its Executive Officer appointed as Node Coordinator for IYBSSD2022, ASSAf says it will engage stakeholders in South Africa and other African countries, to promote basic sciences.
