How photogenic is science?
Science is not just about lab coats, long equations, complex graphs, and detailed studies. It can also give rise to unique moments and unsuspected beauty.
Hikes in energy prices threat to Czech Academy of Sciences
Energy prices have been afflicting Europe throughout the year, and the unprecedented situation has also affected the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Victimized researchers get platform to report violent threats
Academics regularly face threats, harassment and hate speech. To address this issue, Universities of the Netherlands (UNL), the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) have launched ‘WetenschapVeilig’.
WOMEN IN SCIENCE: Josiane Dantas Viana Barbosa
The renowned Brazilian scientist focuses her research on the development of bioprinting and electrospinning that serve as the basis for transporting drugs and cells in the treatment of various illnesses.
VIDEO: Solar energy’s contribution to sustainable energy
In a Youtube video, a scientist has explained how solar energy will be instrumental in providing sustainable and clean energy for all; the 7th of the 17 SDGs which countries will need to meet by 2030.
Calling for a sustainable research environment
Representatives from all over the world joined the Triennial Conference of the InterAcademy Partnership and Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies, brainstorming on how research structures can be more equitable.
Youth science forum on “Physics for a Better World”
A session for schoolchildren and students on “Physics for a better world” will be presented within the framework of the 51st National Conference on Physics Education, to be held in April 2023, in Bulgaria.
Trains painted with various ‘scientific concepts’ launched
Taiwan says it will support four MRT trains having paintings of nature, carbon reduction, the oceans and various other aspects of science, as part of promoting IYBSSD2022.
Apply for IDA’s ‘Light Monitor Grant Program’
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) and Asterion are providing specialized devices that monitor the presence of visible artificial light at night, as they rollout their new ‘Light Monitor Grant Program’.
Empowering forestland peoples
TWAS awardee, Sarobidy Rakotonarivo, is working to ensure that poor villagers in remote parts of Africa have their say in conservation measures that affect their lives.
