‘9th Heidelberg Laureate Forum’ slated for Sept 2022
Young computer scientists and talented mathematicians are invited to apply for participation in the ‘9th Heidelberg Laureate Forum’ to hold in Germany.
Finally, UNESCO recommendation on ‘Open Science’ adopted
Two years after 193 Member States passed a resolution at a UNESCO General Conference in 2019, the ‘Open Science Recommendation’ has been adopted.
2022: The Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development
Member States of the United Nations have approved the promulgation of 2022 as the ‘International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development’ (IYBSSD2022).
Climate action can lessen poverty, inequality
Climate change disproportionately affects the world’s most vulnerable populations, but redistributing revenues from carbon tax can promote equity and protect marginalized populations, says a new study.
Astronomical datas for developing countries
Workshops will assist scientists in developing countries to access and analyze astronomical data for their research.
We’ll reduce carbon footprint, support cryospheric sciences–IACS
In her new role as President, International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS), Liss Marie Andreassen, hopes to work with IUGG to reduce our carbon footprint and advance cryospheric sciences.
Climate change to alter maize, wheat global production by 2030
A new study by some international researchers has revealed that global maize and wheat production may be affected by 2030 if current trends of climate change persist.
Model for blood-brain barrier enables neurodegenerative diseases’ treatment
un Bioavailable drugs will soon emerge for treating Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases as a researcher at Montreal University develops an in vitro model for reproducing the complexity of a whole brain.
Chinese researchers develop ‘nanomedicine’ for leukemia therapy
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University and Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, have developed a ferritin (Fn)-based nanomedicine as efficient therapy against leukemia.
ISC members endorse reform call, principles for scientific publishing
At the ‘2021 Open Access week’, International Science Council’s members, aside approving a resolution to work on reforming scholarly publishing, also endorsed 8 fundamental principles for scientific publishing.
