Nominations on for ‘TÜBA Academy Prizes’
Opened since last month, nominations for the ‘2022 TÜBA Academy Prizes’, will close on April 15, 2022.
‘Young’ Russian geologists attend ‘Asyltash Children’s School’
Aside theoretical lectures they received, Russian schoolchildren who attended the ‘Asyltash’ Geological School, performed practical tasks in radiometry, structural geology and petrography. Abdulsalam MAHMUD reports.
Academy raises alarm over Croatia’s demographic crisis
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts is worried over ‘troubling’ demographic trends in Croatia, as human population in the European nation decreased from 4,284,889 to 3,888,529, between 2011 and 2021.
‘Quest of the Lost Fields Medal’, ‘enjoying’ mathematics via a game
On 14 March 2022 the ‘International Day of Mathematics’ will be commemorated. Here is how AIMS South Africa and the Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées (CIMPA) celebrated last year’s edition with a video game: Quest of the Lost Fields Medal.
A place for wind turbines in French energy mix?
France produces 92% carbon-free electricity. However, this production is insufficient as soon as winter temperatures are low says Institut de France, which also questioned the place of wind turbines in French electricity mix.
Academy suggests ways to apply ‘open science principles’
Having formulated the second ‘National Plan for Open Science,’ the French Academy of Sciences reaffirms its support for national and international initiatives that promote ethically-acceptable open science.
Award-winning physicist, Saarloos, becomes EASAC President
Wim van Saarloos, former President, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics, has emerged as President of the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC).
10 Young Academy members to execute projects on ‘science policy’
10 researchers, whose achievements in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, ‘archaeology’ of the Earth’s galaxy, and Greek conceptualization of human nature are landmark, will be inducted as Young Academy members.
The 1st UN resolution on role of parliaments in SDGs
In a historic first, the UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution highlighting the critical role of parliaments in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Slovak Sciences Academy unveils its 1st ‘Gender Equality Plan’
The first ‘Gender Equality Plan’ produced by the Slovak Academy of Sciences will enable the Academy to reflect on the state of women’s representation in its workplaces, while institutionalizing gender equality principles.
