Satellites for development: facts and figures
Satellite technology is being increasingly seen as a tool to reduce inequalities in the crucial development decade to 2030.
Science for the SDGs – Part 2
The SDGs science report “The Future is Now” talks about inclusivity.
“ISC Presents” : a New Podcast about Basic Sciences
ISC Presents is a podcast by the International Science Council. It discusses the challenges, stories, and celebrations of science while seeking to encourage international action on concerns to both science, and society.
West Africa’s First Female Astrophysicist
Last year, Marie Korsaga became the first female astrophysicist in West Africa after completing her PhD in astrophysics at South Africa’s University of Cape Town on the theme ‘The distribution of dark and visible matter in spiral and irregular galaxies’. It was the culmination of seven years of intense research. The Burkinabe says she had…
Intervention at the IDWGS Celebration in UN Headquarters in New York
Michel Spiro, President of the Steering Committee of IYBSD 2022, gave the following comment during the official celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science In New York United Nation Headquarters on 11th February 2020. “On behalf of IUPAP (the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics) and, I am sure I…
5th International Day for Women and Girls in Science
The 11th February 2020, we will celebrate the 5th International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This annual celebration is particularly important as we are preparing IYBSSD 2022: the suppression of the gender gap in any field is the SDG n.5, and it is particularly important in science. On this occasion, Michel Spiro, president…
“Support and promote excellence in research, and the training of the next generation of researchers.” There are three Fonds de Recherche du Québec. The Fonds Nature and Technologies (FRQNT) The mission of FRQNT is as follows: to promote and provide financial support for research in the fields of natural sciences, mathematical sciences and engineering; to…
“Brings together materials researchers to enhance international cooperation and further enhance materials science and engineering globally” The International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) brings together materials researchers into an interdisciplinary Union to enhance international cooperation and further enhance materials science and engineering globally. IUMRS seeks to: facilitate international cooperation and information exchange among materials…
Vice Chair Prajval Shastri is an Indian astrophysicist specialising in the empirical investigation of giant black holes that are found in the centres of distant galaxies, using telescopes operating at multiple frequencies ranging from radio to gamma-rays. In particular, she studies the consequences of jets launched from their environment at relativistic speeds and their impact on…
About IYBSSD
Basic sciences are the sine qua non for sustainable development Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development is the ambitious program that the Member States of the United Nations have agreed on to ensure a balanced, sustainable and inclusive development of the planet. Basic sciences have an important contribution to make to the implementation of this program.…
