7 ‘mega’ research projects in Netherlands get AIRF grants
In Netherlands, seven new ‘groundbreaking’ research projects have been awarded grants from the Academy Institutes Research Fund (AIRF).
Model improves accuracy for remote sensing interpretation
A new foundation model dubbed RingMo has been developed to improve the accuracy for remote sensing image interpretation.
Mascarenhas – Celebrating Latin America’s most productive researcher
Yvonne Mascarenhas turned 91 on the 21st of July 2022, having dedicated at least 70 years to scientific research. The accomplished Brazilian woman scientist is a force to be reckoned with in the field of physical chemistry.
25 countries partner on health inequalities research
A series of workshops recently attracted participants from 25 countries to identify how research can create more equitable health outcomes, while facilitating future health emergency preparedness.
Research initiative needed to achieve climate-neutral society
Climate scientists, united in an advisory body set up by NWO and KNAW, are recommending that a ‘Dutch Climate Research Initiative’ (Klimaatonderzoek Initiatief Nederland) be established as soon as possible.
‘Only 20% of climate change studies written by women’
Despite progress on gender representation in science and research, disparities still exist. Women author fewer of the papers that are published in journals than men, according to the findings by the scientific publisher Elsevier.
OAD PROJECTS: Astronomy for students through app and game
Since 2011, the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has funded over 200 projects that use astronomy as a tool to address challenges in communities and achieve SDGs. OAD’s Dana Ficut-Vicas and Maria Alejandra Diaz write on the changes these projects are creating in their communities.
TWAS Fellow, Marwala, appointed UN University Rector
Tshilidzi Marwala, a 2010 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Fellow from South Africa, is now the Rector of United Nations University (UNU).
OAD PROJECTS: Rediscovering identity through astronomy
Since 2011, the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has funded over 200 projects that use astronomy as a tool to address challenges in communities and achieve SDGs. OAD’s Dana Ficut-Vicas and Maria Alejandra Diaz write on the changes these projects are creating in their communities.
Free research, imagination and bold ideas…
To underline the need for new knowledge to solve global challenges, the UN designated 2022/23 as the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. Christina Moberg writes about the vision for a functional world.
