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March for Science
News
2017

Young Academy of Sweden supports March for Science

On Saturday 22 April the March for Science takes place in Stockholm and more than 400 other cities around the world. By participating in the march, the Academy stands up for science and research….
Jens Hjerling-Leffler
News
2017

Jens Hjerling-Leffler at the seminar Opportunities in Open Science

The seminar “Opportunities in Open Science” took place on 19 January at The National Library of Sweden. Jens Hjerling-Leffler represented the Young Academy of Sweden in the concluding dialogue and…
Camilla Svensson at the French-Swedish Research Day Photo: Annika Moberg/Young Academy of Sweden
News
2016

French-Swedish Research Day

The French-Swedish Research Day is dedicated to the scientific cooperation between France and Sweden. This year’s event was held on 27 October at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Sto…
Pristagare Torsten Wiesel Midnight Sun Award
News
2016

The Torsten Wiesel Midnight Sun Award to The Big Bang Theory

PRESS RELEASE: THE YOUNG ACADEMY OF SWEDEN has decided to award The Torsten Wiesel Midnight Sun Award – For Distinguished Achievement in Promoting Science to: Laureates: Steven Molaro, Bill…
Christian Broberger Foto: Anna Sjöström Douagi
News
2016

School visit

Neuroscientist Christian Broberger visited class 4 in Långbrodalsskolan, Stockholm. Christian talked about the brain and had brought with him a brain model to show. He also talked ab…
Speed dating
News
2015

2nd World Wide Meeting of Young Academies

In November The Young Academy of Sweden (YAS) together with The Global Young Academy (GYA) and The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) welcomed representatives from Young Academies,…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, LeJean Hardin, Andy Sproles
News
2015

Forssén found a way to accurately calculate the neutron distribution in atomic nuclei

What is the size of atomic nucleus? One might think that the answer to this simple question is well known, but it is actually not. The atomic nucleus consists of protons and neutrons (jointly refe…
Helena Filipsson
News
2015

Filipsson in Nature Geoscience study: volcanic eruptions cooled the climate

, is one contributor to a recent climate study published in Nature Geoscience. The findings show how volcanic eruptions have affected the climate in the recent past. For almost 2,000 years the oce…
L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science logo
News
2015

Young Academy of Sweden one part when ”L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science” is launched in Sweden

The Young Academy of Sweden constitutes the scientific party when For Women in Science is introduced in Sweden. If everything proceeds according to plan, prominent, young, female res…

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