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Hans Ellegren Foto: Mikael Wallerstedt
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2022

Hans Ellegren new member of the board

Hans Ellegren is a new member of the board for the Foundation for the Young Academy of Sweden since January 1st. Ellegren is professor of evolutionary biology at Uppsala University and Permanent s…
Johanna Rosén Foto: Erik Thor/SUA
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2022

Praise and blame in the Academy’s consultation response to the infrastructure investigation

The Young Academy of Sweden (YAS) submits a consultation response to the government report “Strengthened focus on the research infrastructure of the future”. As advanced research infrastructure be…
Vetenskaplig salong Foto: Sveriges unga akademi
News
2021

Salon on humor in science

The Young Academy of Sweden and the LMK Foundation arranged a scientific salon in Lund on humor, as a multifaceted subject and scientific material, a way to convey new research findings as well as…
Akademimöte Uppsala foto: Sveriges unga akademi
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2021

Academy meeting in Uppsala

In November, the second academy meeting of the autumn was held. The theme for the meeting was transisciplinarity, a favorite subject of the Academy. The topic was investigated in a panel discussio…
Agneta Bladh Foto: NordForsk/Terje Heiestad
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2021

Agneta Bladh new board member

Agneta Bladh has been appointed a new board member of the Foundation for the Young Academy of Sweden. She will take up the post in June. Agneta Bladh Photo: NordForsk/Terje Heiestad….
Ylva Söderfeldt, Sebastian Westenhoff, Dan Larhammar och Magnus Berggren Foto: Erik Thor/SUA, Markus Marcetic, Magnus Berggren/KAW
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2021

Op-Ed: Immigration regulations poses serious threat to research

Representatives and members of the Young Academy of Sweden, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences: Ylva Söderfeldt, Sebastian Westenhof…
Sebastian Westenhoff och Mia Liinason. Foto: Erik Thor/SUA
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2021

Young Academy of Sweden’s 10th anniversary celebrations

The Young Academy of Sweden celebrated 10 years with party, pomp and circumstance at Uppsala Castle. Science presentations in two acts at a high tempo, accompanied by beer and snacks, and music pe…
Alumniinternat Foto: Palle Dahlstedt
News
2021

Two day conference for the Young Academy of Sweden’s alumni

In connection with the Young Academy Sweden’s November meeting, a two days conference on leadership was arranged, by and with SUA alumni. Photo: It was like coming home. Tru…
UNESCO:s generalförsamling 2021
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2021

The Young Academy of Sweden attends UNESCO’s general conference

The Swedish UNESCO delegation invited The Young Academy of Sweden for the third time in a row to participate as an advisor at the General Conference in Paris in November. The Academy’s CEO S…

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