UK Young Academy
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| Abbreviation | UKYA |
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| Formation | June 2022 |
| Type | Academy of Sciences |
| Headquarters | c/o The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London SW1Y 5AG |
| Location | |
Region | United Kingdom |
| Fields | Interdisciplinary |
Membership | 99 members (5-year term)[1] |
Official language | English |
Main organ | Governance Committee Executive Group |
| Affiliations | Academy of Medical Sciences British Academy Learned Society of Wales Royal Academy of Engineering Royal Irish Academy Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh |
| Website | ukyoungacademy Building details |
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| General information | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′21.57617″N 0°7′57.02110″W / 51.5059933806°N 0.1325058611°W |
The UK Young Academy (UKYA) is a national interdisciplinary membership organisation that brings together UK-based early career researchers, professionals and innovators from a wide range of sectors, enabling them to collaborate to make a positive difference in the UK and globally. Its work programmes include member-led activities and initiatives that work to address the challenges the world is facing at a national and international level.[2][3]
Launch
[edit]The Royal Society launched the academy in June 2022, in collaboration with seven senior partner academies across the UK and Ireland.[4] The Royal Society solicited applications for membership.[5] These academies are:
- The Academy of Medical Sciences[8]
- The Learned Society of Wales[9]
- The Royal Academy of Engineering[10]
- The Royal Irish Academy[11]
- The Royal Society of Edinburgh[12]
Operation
[edit]It is currently operating under the auspices of the Royal Society in first instance. It joins the global initiative of Young Academies, with the UK Young Academy becoming the 50th to join the movement. Its founding cohort of 67 members started in January 2023.[13][14] The second cohort of 32 were announced in March 2024.[15] Membership is free, through a competitive selection process, and lasts for five-year terms.[16]
An Executive Group, comprising elected representatives of the membership, forms the leadership team and is responsible for working with the members to implement the Young Academy’s strategy and work programmes. The Executive Group seven members, announced in 2023, are:[17][18]
- Jahangir Alom, Barts Health NHS Trust
- Sandeep Sandhu, Innovate UK Business Connect
- Denis Newman-Griffis, University of Sheffield
- Linda Oyama, Queen's University Belfast
- Edward Pyzer-Knapp, IBM
- Sophoe Meekings, University of York
- Amy Vincent, Newcastle University
See also
[edit]- Global Young Academy
- World Association of Young Scientists
- Young Academy of Europe
- Young Academy of Scotland
References
[edit]- ^ "Our members". UK Young Academy. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "About the UK Young Academy". UK Young Academy. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ IOM3. "UK Young Academy - call for members". www.iom3.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Senior Partner Academies". UK Young Academy. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Emerging leaders wanted as first members of new UK Young Academy". The Royal Society. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "The UK Young Academy". The Royal Society. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Two academics named in Young Academy inaugural cohort | University of St Andrews news". news.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "UK Young Academy – a forum for early career researchers". The Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Major success for Loughborough University as several academics become founding members of the UK-wide Young Academy". Loughborough University. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Hispanic Studies lecturer joins new UK-wide Young Academy | University of Strathclyde". www.strath.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ Bristol, University of. "2023: Eleanore Hickman UK Young Academy | University of Bristol Law School | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Sarah Pike joins first UK-wide Young Academy". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "UK Young Academy announces first members". The Royal Society. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "University colleagues join first UK-wide Young Academy". University of York. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ Fry, Amy (2024-03-12). "UK Young Academy appoints 32 new members". UK Young Academy. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "UK Young Academy announces first members". Royal Academy of Engineering. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "UK Young Academy announces inaugural Executive Group members". UK Young Academy. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "UK Young Academy announces inaugural Executive Group members | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
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