The Global Young Academy gives a voice to young scientists around the world. To realise our vision, we develop, connect, and mobilise young talent from six continents. Moreover, we empower young researchers to lead international, interdisciplinary, and inter-generational dialogue with the goal to make global decision making evidence-based and inclusive.
Under the leadership of Maral Dadvar the 46 members of the selection committee have selected 43 new members to join the GYA in late April 2019 for a tenure of five years. The applications have been evaluated by at least four selection committee members in two rounds of reviews and thus scored based on GYA excellency criteria.