| Formation | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy of Sciences |
Region | United Kingdom |
Membership | 67 initially (5-year term)[1] |
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 |
The UK Young Academy is a national interdisciplinary society of young scientists, aiming to provide a forum leading young scientists in the United Kingdom.
The Royal Society launched the academy in June 2022 and solicited applications for membership.[2] 67 members were announced in January 2023.[3][4]
The UK Young Academy is affiliated with seven senior UK and Ireland-based academies:[5]
- The Academy of Medical Sciences[6]
- The British Academy
- The Learned Society of Wales
- The Royal Academy of Engineering
- The Royal Irish Academy
- The Royal Society[7]
- The Royal Society of Edinburgh
The academy aims to engage people at an early stage in their careers across the United Kingdom and Ireland. While the UK Young Academy will operate independently, it will be overseen by a Governance Committee and will continue to work closely with the above partner academies on relevant work programmes when appropriate.
The UK Young Academy has an Executive Group with seven members, announced in 2023:[8]
- Jahangir Alom, Barts Health NHS Trust
- Michael Berthaume, London South Bank University
- Denis Newman-Griffis, University of Sheffield
- Linda Oyama, Queen's University Belfast
- Edward Pyzer-Knapp, IBM
- Catarina Vicente, University of Oxford
- Amy Vincent, Newcastle University
See also
References
- ↑ "Our members". 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.
- ↑ "UK Young Academy announces first members". The Royal Society. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "UK Young Academy announces first members". Royal Academy of Engineering. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "Senior Partner Academies". UK Young Academy. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "UK Young Academy – a forum for early career researchers". The Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "The UK Young Academy". The Royal Society. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "UK Young Academy announces inaugural Executive Group members". UK Young Academy. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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