image: The Global Young Academy (GYA) will host the launch event of the newest Global State of Young Scientists (GloSYS) report, “The Global State of Young Scientists in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Exploration of Constraints and Strategies” on 1 February 2023 (16:00-17:30 UTC). view more
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Global State of Young Scientists project to launch report on Latin America and Caribbean countries on 1 February
20 January 2023 –The Global Young Academy (GYA) will host the launch event of the newest Global State of Young Scientists (GloSYS) report, “The Global State of Young Scientists in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Exploration of Constraints and Strategies” on 1 February 2023 (16:00-17:30 UTC).
Major findings of the report describe how underfunded research systems and deficient infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries lead to various consequences for ECRs, for example, a lack of permanent or continuous employment prospects and non-remunerated work. The report also presents strategies for dealing with these problems.
During the webinar, the main findings will be presented by report author Alejandro Miranda-Nieto (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway), and discussed by Ernesto Fernandez Polcuch (Director, UNESCO Montevideo), Elizabeth Balbachevsky (Department of Political Science, University of São Paulo), as well as Alice Abreau (Professor Emerita, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro). The webinar will be moderated by GYA member Sandra Lopez-Verges (Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies, Panama).
GloSYS is an ongoing empirical research project of the GYA that investigates the context in which early-career researchers (ECRs) work, and the challenges and motivations that shape their career trajectories.
Previous areas of GloSYS focus were ASEAN and Africa, while the third region GloSYS examines is Latin America and the Caribbean. The objective of GloSYS LAC is to investigate the socio-structural contexts that influence the trajectories of ECRs and the capacity of these academics to shape their careers. Currently, the project is seeking cooperation with academic and research institutions across the region.
Register for the 1 February 2023 (16:00-17:30 UTC) launch here: https://leopoldina-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpcO-orTksE9yq2Ix3Fx0pxCHAeshmFNzk
More information about the launch event is available on our event website: https://globalyoungacademy.net/events/glosys-lac-report-launch-event/
About the Global Young Academy
The vision of the GYA is science for all; science for the future, and its mission is to give a voice to young scientists and researchers around the world. The GYA, founded in 2010, is an independent science academy of 200 outstanding early- to mid-career researchers from six continents who are selected from across disciplines based on their academic excellence and commitment to engage with society. GYA members serve five-year terms, and the GYA presently counts members and alumni from 100 countries. The GYA administrative Office is publicly funded and hosted at the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
Contact persons for the media: James Curtiss, Senior Communications Officer: James.Curtiss@globalyoungacademy.net