UK Young Academy

UK Young Academy

Abbreviation	UKYA
Formation	June 2022;3 years ago (2022-06)
Type	Academy of Sciences
Headquarters	c/o The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London SW1Y 5AG
Location	City of London, London , United Kingdom
Region	United Kingdom
Fields	Interdisciplinary
Membership	142 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.org Building details
General information
Coordinates	51°30′22″N0°07′57″W / 51.50599338°N 0.13250586°W / 51.50599338; -0.13250586

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

The Royal Society launched the academy in June 2022, in collaboration with six other academies across the UK and Ireland: ^{[4] [5]}

• British Academy ^[6]

• Academy of Medical Sciences ^[7]
• Learned Society of Wales ^[8]
• Royal Academy of Engineering ^[9]
• Royal Irish Academy ^[10]
• Royal Society of Edinburgh ^[11]

The Royal Society solicited applications for membership. ^[12]

Operation

The UK Young Academy is initially operating under the auspices of the Royal Society, and it became the 50th organisation to join the global initiative of Young Academies. 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 works with members to implement the Young Academy’s strategy and work programmes. Its 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

• Global Young Academy
• World Association of Young Scientists
• Young Academy of Europe
• Young Academy of Scotland

References

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2. "About the UK Young Academy". UK Young Academy. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
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5. "Senior Partner Academies". UK Young Academy. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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7. "UK Young Academy – a forum for early career researchers". The Academy of Medical Sciences . Retrieved 16 May 2023.
8. "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.
9. "Hispanic Studies lecturer joins new UK-wide Young Academy | University of Strathclyde". www.strath.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
10. 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.
11. "Sarah Pike joins first UK-wide Young Academy". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
12. "Emerging leaders wanted as first members of new UK Young Academy". The Royal Society. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
13. "UK Young Academy announces first members". The Royal Society. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
14. "University colleagues join first UK-wide Young Academy". University of York. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
15. Fry, Amy (2024-03-12). "UK Young Academy appoints 32 new members". UK Young Academy. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
16. "UK Young Academy announces first members". Royal Academy of Engineering. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
17. "UK Young Academy announces inaugural Executive Group members". UK Young Academy. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
18. "UK Young Academy announces inaugural Executive Group members | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.