Addendum on developments at Boğaziçi University

This note, added to The Science Academy statement of February 3  on the appointment of a new president to Boğaziçi University addresses developments since then, namely allegations   concerning Science Academy member Prof. Dr Ayşe Buğra and abrupt installments of new Faculties of Law and Communication at Boğaziçi University.

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The Science Academy Statement on the Appointment of a new President to Boğaziçi University

Please click to read The Science Academy Turkey – Bilim Akademisi executive board’s statement on the appointment of a new president to Boğaziçi University.

An addendum was released on February 8  to The Science Academy statement of February 3 on the appointment of a new president to Boğaziçi University addressing thedevelopments since then, namely allegations  concerning Science Academy member Prof. Dr Ayşe Buğra and the abrupt establishment of two new faculties at Boğaziçi University.

 

By |07/02/2021|Comments Off on The Science Academy Statement on the Appointment of a new President to Boğaziçi University

The Science Academy endorses statement by WHO Director General

The Science Academy – Bilim Akademisi – Turkey endorses  the statement made by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, in his opening remarks  at the 148th Session of the WHO Executive Board.

The statement from Dr. Tedros makes clear the moral as well as scientific, indeed common sense, arguments for a proper international vaccination effort. To quote:

“It’s right that all governments want to prioritize vaccinating their own health workers and older people first. But it’s not right that younger, healthier adults in rich countries are vaccinated before health workers and older people in poorer …

By |25/01/2021|Comments Off on The Science Academy endorses statement by WHO Director General

Science Academy Statement on Precautionary Measures Against the Covid-19 Pandemic

Please click here to read the ”Statement on Precautionary Measures Against the Covid-19 Pandemic” issued by the Executive Board of the Science Academy.

Before being shared with the public this statement was respectfully submitted to the President, the Minister of Health, the Minister of Industry, Science and Technology, to members of the Science Board of the Ministry of Health and to the president of  TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey).

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The Science Academy, Turkey admitted as a Member Organization of the International Science Council

The Science Academy, Turkey – Bilim Akademisi has just been admitted as a Member Organization of the International Science Council (ISC), which is the largest global organization of science and social science institutions, comprising a membership of 40 international Unions and Associations and more than 140 national and regional organizations including Academies and Research Councils.

The Science Academy intends to be an active Member Organization of the ISC based on the expert contributions of our members.

By |10/01/2020|Comments Off on The Science Academy, Turkey admitted as a Member Organization of the International Science Council

New Members of the Science Academy (December 2019)

The following scientists were elected as Science Academy, Turkey  members at the General Assembly on  7.12.2019.

 

HONORARY MEMBER

Avadis Hacınlıyan – Physics –  Yeditepe University

MEMBERS

Umut Gürsoy –Physics – Utrecht University

Metin Sitti– Engineering / Physics – Koç University 

Aksel Siva- Neurology  – İstanbul University

Kamil Uğurbil – Engineering/Medicine – Minnesota University

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