2026 YASAS General Assembly and European Young Academies Meeting
28 May - 29 May 2026, Staszic Palace, Warsaw, Poland
We are looking forward to welcoming you to the 2026 YASAS General Assembly, which will take place on Friday, 29 May, from 13:00 to 16:00 at the Staszic Palace in Warsaw, Poland.
The General Assembly is part of a three-day programme of events jointly hosted by the Polish Young Academy, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and ALLEA at the Staszic Palace and the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw.
The programme includes the 2026 ENYA meeting, as well as a joint ENYA–ALLEA session. The YASAS General Assembly will also be preceded by a SAPEA workshop organised by YASAS and ALLEA. Further information is available here.
Additional events include an ALLEA-organised reception, a satellite event by CoARA, and the ALLEA Public Conference, as well as the ALLEA Madame de Staël Prize Ceremony and Lecture. Full details are available in the programme below and at this link.
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
16:30-20:30 EFDS side event: Supporting the Ukrainian research ecosystem through international exchange and collaboration
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
10:00-12:00 CoARA side event: Values in Transition: An Intergenerational Dialogue on Research Assessment Reform
13:00-16:00 ALLEA Public Conference: Towards a Future of European Research Area: Boosting Trust, Integrity and Resilience
16:30-18:00 ALLEA Madame de Stael Prize Ceremony & Concert
19:30-21:00 Reception
Thursday, 28 May 2026
9:00-12:30 Internal ENYA meeting
13:30-16:00 Joint ALLEA-ENYA meeting:
Plenary (incl. Irish EU Council Presidency presentation & discussion)
Breakout Sessions on 1) Research integrity; 2) Resilience of science systems; 3) Science Diplomacy; 4) Careers and mobility
Friday, 29 May 2026
09:00-12:00 YASAS-ALLEA joint SAPEA workshop ”Diversity in science advice for strengthened trust, public confidence and legitimacy”
13:00-16:00 YASAS General Assembly (hybrid), for YASAS Delegates & Observers only
Contact
For any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We are looking forward to meeting you all in Warsaw in May!