UK Young Academy

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| name = UK Young Academy

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| formation = {{start date and age|2022|06}}

| abbreviation = UKYA

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| type = Academy of Sciences

| headquarters = c/o The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London SW1Y 5AG

| location_city = City of London, London

| location_country = United Kingdom

| region = United Kingdom

| fields = Interdisciplinary

| membership = 99 members (5-year term){{cite web| url=https://ukyoungacademy.org/members/ | title=Our members | publisher=UK Young Academy | accessdate=16 May 2023 }}

| language = English

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| 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 = {{URL|https://ukyoungacademy.org}}

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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.{{Cite web |title=About the UK Young Academy |url=https://ukyoungacademy.org/about/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=UK Young Academy |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=IOM3 |title=UK Young Academy - call for members |url=https://www.iom3.org/resource/uk-young-academy-call-for-members.html |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=www.iom3.org}}

Launch

The Royal Society launched the academy in June 2022, in collaboration with seven senior partner academies across the UK and Ireland.{{cite web| url=https://ukyoungacademy.org/about/governance/#senior-academies | title=Senior Partner Academies | publisher=UK Young Academy | accessdate=16 May 2023 }} The Royal Society solicited applications for membership.{{cite web| url=https://royalsociety.org/news/2022/06/uk-young-academy-launch/ | title=Emerging leaders wanted as first members of new UK Young Academy | publisher=The Royal Society | date=14 June 2022 | accessdate=16 May 2023 }} These academies are:

The Royal Society{{cite web| url=https://royalsociety.org/about-us/ukya/ | title=The UK Young Academy | publisher=The Royal Society | accessdate=16 May 2023 }}
The British Academy{{Cite web |title=Two academics named in Young Academy inaugural cohort {{!}} University of St Andrews news |url=https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/two-academics-named-in-young-academy-inaugural-cohort/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=news.st-andrews.ac.uk}}

The Academy of Medical Sciences{{cite web| url=https://acmedsci.ac.uk/grants-and-schemes/whats-available-to-me/UKyoungacademy | title=UK Young Academy – a forum for early career researchers | publisher=The Academy of Medical Sciences | accessdate=16 May 2023 }}
The Learned Society of Wales{{Cite web |date=2023-01-10 |title=Major success for Loughborough University as several academics become founding members of the UK-wide Young Academy |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2023/january/academics-become-ukya-founding-members/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Loughborough University |language=en}}
The Royal Academy of Engineering{{Cite web |title=Hispanic Studies lecturer joins new UK-wide Young Academy {{!}} University of Strathclyde |url=https://www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde/news/2023/hispanicstudieslecturerjoinsnewuk-wideyoungacademy/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=www.strath.ac.uk}}
The Royal Irish Academy{{Cite web |last=Bristol |first=University of |title=2023: Eleanore Hickman UK Young Academy {{!}} University of Bristol Law School {{!}} University of Bristol |url=https://www.bristol.ac.uk/law/news/2023/eleanore-hickman-uk-young-academy-.html |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=www.bristol.ac.uk |language=en-GB}}
The Royal Society of Edinburgh{{Cite web |title=Sarah Pike joins first UK-wide Young Academy |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2023/sarah-pike-joins-first-uk-wide-young-academy |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=University of Birmingham |language=en}}

Operation

It is currently operating under the auspices of the Royal Society in first instance. It joins the global initiative of Young Academies, with the UK Young Academy becoming the 50th to join the movement. Its founding cohort of 67 members started in January 2023.{{cite web| url=https://royalsociety.org/news/2023/01/UKYA-members-announcement/ | title=UK Young Academy announces first members | publisher=The Royal Society | date=10 January 2023 | accessdate=16 May 2023 }}{{Cite web |title=University colleagues join first UK-wide Young Academy |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/campus/university-colleagues-join-first-uk-young-academy/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=University of York |language=en}} The second cohort of 32 were announced in March 2024.{{Cite web |last=Fry |first=Amy |date=2024-03-12 |title=UK Young Academy appoints 32 new members |url=https://ukyoungacademy.org/news/uk-young-academy-appoints-32-new-members/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=UK Young Academy |language=en-GB}} Membership is free, through a competitive selection process, and lasts for five-year terms.{{cite web| url=https://raeng.org.uk/news/uk-young-academy-announces-first-members | title=UK Young Academy announces first members | publisher=Royal Academy of Engineering | date=10 January 2023 | accessdate=16 May 2023 }}

An Executive Group, comprising elected representatives of the membership, forms the leadership team and is responsible for working with the members to implement the Young Academy’s strategy and work programmes. The Executive Group seven members, announced in 2023, are:{{cite web| url=https://ukyoungacademy.org/news/inaugural-executive-group-announced/ | title=UK Young Academy announces inaugural Executive Group members | publisher=UK Young Academy | date=13 April 2024 | accessdate=16 May 2023 }}{{Cite web |title=UK Young Academy announces inaugural Executive Group members {{!}} Royal Society |url=https://royalsociety.org/news/2023/04/ukya-executive-group-members/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=royalsociety.org |language=en}}