“The Global State of Young Scientists in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Exploration of Constraints and Strategies”

“The Global State of Young Scientists in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Exploration of Constraints and Strategies” analyses the experiences of early-career researchers from Latin America and the Caribbean to contribute to a better understanding of the social contexts in which they develop their careers.

During the webinar, we will present the main findings of the report and discuss them with two prominent experts from the LAC region.

Afterwards, participants will be invited to share their ideas about next steps for the work of the GloSYS LAC working group.

The launch event for this report will be run in the form of a Zoom meeting.

Start End Program Title Format Speaker(s)
15:40 16:00 Technical Check for speakers  
16:00 16:05 Opening remarks, welcome, outline & intro for first speaker Live presentation Sandra López Vergès, GYA member & Gorgas Memorial Research Institute for Health Studies, Panama
16:05 16:15 GLOSYS LAC report presentation Live presentation Alejandro Miranda-Nieto
16:15 16:16 Brief intro for speaker 1 Live presentation Sandra López Vergès
16:16 16:26 Reflections on the report findings and own perspective on constraints and coping strategies Live presentation Ernesto Fernandez Polcuch, Director, UNESCO Montevideo
16:26 16:27 Thanks & brief intro for speaker 2 Live presentation Sandra López Vergès
16:27 16:37 Coping with challenges and constraints in the path to science in Latin America: some reflections on the report presented by the Global Young Academy Live presentation Elizabeth Balbachevsky,

Department of Political Science, University of São Paulo

16:37 17:00 Q&A with the speakers Live Q&A Moderated by Nadia de Léon, GYA member & Centro de Investigación Educativa Panama
17:00 17:25 Next steps for GLOSYS LAC Live discussion Moderated by Nadia de Léon
17:25 17:30 Closing remarks Live presentation Alice Abreu, Professor Emerita of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro