Societies and Academies

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The Origins of Mathematical Societies and Journals

We investigate the origins of mathematical societies and journals. We argue that the origins of today’s professional societies and journals have their roots in the informal gatherings of mathematicians in 17th century Italy, France, and England. The small gatherings in these nations began as academies and after gaining government recognition and support, they became the ancestors of the professional societies that exist today. We provide a brief background on the influences of the Renaissance and Reformation before discussing the formation of mathematical academies in each country

Keeping a learned society young

Aging organizations - regardless of whether they are firms, faculties, societies, political bodies, teams, or national academies - seek ways to rejuvenate. This paper demonstrates that the best way to keep an organization young is through a mixed strategy of recruiting both young and old, and that, contrary to intuition, recruiting those of middle age is the least effective strategy for maintaining a younger age structure. The aging of learned societies is a problem in many national academies. Faced with rising life expectancy, particularly for older persons, the average age of academy members is increasing. Another reason for "overaging" is an increase in the age at election. In an organization with a fixed size, the annual intake is strictly determined by the number of deaths and the statutory retirement age. This can, among many learned societies, lead to a fundamental dilemma: the desire to maintain a young age structure, while still guaranteeing a high recruitment rate. We derive an optimal recruitment policy which is bimodal, i.e., it entails shifting recruitment partly to younger ages and partly to older ages, while decreasing the recruitment of middle-aged candidates. Although the optimization problem explicitly involves only the average age and the recruitment rate as objectives, the methodology implicitly allows us to take into consideration all other objectives (formal or informal) used in the actual election practice.age-specific recruitment policy, fixed-size population, optimal control

Atlas of open science and research in Finland 2019 : Evaluation of openness in the activities of higher education institutions, research institutes, research-funding organisations, Finnish academic and cultural institutes abroad and learned societies and academies. Final report

This evaluation of the openness of Finnish research organisations, research-funding organisations, academic and cultural institutes abroad and learned societies and academies was completed by the Ministry of Education and Culture to assess the openness of operational cultures and to evaluate progress for the organisations evaluated in previous years. This evaluation covers the activities of Finnish higher education institutions, research institutes, research-funding organisations, the Academic and Cultural Institutes abroad and Learned Societies and Academies in 2019. This evaluation examines the key indicators chosen to assess the performance on openness. Key indicators are used to provide some insights on the competences and capacity of the research system in supporting progress towards openness. Barriers and development needs are discussed, with suggestions for improvement

AASSA-INSA-NISCAIR Regional Workshop on ‘Sustainable Development Goals: Communication Strategies’

CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (CSIR-NISCAIR) organised a Regional Workshop on ‘Sustainable Development Goals: Communication Strategies’ during 16-18 November 2017 at the NASC Complex, New Delhi in collaboration with the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA) and the Indian National Science Academy (INSA)

Public Recognition and Media Coverage of Mathematical Achievements

This report aims to convince readers that there are clear indications that society is increasingly taking a greater interest in science and particularly in mathematics, and thus society in general has come to recognise, through different awards, privileges, and distinctions, the work of many mathematicians. We provide examples of recognition accorded by institutions, societies, schools, communities, academies, and the public in general to these mathematicians

Pan-European entrepreneurial summer academies with impact: The case of STARTIFY7

© 2017 by Emerald Publishing Limited.Entrepreneurship is viewed as essential to the future prosperity of Europe and creating societies that are socially and economically inclusive. The information communication technology (ICT) sector has been identified as an area of great entrepreneurial potential for Europe and yet the continent struggles to create global leaders in the digital startup space. In response to this challenge, the European Commission launched its Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan to stimulate and support young people to become entrepreneurs and exploit the potential of ICT, in terms developing new digital products and services. This chapter reports on a project to develop and deliver a series of pan-European summer academies for entrepreneurship training funded by Horizon 2020. The chapter details the process of developing the academies and offer reflections on the impacts of the project

A Survey of Attitudes and Actions on Dual Use Research in the Life Sciences

Presents results of a survey of American Association for the Advancement of Science members in the life sciences on their knowledge and perceptions of dual use issues, their role in reducing the risks of misuse, and the need for oversight mechanisms

Voluntary Societies and Urban Elites in 19th Century Italy

Paper given at European History [E-seminars