TEHRAN – The winners of the twenty sixth version of the Science Promotion Award had been introduced and honored on Friday.
The Science Promotion Award is devoted to people and teams which have utilized their data and creativity to current science in a easy but fascinating strategy to all members of society, IRNA reported.
The award goals to acknowledge and recognize researchers, academics, college students, and media specialists who’ve made important efforts to advertise science and expertise in society.
This yr, the award is given in several fields together with sustainable efforts (scientific and academic actions in worldwide legislation), media, primary sciences, diabetes, growth and promotion of Iranian tradition and data, promotion of security data and consciousness in addressing hazards, conservation of surroundings (local weather change), promotion of data in much less privileged areas, engineering science in each day life, promotion of academic justice in disadvantaged areas, sociological science, and the promotion of Persian language.
International Week of Science and Peace
The International Week of Science and Peace, November 9-15, was first celebrated in 1986 as half of the observance of the International Year of Peace.
Based on the success of the 1986 observance, the organizers continued their efforts in successive years. In recognition of the worth of the annual observance, the General Assembly adopted decision 43/61 in December 1988, which proclaims the “International Week of Science and Peace”, to happen annually throughout the week through which 11 November falls.
The General Assembly urged Member States and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to encourage related establishments, associations and people to sponsor occasions and actions associated to the examine and dissemination of data on the hyperlinks between progress in science and expertise and upkeep of peace and safety; urged Member States to advertise worldwide co-operation amongst scientists and required the Secretary-General to report back to the General Assembly as its forty-fifth session on the actions and initiatives of Member States and organizations in reference to the week.
The annual observance of the International Week of Science and Peace is making an vital contribution to the promotion of peace.
The Week encourages larger tutorial exchanges on a topic of common significance whereas additionally producing larger consciousness of the connection between science and peace among the many basic public.
World Science Day for Peace and Development
Celebrated each 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the numerous position of science in society and the necessity to have interaction the broader public in debates on rising scientific points. It additionally underlines the significance and relevance of science in our each day lives.
The first World Science Day for Peace and Development was celebrated worldwide on 10 November 2002 underneath UNESCO auspices. The celebration concerned many companions, akin to governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental organizations, UNESCO National Commissions, scientific and analysis establishments, skilled associations, the media, science academics, and colleges.
By linking science extra intently with society, World Science Day for Peace and Development goals to make sure that residents are stored knowledgeable of developments in science. It additionally underscores the position scientists play in broadening our understanding of the exceptional, fragile planet we name residence and in making our societies extra sustainable.
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