Throughout 2021, the Australian Academy of Science has again sought to place science at the service of the nation and to make science available to everyone.
What we're reading: Australia's top scientists' summer book and podcast recommendations
The Australian Academy of Science’s Annual Fellows’ Christmas Book and Podcast List has been released, with recommendations from Australia's leading scientists.
Australian experts’ new ideas to better protect World Heritage sites from climate change
Australian experts are calling for the challenges of climate change to be used as a catalyst for positive changes to help conserve the world’s most precious heritage places.
Future Earth Australia progresses adaptation strategy
In October, Future Earth Australia announced that it would be producing a National Strategy for Just Adaptation to ensure future generations of Australians can cope with climate change in a sustainable and equitable manner.
Since then, an expert working group of leading climate adaptation researchers and practitioners from across specialist fields has been formed to provide strategic oversight into the strategy.
The drafting of the strategy has begun, and it will be released in early 2022. Keep up to date on the initiative by following Future Earth Australia on Twitter or reading the Academy newsletter.
Many of the potential symptoms of long COVID, such as brain fog and mental illness, can make it difficult for people to go about their normal routines.
Beyond the devastating death toll and severe illness caused by COVID-19, there can be a lingering legacy of the disease: it’s known as ‘long COVID’.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellowships
Volvo Environment Prize
Lefoulon-Delalande Grand Prize
AOGS Axford Medal
Lasker Award
The Royal Society Awards
AAHMS Medal for Outstanding Female Researcher
Fellows update
Keep abreast of the Academy Fellowship in the Fellows update:
Honours and awards to Fellows
Obituary for Professor Olle Björkman
Coming events
Food for Thought: The Future of Food and Nutrition
14 December
How is it that a blob of slime instinctively knows what and how much to eat, yet humans can’t seem to figure it out? Join us to explore the big questions in the final instalment of Food for Thought 2021.
