Of all the places to find inspiration for new battery chemistry, soil might be the last place you would think to look. Yet sulfur – an important nutrient that keeps plants healthy – may hold the key to a more sustainable battery.
Applications for a junior scientist to travel in 2023 to the National Institutes of Health in the USA are now open. The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to foster international collaboration and develop their career.
Expressions of interest are invited from scientists, 30 years of age or under, working in any health-related field of natural science. Applications close 30 January 2023.
Professor John Mattick, together with Paulo Amaral, has recently published ‘RNA, the Epicenter of Genetic Information’ which reveals the diverse wonders of RNA in a series of stories. The printed book can be purchased online, and the text is also available via open access for free.
In May, Professor John Aitken also launched his book ‘The Infertility Trap’, an analysis of human fertility projected into the future. The book can be purchased online in hard copy or as an e-book.
Find out more about coming opportunities for scientists:
Keep abreast of the Academy Fellowship in the Fellows update:
Date: 10 November, 9:00 – 9:45pm AEDT
Location: Free online (livestream and recorded)
The Academy’s STEM Women initiative is expanding to include profiles of women scientists from any country in the world. The platform is launching to the public on 10 November, and you can create a profile on the website now.
Date: 22 November – 24 November
Venue: Shine Dome and Parliament House
Science at the Shine Dome is the Academy’s annual flagship event. Across three days, Australia’s most influential scientists gather at the Shine Dome in Canberra to celebrate and honour outstanding achievements in science. It is a time for researchers from all disciplines and career levels to come together to present, share, network and collaborate.
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Each time you make a gift through our annual tax or special appeals, you help to make the Academy a vital, viable and visible presence in Australia and around the world.
Learn more about giving to the Academy.
Find out about Celebrate science, which gives you the opportunity to dedicate a virtual copper roof tile of the Shine Dome to an Australian scientist who has made a significant contribution to science.
The Honorary editor of the Academy newsletter is Professor Yuri Estrin FAA
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