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Academy backs early-career researchers protecting Australia's wildlife

Two early-career scientists researching a deadly frog fungus and an invasive backyard skink have won the Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award.

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International grants supercharging Australian research collaborations

Australian researchers tackling big challenges have received a total of $6.2 million in grants to deepen partnerships with international collaborators across priority technology areas.

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Sixty years of illuminating the history of Australian science

Tracing the origins and stories of the Academy's journal, Historical Records of Australian Science, in its 60th year of publication.

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Academy celebrates the best of Australian science 

Prestigious honorific awards acknowledge outstanding contributions from 23 scientists across disciplines and career stages.

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Scholarship backs researcher’s work to prevent youth injury in Aboriginal communities

The recipient of the 2026 Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship in Medical Science says that community-led action can transform lifelong wellbeing.

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2026 J G Russell Award recognises diverse research projects 

Four early-career researchers will receive top-up grants to advance their experimental work.

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Australian scientists bound for Nobel Laureate Meeting

Nine outstanding Australian early‑career researchers have been selected to attend the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, joining Nobel Prize winners and peers from around the world.

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Indigenous scientists recognised for climate resilience research

Two Indigenous researchers are reshaping Australia’s scientific landscape – and strengthening climate resilience in the process.

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Research round-up: Quolls, dingoes and bushfires

In this edition: Indigenous knowledge sheds light on quoll decline, bush-fires have long-term impacts on water quality, and tracing the resurgence of Murchison dingoes