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Science leader awarded one of Italy’s highest civilian honours

The Chief Executive of the Australian Academy of Science, Anna-Maria Arabia, has been awarded one of Italy’s highest civilian honours for strengthening the ties and friendship between Australia and Italy in the STEM sector and beyond.

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Max Day awardees aim to safeguard culture and change behaviours

Two early-career researchers have each been awarded a 2022 Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship for their highly interdisciplinary research work to protect the environment. Ms Bridget Campbell is a PhD candidate at Macquarie University and Dr Brock Bergseth is a research fellow at James Cook University.

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Shine Dome lights up as ACT hits 95 per cent

The Shine Dome, home of the Australian Academy of Science, joined many other Canberra icons with aqua-blue lighting in November.

Climate change will drive future pandemics, says PM Science prize recipient-thumbnail

Climate change will drive future pandemics, says PM Science prize recipient

New climate change hub to be a trusted source of climate science and solutions-thumbnail

New climate change hub to be a trusted source of climate science and solutions

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Proceedings of National RNA Science and Technology Roundtable released

The full proceedings of a national roundtable to identify Australia's RNA science and technology priorities have been released.

Team responsible for cancer research breakthrough wins Eureka Award

Team responsible for cancer research breakthrough wins Eureka Award

A breakthrough bioprinting system that can rapidly produce 3D cell structures is set to be a game-changer for cancer research and therapeutic development.

2021 Nobel Prize winners for physics

The 2021 science Nobel Prizes: Academy Fellows respond

This week the three prestigious Nobel Prizes for science were announced for the fields of Physiology or Medicine, Physics, and Chemistry. Here’s how some of the Academy’s Fellows responded to the announcement.

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Moran Award to help study history of mining toxicity and environmental justice

Dr Lilian Pearce from the Centre for the Study of the Inland at La Trobe University is the recipient of the Academy’s 2022 Moran Award for History of Science Research.