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New Early- and Mid-Career Forum executive announced

The Academy's Early- and Mid-Career (EMCR) Forum has announced changes to its executive team.

Innovators and leading thinkers recognised in Science Academy awards

Scientists who are leading the world on solar energy efficiency, helping to develop one-shot flu vaccines, and making portable biosensors to detect viruses are among the winners of the Australian Academy of Science’s annual honorific awards.

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Innovators and leading thinkers recognised in Science Academy awards

Scientists who are leading the world on solar energy efficiency, helping to develop one-shot flu vaccines, and making portable biosensors to detect viruses are among the winners of the Australian Academy of Science’s annual honorific awards.

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New edition of Historical Records of Australian Science

The Academy's Historical Records of Australian Science journal has released its December volume.

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Registrations now open: Science at the Shine Dome 2016

Registrations are now open for the Academy's annual celebration of science, Science at the Shine Dome. Science at the Shine Dome (24–26 May 2016) will feature more than 40 outstanding scientists from around Australia—and special international guests—in a fast-paced three day conference showcasing new knowledge from across the scientific spectrum.

David Craig

Vale: Former Academy President David Craig

Former Academy President and prominent Australian chemist, Professor David Craig, has passed away aged 95.

Transcript: Science at the Shine Dome President’s Address, Professor Andrew Holmes

Delivered 8.30am Wednesday 27 May 2015, Shine Dome, Canberra

US National Institutes of Health

Apply for the chance to visit US National Institutes of Health

The Australian Academy of Science is encouraging young scientists to apply for a chance to visit the National Institutes of Health in the United States under one of its international scholarship programs.

New science council

Five Fellows chosen for new science council

Five Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science have been chosen to advise government through a new science council chaired by the Prime Minister.