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Academy President elected to Royal Academy of Engineering
Australian Academy of Science President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC PresAA FTSE, has been elected an International Fellow of the United Kingdom’s Royal Academy of Engineering.
Eureka moment for two Academy Fellows
Two Academy Fellows, Professor Veena Sahajwalla and Professor David Lindenmayer, are among Australia’s top scientists and science teams recognised at the prestigious 2022 Eureka Prizes at the Australian Museum.
Academy archive digitisation project boosted by generous donation
A $100,000 donation by philanthropist and former pharmaceutical executive David Anstice AO will support the digitisation of the historic scientific collections held at the Australian Academy of Science.
Outstanding scientists don’t work alone: collaborations in the Asia-Pacific region
In a global world, the future of science depends on strong and enduring international relationships. According to Professor Sharon Lewin from the Doherty Institute, “Collaboration across borders in science is hugely important, especially when you're trying to tackle really big and important problems.”
A long, fruitful history of Japanese-Australian collaboration in STEM
Japan and Australia, two global leaders in science, have a rich history of working together. It is now over 40 years since the bilateral science and technology treaty between the two countries was signed. While science collaboration between Japan and Australia was well established prior to this, the treaty formalised and built on the relationship to the great benefit of both countries.
The surprising science of tracing life in the oceans
One-and-a-half billion years ago all life on earth was single-celled prokaryotes – then the first multicellular organism evolved. This was a fundamental evolutionary shift that changed the course of Earth’s history. Today, scientists can trace this history and find answers to all sorts of scientific problems.
Young Australian scientists learn from Nobel Laureates at 71st Lindau Meeting
Twelve of Australia's brightest young scientists attended the 71st annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to the discipline of chemistry from 26 June to 1 July in Germany. This event is a highly prestigious annual gathering of Nobel Laureates and emerging scientists from around the world.
