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Australian scientists changing the world recognised with Academy awards
Outstanding contributions to science have been recognised by the Australian Academy of Science today with 24 current and future stars of science receiving prestigious 2021 honorific awards.
2021 J G Russell awardees receive funding to further support their research
Four early-career researchers have been awarded a prestigious top-up grant that recognises and supports excellence in science research.
Max Day Awards support researchers to protect bees and frogs
Bees are dying off around the globe, but one of the recipients of the Australian Academy of Science’s 2021 Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award is working to protect them in Australia.
Academy Fellow recognised internationally in celebration of women and girls in science
Academy Fellow Professor Martina Stenzel has been internationally recognised as one of the most distinguished women in chemistry by the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). She was listed alongside eleven other female chemists from around the world to receive the 2021 IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Award earlier this week.
Australia’s home of science to shine brighter than ever
This previously published story has been updated to include the timelapse video of the dome's repair. The home of Australian science, the Shine Dome, will sport a shiny new top and be far more energy efficient as works begin to repair the damage from the January 2020 hailstorm which severely dented the dome’s copper roof tiles.
Welcoming the new Early- and Mid-Career Researcher Forum Executive
The Academy’s Early- and Mid-Career (EMCR) Forum has announced the new Executive for 2021. Seven new passionate and engaged EMCRs will help advocate for researchers in Australia through the Forum and all its activities.
Academy Fellow among Australian space researchers honoured at COSPAR 2021
Three Australian researchers, including a Fellow of the Academy, have received international recognition for their contributions to astronomy and space science at the awards ceremony of the 43rd Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Scientific Assembly.