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Two Academy Fellows elected to Royal Society

Two Academy Fellows, Professor Marilyn Renfree and Professor David Craik, have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the world’s oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

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Science at the Shine Dome returns in hybrid event series

12 May – 4 November Online, and in-person at the Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra Registration is now open for Science at the Shine Dome, the Academy’s premier annual event.

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Time capsule with Fellows’ messages for the future placed under Dome

A time capsule containing Fellows’ messages to the future has been placed under the copper roof of the Shine Dome.

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Regional research set to get digital boost

The Australian Academy of Science along with the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER), today congratulates the 26 recipients of the Regional Collaborations Programme COVID-19 Digital Grants.

Australian scientists changing the world recognised with Academy awards

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 research

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.

Nominate now for the Academy’s 2022 awards

Nominate now for the Academy’s 2022 awards

Nominations are now open for the Academy’s 2022 honorific awards, and applications open for support for research conferences, research awards and travelling fellowships.

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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.

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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.