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Fellows' reading and listening list 2025

Spark your curiosity, make a fresh discovery or dive into a new world this summer with entertainment recommendations from some of Australia's top scientists.

Summer reading recommendations from our Fellows

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Academy Fellow one of three scientists to win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

In a testament to Australian scientific excellence, Professor Richard Robson FAA FRS has been announced as one of three scientists to win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Three early-career researchers to pitch their innovative ideas at Falling Walls Lab in Berlin

Mabel Day, a PhD candidate from the University of Adelaide, has been named the winner of the tenth Falling Walls Lab Australia, hosted by the Australian Academy of Science on 1 September 2025.

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Highlights from Science at the Shine Dome 2025

Science at the Shine Dome is the Academy’s flagship event. Over four days from 1 to 4 September 2025, Australia’s science sector gathered at the Shine Dome in Canberra – the home of Australian science – to celebrate science and to honour outstanding achievements.

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President’s speech: Science at the Shine Dome 2025 Gala Dinner

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Are brilliant scientists born or made? These new videos shed some light

The Academy launches video stories of its Fellows elected in 2025, bringing to life the people behind remarkable research.

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Young Australian scientists learn from Nobel laureates

Ten of Australia’s brightest early-career scientists have attended the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, dedicated to chemistry.

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Academy Vice-President delivers keynote at NAST Philippines Annual Scientific Meeting

On 9 July in Manila, Australian Academy of Science Vice-President, Professor Ivan Marusic, delivered a keynote address at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines (NAST-PHL).