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Maths and photography combine in the 2020 scienceXart schools competition

The Academy’s scienceXart competition showcases the talent of our next generation of scientific and creative thinkers.

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Celebrating science

2020: it’s been big. As we count down the final days of what has been an unexpected year, join us as we reflect on the challenges and successes experienced by the Australian Academy of Science over the last 12 months.

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Academy Fellows get their Eureka moment

Two Academy Fellows, Professor Ben Eggleton and Professor Dacheng Tao, have each won a 2020 Australian Museum Eureka Prize.

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Academy Fellows elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science

Academy Fellows Dr TJ Higgins and Professor Toby Walsh have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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Research on the intergenerational impacts of Maralinga nuclear tests supported by Moran Award

Henrietta Byrne from the University of Adelaide is the recipient of the Academy’s 2021 Moran Award for History of Science Research.

Margaret Middleton Fund for endangered Australian native vertebrate animals: 2021 funding announced

Margaret Middleton Fund for endangered Australian native vertebrate animals: 2021 funding announced

Three early-career researchers have been awarded funding for ecology projects in 2021 thanks to the Australian Academy of Science’s Margaret Middleton Fund for endangered Australian native vertebrate animals.

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Academy welcomes new Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley

The Australian Academy of Science congratulates Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM FAA FTSE on her appointment as Chief Scientist of Australia.

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Searchable STEM Women database increases representation of women

After celebrating its anniversary in August 2020, STEM Women has published its successes and future development in its first-year impact report.

PM's Prize for Science joint awardee Emeritus Professor David Blair FAA (far left), (clockwise from top left) Professor Susan Scott FAA, Professor David McClelland FAA, PM's Prize for Innovation awardee Professor Thomas Maschmeyer FAA FTSE, Science Prize joint awardee Professor Peter Veitch

Australian researchers' achievements recognised with Prime Minister’s Prizes

Academy Fellows Emeritus Professor David Blair, Professor David McClelland and Professor Susan Scott, with their colleague Professor Peter Veitch, have been jointly awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for their significant contribution to the first direct detection of gravitational waves, while Academy Fellow Professor Thomas Maschmeyer has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation.