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Celebrating the iconic Shine Dome’s 60th birthday

Celebrating the iconic Shine Dome’s 60th birthday

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Academy Fellow elected to United States National Academy of Sciences

Australian Academy of Science Fellow Professor Jenny Graves AO is one of 125 scientists recently elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and the only Australian scientist to be elected this year.

Academy announces successful recipients of the 2019 J G Russell Award

Academy announces successful recipients of the 2019 J G Russell Award

The Australian Academy of Science has announced the successful recipients of its 2019 J G Russell Award.

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Asia–Pacific research partnerships set to tackle big challenges

Fourteen collaborative research projects will collectively receive $1.25 million of Australian Government funding as part of the Regional Collaborations Programme, administered by the Australian Academy of Science.

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Two new Corresponding Members admitted to the Academy

Professor Akshay Venkatesh and Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, both based in the United States, have been admitted to the Australian Academy of Science for outstanding scientific contributions.

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Fellows awarded ARC Linkage Project grants

Five Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science are among the recipients of the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects scheme, announced by the Minister for Education Dan Tehan.

Nominations open for Academy’s 2020 awards

Nominations open for Academy’s 2020 awards

Nominations are now open for the Academy’s 2020 honorific awards, research conferences, research awards and travelling fellowships.

Vale Dr Margaret Middleton—a pillar of science and the Academy

10 April 1928 – 2 March 2019 Dr Margaret Middleton, a committed supporter of young researchers, has died aged at the age of 90.

Top young physicists to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Top young physicists to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Ten of Australia’s top young physicists, seven of them women, have earned the opportunity to attend a highly prestigious annual gathering of Nobel Laureates and emerging scientists from around the world.