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Collaborative grants set to generate global science and technology innovation
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), in collaboration with the Australian Academy of Science, will deliver $6.3 million in grants to strengthen science and technology collaboration with regional neighbours through the second round of the Australian Government’s $40 million Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund.
2025 Moran Award to fund studies of science education and Australia’s nuclear science history
Dr Joel Barnes from the University of Queensland and Dr Jess Urwin from the University of Tasmania are the recipients of the Australian Academy of Science’s 2025 Moran Award for History of Science Research.
2025 Max Day awardees to investigate ecosystem productivity and microplastics
The Australian Academy of Science has announced Rebecca Greening and Dr Nina Wootton from the University of Adelaide as the recipients of this year’s Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award.
Three researchers receive 2025 Margaret Middleton Fund Award to advance native fauna studies
The Academy is pleased to announce the awardees of its 2025 Margaret Middleton Fund for endangered Australian native vertebrate animals, which supports early-career ecology researchers focused on endangered Australian native animals.
Professor renowned for expunging fake research receives David Vaux Fellowship
The Academy is delighted to announce Professor Jennifer Byrne from the University of Sydney and NSW Health Pathology as the 2025 recipient of the David Vaux Research Integrity Fellowship Award.
Recipients awarded 2025 Early-and Mid-Career Researcher Mobility Grants for outstanding research
The Australian Academy of Science is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Early- and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Mobility Grants.
Distinguished cardiovascular doctor to share research with Australian audiences
The Academy is pleased to announce that Professor Doctor Judith Sluimer from Maastricht University in the Netherlands is the 2025 recipient of the Selby Fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to distinguished international scientists to conduct public lectures and visit scientific centres across Australia to share their research.