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Academy Fellows and Chief Executive recognised in 2025 Australia Day Honours List -thumbnail

Academy Fellows and Chief Executive recognised in 2025 Australia Day Honours List

Three Fellows and the Chief Executive of the Australian Academy of Science have been recognised in the 2025 Australia Day Honours List.

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Academy delegation to engage in global science diplomacy for Australia

The Australian Academy of Science is set to play a role in advancing global science diplomacy at the International Science Council (ISC)’s third General Assembly in Muscat, Oman this month.

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New director announced to lead International Science Council’s Asia Pacific program

A science diplomat with extensive global experience in strategic management of science relationships across governments, non-government organisations, industry and academia has been appointed Director of the International Science Council (ISC) Regional Focal Point for Asia and the Pacific, led by the Australian Academy of Science.

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Set the table for summer with our Fellows’ reading and listening recommendations

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2024 in review: celebrations of science, and progress on many fronts

Academy announces 2024–25 recipients of Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) grants-thumbnail

Academy announces 2024–25 recipients of Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) grants

The Australian Academy of Science congratulates the grant recipients of the Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) (TMIA) grant funding for the 2024–25 round.

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Australian innovators set for international science and technology collaborations

Joint media release: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and Australian Academy of Science

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Inaugural Tri-Academy Partnership fosters Indigenous knowledge sharing across borders

Archives reveal how early ‘science communicator’ raised funding for solar observatory-thumbnail

Archives reveal how early ‘science communicator’ raised funding for solar observatory

The letters of a British woman who toured Australia and New Zealand raising funds for a southern solar observatory are among the latest pieces of Australia’s science history to be shared from the Academy’s archives.