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Improving dementia care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
A researcher seeking to improve care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with dementia is the recipient of top-up funding offered by the Australian Academy of Science.
Parliament invites leading experts to inform Long COVID and Repeat Infections Inquiry
How can you receive quality healthcare for an illness if there isn’t a clear definition of what that illness is?
R&D investment boost needed in Federal Budget
Australia’s leading scientists have urged the Australian Government to commit to a bold and ambitious structural reform agenda for science, including a target to boost investment in research and development (R&D) and an independent review of the Australian science system.
The role of popular astronomy: Moran Award for History of Science Research 2023
Dr Martin Bush from the University of Melbourne has received the 2023 Moran Award for History of Science Research, for his research proposal ‘Literary skies: the popular astronomy of William Albert Amiet’.
Wastewater and AI to plan for pandemics: WH Gladstones Population and Environment Fund
Dr Xuan Li from the University of Technology Sydney has been awarded the WH Gladstones Population and Environment Fund to fund her research into the effect of Australia’s population on the environment.
Enabling Australia's data-driven future for science
The Australian Academy of Science has launched a new report: Australia’s Data-Enabled Research Future: Science calling for action to support the future of scientific research across the nation. The report presents the findings from consultations within the science community on data-related needs to ensure the continuity of scientific research in Australia.
Learned academies to supercharge Australia’s global science and technology profile with $18.2 million government investment
The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE), in collaboration with the Australian Academy of Science, will deliver the Australian Government’s $18.2 million ‘Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund – Strategic Element’, a key part of the new $60.2 million GSTDF fund.
Joint statement from Learned Academies on ARC grants veto
We, the Presidents of Australia’s Learned Academies, are committed to a research and innovation system underpinned by the expertise and talent of researchers across the sciences, humanities, technology and engineering, social sciences, and health and medicine.