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Australian environmental scientists receive Max Day awards-thumbnail

Australian environmental scientists receive Max Day awards

Dr Tim Doherty from Deakin University and PhD student Ms Nicole Foster from the University of Adelaide are the 2019 recipients of the Australian Academy of Science Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award.

Independent selection of research grants essential for integrity of Australia’s research system

The Australian Academy of Science expresses its concern that Ministerial veto has been made on eleven grant applications recommended for funding by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

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The importance of immunisation and a message for everyone

The Australian Academy of Science has joined with the Australian Department of Health to launch a series of videos, articles and images to dispel vaccination myths and to promote the benefits, safety and science of immunisation.

Feeling neighbourly? Apply now for a Regional Collaborations grant-thumbnail

Feeling neighbourly? Apply now for a Regional Collaborations grant

Applications are now open for eligible Australian research organisations and businesses who wish to apply for funding for projects and/or workshops under round two of the Regional Collaborations Programme.

Australian scientist wins APEC ASPIRE Prize-thumbnail

Australian scientist wins APEC ASPIRE Prize

A talented local scientist’s work to develop a form of ‘electronic skin’ that monitors the environment and the human body has been recognised with the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE).

Akshay Venkatesh

Australian mathematician wins Fields Medal

Australian mathematician Akshay Venkatesh has become only the second Australian to win a Fields Medal, often described as the Nobel Prize for mathematics. The first was Terence Tao FAA FRS in 2006.

Professor Madhu Bhaskaran

RMIT scientist’s ‘electronic skin’ recognised

A talented local scientist’s work to develop a form of ‘electronic skin’ that monitors the environment and the human body has been recognised by the Australian Academy of Science.

‘GI Jennie’, ‘Ant Man’, and the man who unboiled an egg to join Australia’s science luminaries-thumbnail

‘GI Jennie’, ‘Ant Man’, and the man who unboiled an egg to join Australia’s science luminaries

An Australian scientist who has revealed the hidden world of ants has become the first person from the Northern Territory to be elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

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New Corresponding Members admitted to Academy

Professor Ruth J. Williams (United States) and Professor Richard Ellis (United Kingdom) have been admitted to the Australian Academy of Science for outstanding scientific contributions to their fields.