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Professor Chennupati Jagadish

Opinion: Greater R&D investment essential to unlocking our potential as a nation

In 2020, Anthony Albanese told the nation science would be essential to future economic growth and could unlock our potential as a country. He was right. But we are yet to unlock that potential because we are not investing enough as a nation in research and development (R&D).

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Undermining science undermines us all

Australian science enjoys the overwhelming confidence of the public, but this is at risk from those who seek to twist the truth to suit their agenda.

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Science central in overturning Australia’s greatest miscarriage of justice

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Press conference transcript: Science central in overturning Australia’s greatest miscarriage of justice

The following is a transcript of a press conference given by the President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC PresAA FREng FTSE and Chief Executive, Anna-Maria Arabia of the Australian Academy of Science, in response to the pardon of Kathleen Folbigg announced earlier today.

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2022 annual report highlights Academy’s wide range of achievements

The announcement that the Academy will lead the International Science Council Asia Pacific Regional Focal Point was one of the many achievements highlighted in the Academy’s 2022 annual report, released today.

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Academy welcomes 20 new Fellows for their outstanding contributions to science

An engineer, a microbiologist and an ecologist are among 20 researchers recognised for their outstanding contributions to science by being elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.

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How did science and research feature in the Federal Budget?

The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the Albanese Government’s ongoing support for science and research in the 2023–24 Federal Budget.

Reef Futures Roundtables

Reef Futures Roundtables conclude

The Australian Academy of Science has hosted the final of three expert roundtables on the likely impacts of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef.

Sir Mark Oliphant archival collection now available online

Sir Mark Oliphant archival collection now available online

An Australian Academy of Science collection of papers belonging to one of the twentieth century’s most influential physicists has been digitised as part of an ongoing collaborative project with the National Library of Australia.