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Maths problem: review finds shortage of teachers and researchers
There are significant challenges facing teaching and research in the mathematical sciences in Australia, according to a nation-wide review of the discipline.
Supporting Ukrainian scientists through a partnership with the Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Ukrainian scientists who have fled the war with Russia or who have been unable to work due to the destruction of their workplace are set to receive a helping hand from their Australian counterparts.
Academy welcomes S20 recommendations for global recovery
The Australian Academy of Science supports the communiqué released in September by the S20, the science academies of the G20. The S20 Summit, coordinated on the margins of the G20’s theme of ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’, concluded in Jakarta, Indonesia with recommendations to G20 governments on international cooperation toward common goals in key priority areas.
Gender equity changes to NHMRC Investigator Grants are ‘game-changing’
The Academy welcomes the introduction of measures to address systemic disadvantage faced by female and non-binary senior researchers via the Investigator Grant scheme of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Academy welcomes STEM Equity Monitor report
The Australian Academy of Science says the results of the latest STEM Equity Monitor reinforce the need for stronger action to remove barriers preventing gender equity and greater diversity in STEM.
Academy President elected to Royal Academy of Engineering
Australian Academy of Science President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC PresAA FTSE, has been elected an International Fellow of the United Kingdom’s Royal Academy of Engineering.
New areas of research must be explored to achieve negative emissions
Australia’s research expertise, wealth of critical minerals and renewable energy potential could make it an international leader in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to leading experts.
