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Science20 statement calls for urgent, science-driven action to protect the wellbeing of people and ecosystems -thumbnail

Science20 statement calls for urgent, science-driven action to protect the wellbeing of people and ecosystems

The Australian Academy of Science has endorsed the Science20 (S20) 2025 statement, Climate change and well-being, reinforcing a collective commitment and consensus-driven call to action for preserving lives and boosting global sustainability.

Air quality sensor in an indoor room on a table displays 621 ppm CO2

Time to act to improve the air we share indoors

A new report warns that poor indoor air quality is harming Australians, and urges government to implement national monitoring, enforceable standards, and action to protect public health.

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Academy Fellow receives top national science prize

Academy Fellow Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska FAA FTSE has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for redefining air pollution science and vastly improving how the world mitigates pollution risk. 

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Healthy Indoor Air Quality: ABC TV News Breakfast interview transcript

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Australia to lead first-ever United Nations indoor air quality global pledge

The Australian Academy of Science and Burnet Institute are leading global efforts at the United Nations, to declare healthy indoor air a human right.

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Sleep, sensors and science: 2025 Australia-Scotland Fund recipients announced

The Australian Academy of Science is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural round of the Australia-Scotland Fund.

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Australian researcher internationally recognised for global supply chain research

A sustainability researcher nominated by the Australian Academy of Science has been awarded an international science prize worth A$1.5 million at a ceremony in Switzerland.

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Academy partnership with CSIRO looks to the future of scientific publishing

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Five emerging scientists receive 2025 J G Russell Award

Five researchers have been awarded funding from the Australian Academy of Science to support research in fields as varied as rare-earth minerals and microplastics.