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Fellowship recipients for 2020 Australia–India research collaborations announced
The Academy has announced the successful recipients of the Australia–India Strategic Research Fund Early- and Mid-Career Researcher 2020 Fellowships.
Academy features at Berlin Science Week
A team from the Academy travelled to Germany in early November to participate in Berlin Science Week. Berlin Science Week spanned 130 events, featuring the best in science from across Europe and around the world. The team was also in Germany to participate in and support the Falling Walls Lab and Falling Walls Engage events.
Michelle Tapper receives Churchill Fellowship to study science communication
Michelle Tapper of the Academy’s Communications and Outreach team has received a Churchill Fellowship to support her to travel across the US, UK and Europe to study science video production with high profile organisations around the world.
Australian Academy of Science welcomes Australia–US bilateral science and technology initiatives
The Australian Academy of Science welcomes a range of Australia–US bilateral science and technology initiatives announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison during his meetings in Washington.
Three emerging innovators to represent Australia at Falling Walls Lab in Germany
Research Fellow Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik from the University of Melbourne is the winner of the fourth Falling Walls Lab Australia event, hosted yesterday by the Australian Academy of Science.
$1 million in new funding connecting young scientists to Nobel Laureates
With Nobel Prize winners feted as global celebrities in the science world, it is no surprise that Dr Deepak Jain felt nervous when he approached Professor Donna Strickland at this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting.
Australian scientists recognised at international geophysics meeting
Emeritus Professor Chris Rizos, an observer on the Academy’s National Committee for Earth Sciences, was voted in as President-Elect of the International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) during the General Assembly on 16 July.
Recipients of EMCR mobility grants for France and Europe announced
The Academy has announced the recipients of the France and Europe early- and mid-career (EMCR) mobility grants for 2019, who have been awarded a share of the total $71,785 in funding. These grants are intended to strengthen international research networks, providing support of up to $5000 for Australian researchers to travel to France and Europe and work with leading researchers at major science and technology organisations for a period of between 14 and 28 days.
Academy Fellow elected to United States National Academy of Sciences
Australian Academy of Science Fellow Professor Jenny Graves AO is one of 125 scientists recently elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and the only Australian scientist to be elected this year.