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Ten Australian scientists to attend the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Ten early-career researchers from Australia will be heading to Lindau, Germany this year to attend the prestigious Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
Distinguished scientists set to share research with new audiences
The Academy is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the Graeme Caughley Travelling Fellowship, Selby Fellowship and Rudi Lemberg Travelling Fellowship which will support four researchers in travelling both to Australia and overseas.
Transcript: Supercomputing Asia 2024 welcome by Professor Chennupati Jagadish
I would also like to begin by acknowledging the Gadigal clan of the Eora Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are gathering today.
Quantum photonics pioneer tours Australia as Frew Fellow
The Academy’s 2023 Frew Fellow, Professor Jelena Vuckovic, toured and lectured in Australia recently as a recipient of the Academy’s Geoffrey Frew Fellowship. The Fellowship brings distinguished overseas scientists to Australia to participate in Australian spectroscopy conferences and to visit scientific centres, and was initiated in 1970 through a personal donation from Mr G S V Frew.
Ukrainian researchers supported by Aussie counterparts in second round of grants
The Australian Academy of Science congratulates recipients of the second round of grants from the Ukraine-Australia Research Fund, announced today.
2023 in review: Science more valued but more vulnerable
Governments and society in 2023 turned to science for evidence to inform vital decisions we faced. Yet we also saw overall investment in R&D drop to an all-time low. 2023 is the year that science became more valued, but more vulnerable.
Academy Fellows receive prestigious International Science Council Fellowship
Three Academy Fellows and an EMCR Forum member are among several distinguished researchers appointed a Fellow of the International Science Council – the international body for convening global scientific expertise on issues of major scientific and public importance.
Australian scientist recognised as emerging talent
An Australian scientist was awarded third place in the Emerging Talents category of the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year last month, at one of the world’s premier conferences for research and innovation, the Falling Walls Science Summit.
Statement on the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill
The very architecture and nature of Australia’s capacity to engage in the global research system is at stake with the introduction of the Defence Trade Control Amendment Bill in Parliament.