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More than 300 mathematics teachers across the country are meeting this month to begin a 12-month journey to become Champions of reSolve: Maths by Inquiry, a new national program designed to transform the way the subject is taught in Australian schools.

Prominent international scientists Dr Christina Kellogg, Professor Stefanie Dimmeler and Dr Graham Nugent have been awarded Australian Academy of Science Travelling Fellowships. The Fellowships foster the international exchange of scientific ideas and support lectures for the general public.

Australian Academy of Science Fellow Professor Justin Gooding has been awarded the 2017 University of Technology Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers.

Australia can improve coordination of national climate science programs to deliver better climate information to farmers and infrastructure planners, and to guide national efforts to mitigate the future impacts of climate change, according to a review by leading scientists.

Twenty-one of Australia’s best scientists have been elected to the Australian Academy of Science, a rare and esteemed honour, for their outstanding contributions to science.

The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap and its recommendations.

The Academy has just admitted two internationally renowned scientists as Corresponding Members, Dr Raghunath Mashelkar (India) and Professor Rudiger Wehner (Switzerland).

The Academy has awarded the Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship to Dr Bianca Middleton for her research on improving the health of Indigenous children.