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Mining museum venom, bee memories and more: 2023 J G Russell awardees

Analysing venom from museum collections—rather than chasing snakes across mountains or oceans—and what a warming climate might mean for bees’ ability to forage and pollinate: these are two of several science projects receiving additional funding support in 2023.

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Parliament invites leading experts to inform Long COVID and Repeat Infections Inquiry

How can you receive quality healthcare for an illness if there isn’t a clear definition of what that illness is?

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Emerging Indigenous women scientists recognised with Academy award

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Academy to advise on future of the Great Barrier Reef

The Australian Academy of Science will assemble Australia’s leading experts to discuss the future of the Great Barrier Reef under different climate scenarios and ways to boost its health and resilience for the decades to come.

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R&D investment boost needed in Federal Budget

Australia’s leading scientists have urged the Australian Government to commit to a bold and ambitious structural reform agenda for science, including a target to boost investment in research and development (R&D) and an independent review of the Australian science system.

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Academy Fellow Professor Tom Calma named Senior Australian of the Year

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Academy Fellows celebrated with Order of Australia honours

Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science continue to exemplify excellence in science, with four Fellows among those recognised in the 2023 Order of Australia honours.

Academy welcomes new philanthropy director

Academy welcomes new philanthropy director

The Australian Academy of Science welcomes Kate Groves to the role of Philanthropy Director.

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Developments in Australian science to watch out for in 2023

Environmental reform, new national science and research priorities and stronger scientific engagement in the Asia-Pacific are among the big-ticket items on the agenda for Australian science in 2023.