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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.
Three early-career researchers to pitch their innovative ideas at Falling Walls Lab in Berlin
Mabel Day, a PhD candidate from the University of Adelaide, has been named the winner of the tenth Falling Walls Lab Australia, hosted by the Australian Academy of Science on 1 September 2025.
Horizon Europe would be a game changer for Australia
President of the Australian Academy of Science, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC, has welcomed Minister for Science the Hon Senator Tim Ayres decision to start exploratory talks with the European Commission on Australia’s possible association to Horizon Europe.
New report reveals glaring gaps between Australia’s future needs and science capabilities
Since 1945, three-quarters of all global economic growth has been driven by technological advances. Since 1990, 90% of that advance has been rooted in fundamental science, according to Michael M. Crow, president of Arizona State University.
Highlights from Science at the Shine Dome 2025
Science at the Shine Dome is the Academy’s flagship event. Over four days from 1 to 4 September 2025, Australia’s science sector gathered at the Shine Dome in Canberra – the home of Australian science – to celebrate science and to honour outstanding achievements.
Speech – Australian Science, Australia’s Future: Science 2035
This is the transcript of a speech by Professor Ian Chubb AC, Chair of the advisory panel for the report Australian Science, Australia’s Future: Science 2035. It was delivered on 4 September 2025 at a national symposium hosted by the Australian Academy of Science.
New report provides roadmap to plug national science capability gaps
In June this year the Federal Treasurer said the government has “an obligation to future generations to deliver a better standard of living than we enjoy today.”