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Academy President and Fellows elected to Royal Society

Three Academy Fellows, including Academy President John Shine, have been newly elected to the Royal Society, the world’s oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

Research sector answers the Government’s call for the best available evidence on COVID-19

Research sector answers the Government’s call for the best available evidence on COVID-19

Australia and New Zealand’s science, research and innovation sectors have united to provide governments with the latest and best evidence as they contain and respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Professor Jane Elith and Professor Roger Summons

Academy Fellows elected to National Academy of Sciences

Academy Fellows Professor Jane Elith and Professor Roger Summons have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the United States.

Academy Honorific Awards

Academy award nomination deadline extended to 25 May

The Australian Academy of Science acknowledges the current pressures on researchers around the country. From increased workloads for those directly related to the development of COVID-19 vaccines or treatments, to interesting online teaching challenges and drastically altered caring responsibilities, much of science sector will have been affected by the pandemic in some way.

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Australia’s leading scientists respond to the release of Government’s modelling data

The Australian Academy of Science is encouraged by indications that National Cabinet will make public future models based on Australian data on a regular basis.

Academies join forces to launch COVID-19 expert database

Academies join forces to launch COVID-19 expert database

[Note: The link to the expert database on this page became inactive when the Academy closed the database in August 2022.]

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Academy supports IAP communiqué on COVID-19

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Academy supports statement to G20 leaders on COVID-19

The Australian Academy of Science supports the below statement made this week on behalf of the S20, the science academies of the G20.

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Australia’s leading scientists call for data underpinning COVID-19 decisions to be made public

The global COVID-19 pandemic affects all Australians and their loved ones at home and abroad. It is having a profound and enduring impact on our society, our resilience and our health.