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“No sector can solve this alone. Leadership is required and it must be accompanied by accountability. We have much to learn from each other.”

It was a stunning admission by one of the leaders in the global fight against genetically modified food.

Four Academy Fellows have been announced as finalists for the 2019 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

A nation where the traditional knowledge and cultures of Australia’s First Peoples are highly valued and respected by all Australians is the vision for the Australian Academy of Science’s Reconciliation Action Plan, launched today.

For her contribution to the advancement of gender equality across Australia, Academy Fellow Professor Tanya Monro is the South Australian recipient of the 2019 Australian Award for Excellence in Women’s Leadership.

Australian women in STEM will be more visible thanks to a new resource showcasing the depth of talent of those working in the field. STEM Women is an online directory of women in Australia working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Nutrition science offers huge untapped potential to boost the health and wealth of the nation. But what does the typical Australian diet look like? How can it be improved—from paddock to plate—to target health and wellbeing for all Australians, at all ages? And how can consumers make sense of the blizzard of unreliable and conflicting nutrition advice?

A roundtable discussion on germline editing in humans was held at Shine Dome in Canberra, including the Minderoo Foundation and the Australian Academy of Science.

Emeritus Professor Chris Rizos, an observer on the Academy’s National Committee for Earth Sciences, was voted in as President-Elect of the International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) during the General Assembly on 16 July.