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Fellows receive prestigious ARC Laureate Fellowships

Five Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science are among 16 recipients of the Australian Research Council’s prestigious Laureate Fellowships, announced by the Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham.

Akshay Venkatesh

Australian mathematician wins Fields Medal

Australian mathematician Akshay Venkatesh has become only the second Australian to win a Fields Medal, often described as the Nobel Prize for mathematics. The first was Terence Tao FAA FRS in 2006.

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Importance of soils the focus of S20 summit

The importance of soils to food and nutrition security was the focus an international summit of scientists held in Argentina recently.

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Chand Gudi wins Heidelberg Laureate Forum Fellowship

PhD student and social roboticist Siva Leela Krishna Chand Gudi has been selected by the Australian Academy of Science to represent Australia at the highly prestigious 6th Heidelberg Laureate Forum in Germany in September.

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Fellows update—July 2018

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One scientist’s journey in advanced materials and product development in Australia

The contributions to Australian science and industry by the late Sir Ian William Wark CMG CBE FAA FTSE were commemorated this month with the Australian Academy of Science’s Ian Wark Medal and Lecture.

STEM graduates important but let’s support existing teachers as well

The Australian Academy of Science has welcomed Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham’s statement about the importance of qualified science and maths teachers in Australian schools.

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Newly-formed International Science Council to provide a unified voice

The newly-formed International Science Council has met for the first time at its founding General Assembly in Paris.

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Academy Fellows receive international recognition

The Australian Academy of Science congratulates Academy Fellows Martin Green, Terry Hughes and Brian Walker on recent international recognition of their research.