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Two new Corresponding Members admitted to the Academy
Professor Ruth J. Williams (United States) and Professor Richard Ellis (United Kingdom) have been admitted to the Australian Academy of Science for outstanding scientific contributions to their fields.
Research Infrastructure Investment Plan welcomed but lack of detail concerning
The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the Research Infrastructure Investment Plan and its response to the Chief Scientist’s National Research Infrastructure Roadmap.
Australia’s leading scientists welcome critical computer infrastructure funding
The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement to invest $70 million to upgrade two supercomputers at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre.
Attenborough supports plan to capture Australia’s biodiversity
Naturalist, broadcaster and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Sir David Attenborough, is endorsing calls for greater support for the scientists who study and name Australia’s plants and animals and other organisms, declaring that Australia’s current capacity is not adequate for the magnitude of the task.
Time is running out to capture Australia’s biodiversity, but we have a plan
Naturalist, broadcaster and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Sir David Attenborough, is endorsing calls for greater support for the scientists who study and name Australia’s plants and animals and other organisms, declaring that Australia’s current capacity is not adequate for the magnitude of the task.
Australia’s leading scientists welcome COAG education report
The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the Optimising STEM Industry-School Partnerships: Inspiring Australia’s Next Generation Final Report and is calling on Federal and State governments to work together to advance the report's 10 recommendations.
Greater coordination of research needed to ‘crack the brain’s code’
Leading brain scientists are calling for greater coordination and scale of Australian brain science to drive the development of neuro-technologies, and to ensure advances in preventing and treating brain-related diseases are realised in the next ten years.