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Academy awards research funding for leading scientists

The Australian Academy of Science will fund new research to help the survival of some of Australia’s endangered species, help prevent hospital readmissions in central Australia, and apply cutting-edge ecology and evolutionary biology to model climate change adaptation.

David Craig

Vale: Former Academy President David Craig

Former Academy President and prominent Australian chemist, Professor David Craig, has passed away aged 95.

Transcript: Science at the Shine Dome President’s Address, Professor Andrew Holmes

Delivered 8.30am Wednesday 27 May 2015, Shine Dome, Canberra

US National Institutes of Health

Apply for the chance to visit US National Institutes of Health

The Australian Academy of Science is encouraging young scientists to apply for a chance to visit the National Institutes of Health in the United States under one of its international scholarship programs.

Academy welcomes reinstatement of Science to the Australian Cabinet

The Australian Academy of Science today welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that Ian Macfarlane is now the Minister for Industry and Science.

New science council

Five Fellows chosen for new science council

Five Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science have been chosen to advise government through a new science council chaired by the Prime Minister.

Nalini Joshi

Mathematician and Fellow wins distinguished UK Fellowship

Academy Fellow and mathematician Professor Nalini Joshi has been awarded the London Mathematical Society Hardy Fellowship for 2015.

IAP and IAMP joint statement on atimicrobial resistance

IAP and IAMP joint statement on atimicrobial resistance

IAP - The Global Network of Science Academies, and the InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP) has issued a joint statement on ‘Antimicrobial Resistance: A Call for Action’.

Peter Pockley

Vale Peter Pockley

Long-time science journalist Dr Peter Pockley, a pioneer of science Peterpockley programs at the ABC, died at his home in Sydney yesterday.