The Academy’s Early- and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Forum held its first national meeting 'Science Pathways: Getting Science on the National Agenda' at the Shine Dome in Canberra on 24 and 25 September 2012. Through the Forum, the Academy engaged with EMCRs across multiple disciplines and from around Australia, to exchange views about the challenges they face and possible solutions.

Letters of support for the meeting to the Academy and the Forum were received from: