The Indian Government has recognised Australian Academy of Science President Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC PresAA FREng FTSE for his outstanding achievements in science, technology and education during an international award ceremony.
The Indian Government has recognised Australian Academy of Science President Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC PresAA FREng FTSE for his outstanding achievements in science, technology and education during an international award ceremony.
The Academy warmly congratulates Fellow Professor Tom Calma AO FAA FASSA who was last night named Senior Australian of the Year, in recognition of his tireless work as a human rights and social justice advocate.
The Australian Academy of Science will assemble Australia’s leading experts to discuss the future of the Great Barrier Reef under different climate scenarios and ways to boost its health and resilience for the decades to come.
The Australian Academy of Science welcomes Kate Groves to the role of Philanthropy Director.
Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science continue to exemplify excellence in science, with four Fellows among those recognised in the 2023 Order of Australia honours.
Environmental reform, new national science and research priorities and stronger scientific engagement in the Asia-Pacific are among the big-ticket items on the agenda for Australian science in 2023.
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Australia’s leading scientists have urged the Australian Government to commit to a bold and ambitious structural reform agenda for science, including a target to boost investment in research and development (R&D) and an independent review of the Australian science system.
How can you receive quality healthcare for an illness if there isn’t a clear definition of what that illness is?
This is one of many issues the country’s leading experts will address during a roundtable discussion at Parliament House in Canberra on 17 February 2023, to inform the Inquiry into Long COVID and Repeated COVID Infections.
Emerging scientists Michelle Hobbs and Stephanie Beaupark are the recipients of the 2023 Australian Academy of Science Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award.
The award recognises research by outstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD students and early- and mid-career scientists.
Analysing venom from museum collections—rather than chasing snakes across mountains or oceans—and what a warming climate might mean for bees’ ability to forage and pollinate: these are two of several science projects receiving additional funding support in 2023.
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