INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Australian participation in International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Round 2
The Australian Academy of Science has awarded scientific grants totaling $200,000 to twelve leading Australian research groups to participate in the European Commission's new Marie Curie scheme called the Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Round 2.
List of 2010–2011 (Round 2) successful Australian participants
(Posted 8 December 2009)
Grants for international travel
Applications are invited for grants for short-term scientific visits to Europe, North America and Asia (China, Korea and Taiwan) in 2010, to foster collaborations between Australian and overseas researchers. Deadline for applications is Friday 26 February 2010.
Further information
(Posted 24 November 2009)
Australia-Chile Mining Workshop
The Academy of Science, in conjunction with the Embassy of Chile in Australia, organised an Australia-Chile scoping workshop in the area of water efficiency in mining.
Further information
(Posted24 November 2009)
ROUND FOUR OF THE AUSTRALIA-INDIA STRATEGIC RESEARCH FUND NOW OPEN
The Academy is very pleased to be able to advise that Round 4 of the AISRF is now open. Applications under the Indo-Australian S&T Fund and Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund will be accepted until 5.00pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time) on Thursday, 24 December 2009.
Guidelines for Round 4 detailing the level of funding available, eligible expenses, and the application process, are now available on the AISRF website at https://grants.innovation.gov.au/AISRF/Pages/Guidelines.aspx
Should you have any questions regarding the online application form or the guidelines, please contact the AISRF information line on (02) 6276 1468 or email aisrf@innovation.gov.au
(Posted 16 november 2009)
Postdoctoral and Invitation Fellowships in Japan 2010
The Australian Academy of Science, in association with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), invites applications from Australian researchers to undertake postdoctoral and invitation fellowships in Japan in 2010. Closing date is COB Friday 5 February 2010.
(Posted 11 November 2009)
Information and application forms
Grants for Australian participation in European IRSES Marie Curie Actions
The Australian Academy of Science invites applications from Australian research organisations that are partners of a European-led consortium already selected in 2009 to receive funding from the European Commission’s International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES). If your organisation is one of the 20 Australian institutions that fall into this category you can find application forms and selection criteria at the Academy’s website:
(Posted 9 September 2009)
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Go8 European Fellowships
The Group of Eight (Go8) offers eight annual fellowships to early-career researchers in Europe to work in Go8 universities for up to six months. Each Fellowship is worth AUD 20,000.
(Posted 21 July 2009)
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Academy's strong relationship with France recognised in awards
Former Executive Secretary, Professor Sue Serjeantson, and Manager for International Relations, Ms Nancy Pritchard, were made Officer and Knight, respectively, of the Order of Academic Palms by the French government at a ceremony at the Shine Dome.
(Posted 21 July 2009)
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2009 East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes Summer Program orientation in Canberra
The Academy hosted twenty American PhD students selected to participate in the 2009 East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) Program, run by the Academy and the US National Science Foundation (NSF).
(Posted 3 July 2009)
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AUSTRALIA-SINGAPORE ENERGY WORKSHOP
University House, Canberra, 15–16 June 2009
The Academy of Science and the Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research organised the Australia-Singapore Energy Workshop.
(Posted 2 July 2009)
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The President of the Science Society of Thailand, Professor Jisnuson Svasti, visits Australian Academy of Science
The President of the Science Society of Thailand, Professor Jisnuson Svasti, visited the Academy in May.
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European participants of the Framework Programme, Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES), visit Academy.
Marie Curie’s new International Research Staff Exchange Scheme is helping European research organisations to set up or strengthen long-term cooperation with other countries, including Australia, through a coordinated staff exchange program.
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Academy Fellows join giants of science with election to The Royal Society
Canberra scientists Professor Chris Goodnow and Dr Jeff Ellis, both Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science, have been elected as Fellows of the elite UK and Commonwealth academy of science The Royal Society.
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President of the Australian Academy of Science elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
President of the Australian Academy of Science, Professor Kurt Lambeck, has been elected a foreign associate of the prestigious US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Election to the NAS is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a scientist or engineer.
Professor Lambeck is Distinguished Professor of Geophysics at the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University. His recent work has focused on aspects of sea level change and the history of the Earth’s ice sheets during past glacial cycles.
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Australian participation in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
Applications are invited for travel grants to Europe for Australian scientists to participate in COST Actions. (Posted 30 March 2009)
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Robbert Dijkgraaf and Lu Yongxiang elected as co-chairs of the InterAcademy Council (IAC)
Amsterdam, 23 March 2009
The governing board of the IAC has elected Robbert Dijkgraaf, president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Lu Yongxiang, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences as its co-chairs for the next four years. The IAC also elected a new board for 2009–13, which includes the president of the Australian Academy of Science, Professor Kurt Lambeck.
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International Science Linkages – Science Academies Program 2009–2010 grants
Over a hundred leading Australian scientists have been awarded scientific grants to undertake important international collaborative research under the International Science Linkages – Science Academies Program.
List of successful exchange participants FY 2009-2010
Australian participation in International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
The Australian Academy of Science has awarded scientific grants totaling $100,000 to ten leading Australian research groups to participate in the European Commission's new Marie Curie scheme called the Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES).
List of the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 successful Australian participants
Australian participation in European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
The Australian Academy of Science has received funding from the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) to deliver the project Australian participation in European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST).
List of successful participants FY 2009-10
List of successful participants FY 2008-09
List of successful participants FY 2007-08
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