News and announcements
Academy immunisation publication distributed to GPs
The AMA is this week mailing 7500 copies of the Australian Academy of Science publication, The Science of Immunisation: Questions and Answers, to general practitioners in every State and Territory.
AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, said today that it is vital that parents have easy access to the most authoritative information and evidence in support of immunisation.
Full story can be read here.
(Posted 6 May, 2013)
PRAISE at the Australian Academy of Science
Four Indonesian educators on behalf of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO)for Quality Improvement of Teachers and Education Personnel (QITEP) in science are currently visiting the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra to work with the Science by Doing team.
The visit is part of a collaborative Indonesian-Australian pilot project, Promoting
Real Australian Indonesian Science Education (PRAISE), that’s funded by the Australian Government.
The Indonesian team is developing a science curriculum unit for Indonesian students and Academy representatives, led by the Science By Doing Executive Director, Professor Denis Goodrum is sharing their knowledge gained developing the program in Australia.
“While there are cultural differences between the two countries, many of the teaching/learning issues arethe same. For that reason there is value in working together to tackle those issues,” Professor Goodrum said.
Later in the year two members of the Science By Doing team will travel to Indonesia to assist with an implementation workshop for Indonesian teachers involved in the trial of the curriculum.
(Posted 12 April, 2013)
Academy elects 20 new Fellows
A contributor to discoveries at the large hadron collider at CERN, the researcher who determined themolecular mechanism behind coral bleaching, and a leader in human disease gene-mapping are among 20 new Fellows to be elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 2013.
Representing leading research scientists from institutions around Australia, the Academy annually honours a small number of scientists for their outstanding contributions to science.
“I applaud all of our new Fellows for their internationally significant achievements in a broad range of scientific disciplines,” said Academy President, Professor Suzanne Cory.
The new Fellows will be admitted to the Academy and present summaries of their work at Science at the Shine Dome, in late May.
Also today the Academy announced the election of two Corresponding Members – researchers living and working overseas who have made a significant contribution to science and have strong connections with Australia.
(Posted 27 March, 2013)
Visit to the National Institute of Health in the USA for a Junior Scientist
The Australian Academy of Science invites Expressions of Interest from junior scientists who are no more than 30 years of age, to visit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States of America.
(Posted 26 March, 2013)
First Australian elected to Japanese Academy of Science
The Australian Academy of Science President and distinguished cancerresearcher Professor Suzanne Cory has become the first Australian to be admitted to the Japanese Academy. Professor Cory is currently visiting Japan to formally be admitted as one of only 27 Honorary Members. The Japanese Academy acknowledged Professor Cory’s work, stating: “[Professor Cory’s] devotion to encourage young researchers of the world and Japan has been highly significant and enlightening”.
(Posted 25 March, 2013)
Feature Fellow - John Zillman
Meteorologist Professor John Zillman has shapedscience and innovation policy in Australia and internationally, and contributed significantly to raising global awareness of climate change. He became a Fellow of the Academy in 2006.
(Posted 28 February, 2013)
FASIC Early Career Fellowships in France 2013
The Australian Academy of Science invites applications from Australian early career researchers for theFrance-Australia Science Innovation Collaboration (FASIC) Program Early Career Fellowships. Closing date is COB Tuesday 2 April 2013.
(Posted 25 February, 2013)
Governor-General launches Academy’s new book on sustainability
The Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO today launched the Academy’s new book, Negotiating our future: Living scenarios for Australia to 2050.
Developed by a team of 35 social and natural scientists led by Dr Michael Raupach, the book proposes tools to steer Australia’s approaches to long-term economic, social and environmental sustainability.
“This is a project of vision and courage; it extends our boundaries and allows Australia to take control of how it approaches the future,” said Academy President, Professor Suzanne Cory.
(Posted 21 February, 2013)
Feature Fellow - Bruce Armstrong
The Academy's new Feature Fellow highlights the career of Professor Bruce Armstrong - epidemiologist and international expert in public health, particularly in the causes and control of skin cancer. He has been Fellow of the Academy since 2000.
(Posted 14 February, 2013)
