Australian Academy of Science Newsletter 159
Message from the President
After four years as President, this is my last message to you in the Academy’s monthly newsletter. I thank you, our friends and supporters, for your readership.
Academy releases ‘Science and Australia's positive future’ position statement ahead of election
Australia must seize the opportunity to secure our future economic and social prosperity through investment in science.
STEM Women goes global
The current STEM Women platform will be expanded to include profiles of women scientists from any country in the world.
Learned academies to supercharge Australia’s global science and technology profile with $18.2 million government investment
The fund will support international collaboration to enhance Australia’s profile in science and technology research and application.
President’s statement on the IPCC Working Group III report
Humanity has the tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and arrest catastrophic climate change, but we need to act now.
Reforming World Heritage to mitigate the challenge of climate change
The impact of climate change on heritage-listed assets is complex and global.
National Research Infrastructure crucial factor in research pipeline
The roadmap makes many noteworthy recommendations to ensure Australia’s research infrastructure is poised to deliver long-term national benefit.
Professional athletes subjected to unjustified collection of personal data
A new discussion paper says the growth in personal information collected about Australian professional athletes has outpaced the scientifically proven benefit to players.
The surprising science of prawns and pipes
How can inspiration from a shrimp can help fix leaky pipes?
More news
New articles and videos
Videos
We have all the tools ready to deal with climate change, but how fast will we act?
About one in nine Australian women live with endometriosis. This chronic disease is often very painful, but it’s poorly understood and can take several years to diagnose.
Australia's birds are fast disappearing from many habitats that they used to live in. They're becoming what we call 'locally extinct' from geographic locations across the country.
Distinguished Professor Terry Hughes explains why bleaching occurred on the reef this year and what can be done to reduce bleaching events.
Koalas are now classed as endangered – how did we get here and what can be done?
The world of flesh-eating plants is a strange one. Botanist Dr Adam Cross talks about the advantages of living as a plant with an unusual appetite.
The monarch butterfly is nicknamed the wanderer for a very good reason. Entomologist Professor Myron Zalucki talks about their epic migration.
Articles
A strong science sector relies on long-term, consistent and coherent government funding – the ‘patient capital’ – to support discovery and innovation.
Australia needs a properly developed and funded science system.
In brief
Statements
Publication
Opportunities for scientists
Find out more about current opportunities for scientists:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award
- 2022 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE Prize)
- Visit to the National Institutes of Health in the USA by a junior scientist
- Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
- The John Maddox Prize
- VinFuture Prize
- TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize
- Premi Ramon Margalef d'Ecologia
- Science Excellence Awards South Australia
- Prince Mahidol Award
- Resilient Australia Award
- RACI National Awards
- Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology
- BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
Coming events
Screening of ‘Picture a Scientist’
Date: May 16
Venue: The Shine Dome, Canberra
‘Picture a Scientist’ is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. From cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we also encounter scientific luminaries who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable and open to all.
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Flourish! Interdisciplinary solutions for a thriving planet
Date (Symposium): 6–7 June 2022
Date (Professional development workshops): 5 May, 24 May and 29 June 2022
Venue: Brisbane and online
The Flourish! Symposium aims to bring together a diversity of researchers, industry, community representatives and policymakers to address the challenges of simultaneously improving human and ecosystem health in an interconnected and changing world and propose boundary-spanning solutions and frameworks to ensure long-term wellbeing and resilience of people and the planet. Accessibility grants are available for this event.
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The Honorary editor of the Academy newsletter is Professor Yuri Estrin FAA
