The US Government has moved to make all federally-funded peer-reviewed research articles immediately available on publication, and Australia’s NHMRC has also made a similar policy change to NHMRC-funded research.
Putting research in the hands of as many as possible also means potential benefits are spread as widely as possible. Publicly funded research in Australia should be freely available and without restriction.
Truly open science requires the whole science ecosystem to collaborate to develop a sustainable, transparent, cost-effective and high-quality publishing environment.
Despite the increasing importance of data in research and public policy, Australia has no coherent national research data policy, and much of our research is not FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable).
Read our position statement and report on open science policy, and our article on open science and scientific excellence.
Our urban environment is home to more than just pigeons – flying foxes, koalas, rare orchids and so many other native plants and animals also live in habitats near and in towns and cities, so it’s vital that urban development consider urban nature too. Find out more.
The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Foreign Researchers is now open, providing opportunities for Australian postdoctoral researchers to conduct cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and other Japanese institutions. Applications are invited from suitably qualified researchers in any field of the physical sciences, life sciences, engineering, technology and medicine, and applications close 12 December 2022.
Roundtable on novel negative emissions approaches for Australia
Find out more about coming opportunities for scientists:
Keep abreast of the Academy Fellowship in the Fellows update:
Date: 11 October
Venue: The Shine Dome in Canberra, and online
Hear from two scientists whose research has been sparked by lightning in two extremely different ways. Dr Hannah King from Swinburne University of Technology and Dr Emma Lovell from UNSW Sydney will demonstrate the life (and death) of lightning and what this powerful natural phenomenon can mean for us.
Date: 18 October
Venue: The Shine Dome in Canberra, and online
Join the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Law for their annual symposium. This year the topic will focus on prohibited drugs.
Date: 22 November – 24 November
Venue: Shine Dome and Parliament House
Science at the Shine Dome is the Academy’s annual flagship event. Across three days, Australia’s most influential scientists gather at the Shine Dome in Canberra to celebrate and honour outstanding achievements in science. It is a time for researchers from all disciplines and career levels to come together to present, share, network and collaborate.
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