Science at the Shine Dome 2024

Celebrating our nation’s remarkable scientific talent

Monday 9 – Thursday 12 September 2024

Science at the Shine Dome is the Australian Academy of Science’s flagship event. Australia’s science community gathers at the Shine Dome in Canberra to celebrate science and to honour outstanding achievements in science. It is also a valuable networking opportunity for Academy Fellows, early- and mid-career researchers, government representatives, politicians, media, science associated organisations, and the science-interested general public.

This year, Science at the Shine Dome will be a four-day event, held from Monday 9 to Thursday 12 September. Fellows elected in 2023 and 2024, and award recipients from 2023 and 2024, will all be recognised across the event. The event will also celebrate the Academy’s 70th anniversary. 

Everyone across the science sector and the wider community is invited to join in these celebrations. Save the date so you don’t miss this unique event! 

Program

Monday 9 September

• 2023 New Fellows admission ceremony
• 2023 New Fellows presentations
• Social function

Tuesday 10 September

• 2023 New Fellows presentations (continued)
• 2024 New Fellows admission ceremony
• President's Address and Academy Showcase 
• Social function in the grounds of Ian Potter House 

Wednesday 11 September

• 2024 New Fellows presentations
• Gala dinner at the National Arboretum

Thursday 12 September

• Awardees, supporters and donors breakfast
• 2023 award lectures: Matthew Flinders Lecture and Ruby Payne-Scott Lecture
• 2023 mid-career awardee presentations 
• 2023 awardee medal ceremony 
• 2024 award lectures: Macfarlane Burnet Lecture and Ruby Payne-Scott Lecture
• 2024 mid-career awardee presentations
• 2024 award medal ceremony 

Registrations

Registrations will open in June. For all enquiries in the meantime, please contact events@science.org.au. 

Partnership opportunities

Partnership opportunities are now available. For more information and a prospectus, please contact Events Manager, Lisa Crocker on 0488 044 186 or at lisa.crocker@science.org.au.

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• Dr Pauline Treble and Ms Carol Tadros in Jenolan Caves collecting water samples CREDIT: ANSTO
• Sir Mark Oliphant CREDIT: AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ARCHIVES
• Sir Ian Potter CREDIT: IAN POTTER FOUNDATION
• Professor Dorothy Hill CREDIT: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA
• Cubesat from the M2 mission, a collaboration between UNSW Canberra Space and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) CREDIT: UNSW
• Illustrationes florae novae hollandiae CREDIT: BIODIVERSITYLIBRARY.ORG/PAGE/50449604
• Australian lepidoptera and their transformations CREDIT: AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE LIBRARY COLLECTION
• A research scientist takes note of coral growth on Wheeler Reef. CREDIT: A. CHINN. COPYRIGHT COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (REEF AUTHORITY).