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Australia's fundamental research funding crisis is being ignored
The Strategic Examination of Research and Development (SERD) issues papers have failed to address declining investment in fundamental research (sometimes referred to as basic or discovery research), instead implying research is only important if it can be commercialised by industry.
Speech: Academy Chief Executive on the State of Indoor Air in Australia report
This is the transcript of a speech delivered by Australian Academy of Science Chief Executive Anna-Maria Arabia OAM at the launch of the inaugural ‘State of indoor air in Australia 2025’ report, discussing possible impacts of the report on science.
Academy Fellow one of three scientists to win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
In a testament to Australian scientific excellence, Professor Richard Robson FAA FRS has been announced as one of three scientists to win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Keynote address: Beyond gender – why intersectional diversity matters for lasting inclusion
This is the transcript of the keynote address by President of the Australian Academy of Science, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC, at the Women of Colour in STEM Awards 2025. It was delivered on 6 October 2025 at the event in Melbourne, hosted by STEM Sisters.
Australia to lead first-ever United Nations indoor air quality global pledge
The Australian Academy of Science and Burnet Institute are leading global efforts at the United Nations, to declare healthy indoor air a human right.
Three early-career researchers to pitch their innovative ideas at Falling Walls Lab in Berlin
Mabel Day, a PhD candidate from the University of Adelaide, has been named the winner of the tenth Falling Walls Lab Australia, hosted by the Australian Academy of Science on 1 September 2025.
Horizon Europe would be a game changer for Australia
President of the Australian Academy of Science, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC, has welcomed Minister for Science the Hon Senator Tim Ayres decision to start exploratory talks with the European Commission on Australia’s possible association to Horizon Europe.