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Fellowship recipients for 2020 Australia–India research collaborations announced
The Academy has announced the successful recipients of the Australia–India Strategic Research Fund Early- and Mid-Career Researcher 2020 Fellowships.
Margaret Middleton Fund supports innovative ecology projects
Three early-career ecology researchers have been awarded funding for 2020 projects thanks to the Australian Academy of Science’s Margaret Middleton Fund for endangered Australian native vertebrate animals.
Department of Health reaches millions with the Academy
When the Australian Government Department of Health wanted to create a public awareness campaign about immunisation, it partnered with the Academy. Together, the organisations designed a public health message with impact, distributed to an audience of millions.
Australian scientist claims Young Innovator of the Year at Falling Walls Berlin
An Australian scientist has won Young Innovator of the Year at one of the world’s premier conferences for research and innovation, the first time an Australian has won the Falling Walls Lab award.
Environmental historian will use Moran Award to study climate science past in Australia
Dr Ruth Morgan from Monash University is the recipient of the Academy’s 2020 Moran Award for History of Science Research.
Mathematics trailblazer and role model wins Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
Emeritus Professor Cheryl Praeger is the 2019 recipient of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science. Academy Fellows have featured each year since the prizes’ inception in 2000.
