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Professor John Shine commences as President of Academy

Pioneering biochemist and molecular biologist Professor John Shine AC PresAA has commenced today as President of the Australian Academy of Science.

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Good outcomes for science in Budget 2018

The 2018 Federal Budget contains good news for Australian scientists and research institutions with welcome investments in critical national research infrastructure and medical research.

Time is running out to capture Australia’s biodiversity, but we have a plan

Naturalist, broadcaster and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Sir David Attenborough, is endorsing calls for greater support for the scientists who study and name Australia’s plants and animals and other organisms, declaring that Australia’s current capacity is not adequate for the magnitude of the task.

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Attenborough supports plan to capture Australia’s biodiversity

Naturalist, broadcaster and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Sir David Attenborough, is endorsing calls for greater support for the scientists who study and name Australia’s plants and animals and other organisms, declaring that Australia’s current capacity is not adequate for the magnitude of the task.

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Greater coordination of research needed to ‘crack the brain’s code’

Leading brain scientists are calling for greater coordination and scale of Australian brain science to drive the development of neuro-technologies, and to ensure advances in preventing and treating brain-related diseases are realised in the next ten years.

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Global science leaders call for further action on climate change ahead of CHOGM 2018

The Australian Academy of Science has joined Commonwealth of Nations science leaders from around the globe to call on the Commonwealth Heads of Government to use the best available science to guide action on climate change.

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Generous donation helps secure the future of Dorothy Hill Medal

A generous donation to the Academy from the University of Queensland will continue to support female early-career researchers working in the Earth sciences.

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Academy events open up world of science

The Academy’s national speaker series aims to deliver science around Australia in an engaging, accessible and positive way. Since August, the Academy has delivered Making Better Humans with Polymers in Wollongong, Brisbane and Adelaide, with audiences taken on a polymer journey by Dr Katherine Locock, Dr Georgina Such, Professor Martina Stenzel, Professor Gordon Wallace, Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik and Professor Peter Murphy.

Science meets Business

Australian science and technology is well placed to seize opportunities to commercialise at home and abroad, according to experts who gathered in Sydney in November.