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Parliament invites leading experts to inform Long COVID and Repeat Infections Inquiry
How can you receive quality healthcare for an illness if there isn’t a clear definition of what that illness is?
President of India awards President of Australian Academy of Science
The Indian Government has recognised Australian Academy of Science President Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC PresAA FREng FTSE for his outstanding achievements in science, technology and education during an international award ceremony.
At the centre of science: 2022 in review
It's been another eventful year for the Australian Academy of Science, as we continued to support and celebrate excellence in Australian science. There are plenty of highlights—here's a month-by-month snapshot of 2022.
Illegal drug regulation in Australia: ‘It’s almost unethical not to revisit this’
How Australia should regulate illegal drugs is a debate that continues—with more than 150,000 people arrested each year.
Maths problem: review finds shortage of teachers and researchers
There are significant challenges facing teaching and research in the mathematical sciences in Australia, according to a nation-wide review of the discipline.
Supporting Ukrainian scientists through a partnership with the Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Ukrainian scientists who have fled the war with Russia or who have been unable to work due to the destruction of their workplace are set to receive a helping hand from their Australian counterparts.
Academy welcomes S20 recommendations for global recovery
The Australian Academy of Science supports the communiqué released in September by the S20, the science academies of the G20. The S20 Summit, coordinated on the margins of the G20’s theme of ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’, concluded in Jakarta, Indonesia with recommendations to G20 governments on international cooperation toward common goals in key priority areas.
Gender equity changes to NHMRC Investigator Grants are ‘game-changing’
The Academy welcomes the introduction of measures to address systemic disadvantage faced by female and non-binary senior researchers via the Investigator Grant scheme of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).