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In a time of risk and opportunity, science is critical
The President of the Australian Academy of Science, Professor Chennupati Jagadish, said the Australian Government cannot build a stronger, more resilient nation with a stagnant research and development system that relies on decades-old settings.
Australia’s R&D system is broken and needs more than band-aids
For a community that loves its smartphones and obligingly updates the operating system when we are advised a few times each year, why are we prepared to live with an operating system for our research that hasn’t been updated in 30 years?
Quantum photonics pioneer tours Australia as Frew Fellow
The Academy’s 2023 Frew Fellow, Professor Jelena Vuckovic, toured and lectured in Australia recently as a recipient of the Academy’s Geoffrey Frew Fellowship. The Fellowship brings distinguished overseas scientists to Australia to participate in Australian spectroscopy conferences and to visit scientific centres, and was initiated in 1970 through a personal donation from Mr G S V Frew.
Ukrainian researchers supported by Aussie counterparts in second round of grants
The Australian Academy of Science congratulates recipients of the second round of grants from the Ukraine-Australia Research Fund, announced today.
Australian Government’s interim AI response a sensible first step
The Australian Academy of Science supports the Australian Government’s interim response to the discussion paper for supporting responsible artificial intelligence (AI), including its plans to ensure AI is designed, developed and deployed safely and responsibly.
2024 Max Day Awards: restoring ecosystem engineers and protecting marine environments from microplastics
Two early career researchers have each been awarded a 2024 Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award for their interdisciplinary research on protecting the environment.
2023 in review: Science more valued but more vulnerable
Governments and society in 2023 turned to science for evidence to inform vital decisions we faced. Yet we also saw overall investment in R&D drop to an all-time low. 2023 is the year that science became more valued, but more vulnerable.