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Academy Fellow Ian Frazer wins award for Gardasil vaccine

Academy Fellow and immunologist Professor Ian Frazer has jointly won a prestigious international award for developing the world's first cervical cancer vaccine.

Professor Frazer and his late colleague, Dr Jian Zhou were awarded the European Inventor Award last week for the invention of Gardasil, a vaccine which protects girls and women from the cancer-causing human papillomavirus.

The annual award honours outstanding inventors who have made an exceptional contribution to social development, technological progress and economic growth.

Government consultation on science strategy now open

The Australian Government today invited the scientific and research community to help develop a national science strategy for Australia.

The Science and Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane and the Education Minister Christopher Pyne released a consultation paper to stimulate discussion and prompt ideas from those in the industry, education and research sectors.

Nobel Laureate and Academy Fellow Brian Schmidt to lead ANU

Nobel Laureate and Academy Fellow Professor Brian Schmidt will be heading up one of Australia's leading universities.

Professor Schmidt, who was elected to the Academy in 2008, will be leading the Australian National University (ANU), taking over from the current Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young.

As a world-renowned astrophysicist, Professor Schmidt and his team won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2011 for discovering that the universe is expanding at an ever-accelerating rate.

Applications open for Academy science gender equity pilot

The Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Forum is calling for scientific organisations to join its pilot program to improve gender equity in Australian science.

The Forum, an Academy initiative established last year, is seeking universities and research bodies to pilot a gender equity program currently operating in the UK called the Athena Swan Charter.

Corresponding member admitted to Academy

An internationally-renowned microbiologist was formally admitted to the Australian Academy of Science today in Canberra.

Professor Jillian Banfield from the University of California (Berkeley) visited the Academy this afternoon to be formally admitted into the Academy's Fellowship as a corresponding member by signing the Academy Charter Book.

New Nova website now live

An Academy website which aims to communicate jargon-free, accessible science has gone live this week.

First established in 1997 as one of the first of science communication websites in Australia, Nova has been transformed into a new dynamic and interactive site that explores topical science.

The new website has articles on a range of topics, from vaccines to the chemistry of cosmetics to the Square Kilometre Array.

Vale: Former Academy President David Craig

Former Academy President and prominent Australian chemist, Professor David Craig, has passed away aged 95.

Professor Craig was elected to the Academy's Fellowship in 1969 and was Academy President from 1990-1994.

He held the position of Professor of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the Australian National University for nearly twenty years until 1984.

The Academy's David Craig medal which recognises outstanding contributions to chemistry research was also named in his honour.

Nobel laureates sign climate change declaration

Thirty-six Nobel Laureates, including four Australians, signed a landmark declaration on climate change at a meeting in Germany yesterday.

The Mainau Declaration calls on the nations of the world ‘to take decisive action to limit future global emissions’ as part of the Paris climate talks later this year.

The declaration was signed during the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureates meeting in Germany which was also attended by 13 young Australian early career researchers.

Read the 2015 Mainau Declaration.

Emissions targets need to deliver zero emissions long term: Academy

The Government’s new emissions targets are a step in the right direction but there is a need to plan for zero emissions by mid-century, according to the Australian Academy of Science.

The Government today announced a new post-2020 emissions target of between 26 and 28 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030.

In a submission to government earlier this year the Academy recommended deeper cuts of 30 to 40 per cent below 2000 levels by 2030.

Academy to partner with Buzz Aldrin for Australian tour

The Academy is proud to announce our partnership with Live on Stage Australia to bring legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin to the Australian stage.

Hosted by veteran journalist Ray Martin and featuring photos and footage from Buzz's private collection, 'An Evening with Buzz Aldrin: A Mission to Mars' will relive the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing, discuss the future of space travel and explore Buzz's new mission: to land humans on Mars by 2035.

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