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.
Applications are now open for the Academy's Theo Murphy Frontiers of Science symposium for early- and mid-career researchers.
The Academy has hosted the Australian Theo Murphy Frontiers of Science symposium since 2003, bringing together the very best young Australian scientists to discuss emerging technologies, new opportunities and exciting cutting-edge advances in their fields.
This year's symposium on material sciences will explore ways to bring the ever-expanding ‘tool-kit’ of materials science to bear on emerging and important problems.
Sixty of Australia’s brightest young scientists are gathering in Sydney today for a Think Tank on new stem cell therapies and what they mean for the Australian health sector.
Recent advances have led to new revolutionary stem cell treatments but there are increasing concerns about a lack of regulation which, in some cases, has allowed untested and unproven treatments to be offered to patients.
The Academy has appointed a taskforce of experts to consider the future of the Basser Library and Fenner Archives' holdings.
Last month, the Academy's library and archives, which hold a range of historical material relating to the history of Australian science, closed their doors to the public.
The members of a newly-formed library taskforce have expertise in the history of science and archival preservation and will look at the future of the collection, including rehousing in relevant institutions.
The Academy of Science today announced the recipients of its esteemed travelling lectureships and a history of science research award.
The Travelling Fellowships allow international scientists to visit Australian research institutions and give public lectures, as well as enabling Australian scientists to share their expertise overseas.
Three Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science were awarded with prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
Professors Marilyn Renfree, Michelle Simmons and Tanya Monro were given their awards last night as part of a ceremony at Sydney's Town Hall.
Quantum computing expert Professor Simmons won the CSIRO Eureka Prize for scientific leadership and zoologist Professor Renfree won the University of Technology Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers.
Fellows and staff of the Australian Academy of Science were saddened to hear of the passing of distinguished plant scientist and Fellow Jan Anderson.
Expressions of interest are now closed.
The Australian Early- and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Forum is now receiving expressions of interest from early and mid-career researchers to join the executive committee in 2016.
The EMCR Forum is the national voice of Australia's emerging scientists, representing researchers who are up to 15 years post-PhD (or other research higher degree), irrespective of their professional appointment.
A new episode of the Australian Academy of Science's video podcast series, Brain Box, features Academy President and world-renowned chemist Professor Andrew Holmes.
The Brain Box series shows the variety of personalities and stories in Australian science through short video interviews.
The Australian Academy of Science in partnership with the Academy of Technological Science and Engineering will today launch a new gender equity program to address the chronic underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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