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The Australian Academy of Science has released its first annual Christmas Reading List that could inspire thousands of stumped Australians searching for a last minute Christmas gift.
Download the Christmas Reading List
The Australian Academy of Science has released its first annual Christmas Reading List that could inspire thousands of stumped Australians searching for a last minute Christmas gift.
Four Australian scientists will travel to India in 2017 to undertake ground-breaking research at some of India’s leading research institutions.
Distinguished Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC FAA FTSE has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the Indian Academy of Science, one of only two elected in 2017.
The Australian Academy of Science has welcomed newly-appointed Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science—Senator Arthur Sinodinos AO, and congratulates Minister Greg Hunt MP on his appointment as Minister for Health and Sport.
“The science sector has sincerely appreciated Minister Hunt’s commitment to science and innovation, his willingness to engage with and understand issues facing the sector and his leadership of the National Innovation and Science Agenda,” said Academy President Professor Andrew Holmes.
Academy President Professor Andrew Holmes has been recognised with Australia’s highest honour, Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the 2017 Australia Day Honours list.
We live in a risky world. Risks from antibiotic resistance, environmental impacts and international security are hot issues in research, but delaying action until the science is settled isn’t always feasible.
The Australian Academy of Science has today released a think tank report discussing how risk and uncertainty impact the decisions we make as a society.
The report addresses specific risks from antibiotic resistance, environmental challenges, international security, and also the challenges of making decisions when data is uncertain.
The Academy has announced the recipients of the J G Russell Award to help talented younger researchers in the basic sciences.
Sixty years ago, the dawn of the space age was marked by the launch of Sputnik. Fifty years ago this April, Australia joined in the space game with the flight of two Skylark rockets from Woomera in April 1967.
So where have we gone from there, and what’s next? As the world enters a new era of space science and technology, Australian researchers are:
Space science and technology was on the political agenda following the Parliamentary Friends of Science breakfast held in Canberra on Tuesday 14 February.
Dear Academy person…
So starts a handwritten letter from 9-year-old Robert from Adelaide who wrote to us with a special request for his ‘space nut’ dad.
Robert wanted to surprise his dad at Christmas with Buzz Aldrin’s autograph.
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