Opposition Leader Bill Shorten with Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Kim Carr.

The National Research and Innovation Alliance welcomed Labor’s science, innovation and research agenda outlined today by the Opposition Leader, the Hon Bill Shorten MP.

Dr Linden Ashcroft (top) and Ms Kelly McKinley, joint winners of the 2018 Moran Award for History of Science Research

Melbourne climatologist Dr Linden Ashcroft and Adelaide PhD student Ms Kelly McKinley are joint winners of the Australian Academy of Science's 2018 Moran Award for History of Science Research

The Academy has produced a special online edition of the Academy’s journal ‘Historical Records of Australian Science’ celebrating the history of women in science.

Momentum to improve gender equity and diversity in Australia’s higher education and research sector continues to build with four new institutions joining The Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Initiative pilot of the UK-based Athena SWAN accreditation program.

The new participants are the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Murdoch University, Geoscience Australia and the University of Adelaide. The announcement will be made by Professor Hugh Bradlow, President of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) at the 2017 SAGE symposium today.

Professor Justin Gooding (centre) has been awarded a 2017 Eureka Prize for mentoring young researchers.

Australian Academy of Science Fellow Professor Justin Gooding has been awarded the 2017 University of Technology Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers.

Lindau 2018 applications now open Postdoctoral Fellowships for research in Japan Summer program for graduate students expands Women in Science and Engineering, Asia Lindau 2018 applications now open

Applications for the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting with Nobel Laureates from the field of physiology or medicine are now open. Applications for Lindau close 3 October 2017.

Honours and awards to Fellows (from left) Professor Brian Kennett, Emeritus Professor John Pate and Professor Justin Gooding
Academy action in National Science Week Australian satellites was just one of the many topics we explored in National Science Week

The Academy was flat out keeping up with the activities in this year’s annual celebration of science in Australia, National Science Week, on 12–20 August.

Chief Scientist of Western Australia, Professor Peter Klinken, opening the 2017 Theo Murphy High Flyers Think Tank. The Think Tank is a highly focused event that seeks answers to big issues.
(L to R) Dorothy Hill, Frederick White and Raymond Le Fèvre.

The Academy is calling for design suggestions, portraits, images or wording to be considered in the design of medals for three of its honorific awards.

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