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Message from the Chief Executive—October 2017
Anna-Maria Arabia

Dear Fellows and friends of the Academy

I’m delighted to present you with the Academy of Science’s October newsletter. Our newsletter will now be published on a monthly basis and it is our hope that you will enjoy reading the latest news about the activities of the Academy.
Science by Doing supporting teachers in two-thirds of Australian high schools
Two in three high school science teachers in Australia are supported by Science by Doing
Australian maths teaching champions come together for ground-breaking program
At the NSW Champion's workshop in Sydney, one of eight nationally, were (from left) Senator the Hon Marise Payne representing the Minister for Education and Training, Academy Fellow Professor Nalini Joshi, Executive Director of reSolve Dr Steve Thornton, Ms Karen McDaid from the AAMT, and reSolve Champion Ms Shannon Ruskin.
Fellows update—October 2017
Honours and awards to Fellows

The Australian Mathematics Trust has named a medal in honour of Professor Cheryl Praeger AM FAA. Top performing girls in the Australian Mathematics Competition will now be awarded the Cheryl Praeger Medal.
Opportunities for scientists—October 2017
Australian researchers invited to apply for Japan fellowships 

The Academy invites applications from Australian researchers to undertake Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan during 2018–19. The fellowships are for a period of 12 to 24 months.

Researchers in any field of natural sciences, including mathematics, technology, engineering and medicine, may apply. Medical doctors without a doctorate are not eligible to apply for the Postdoctoral Fellowship.
International news—October 2017
Sustainable Development Goals the focus of presentation to Asian academies AASSA President, Professor Yoo Hang Kim (left), with Professor Michael Barber at the Philippine Volcanic Monitoring Station, Lake Taal.

The Academy is an Executive Board member of the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA). 
Events and outreach—October 2017
Journeying to the centres of the planets

Dr Helen Maynard-Casely will take us on a journey to get to know the planets of our solar system more intimately through understanding their varied and downright dangerous insides. 

5.30pm, 17 October at the Shine Dome in Canberra

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Academy uses Facebook to combat fake news
The Academy is launching an ambitious new social media initiative to connect more people with science. 

Do baby simulators reduce pregnancies? What can Viking poo reveal about our past? Does the world have enough food? Could a black hole swallow Earth?
Your social media feed just got a whole lot more interesting—Science Academy uses Facebook to combat fake news

Do baby simulators reduce pregnancies? What can Viking poo reveal about our past? Does the world have enough food? Could a black hole swallow Earth?

These are just some of the every-day questions the Australian Academy of Science will ask (and answer!) as it launches an ambitious new initiative to connect more people with science. Increasingly the public needs a trusted, credible source they can rely on for scientific information to inform their decisions.
Academy Fellow wins Prime Minister's Prize for Science
Professor Jenny Graves has used marsupials and monotremes, birds and lizards to understand the complexity of the human genome. Photo: Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science/WildBear

Academy Fellow Professor Jenny Graves AO has been awarded the prestigious 2017 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for her pioneering investigations of the genetics of sex.

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