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.
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.
The Academy has welcomed the merger of the world’s leading organisations representing the natural and social sciences, saying it will lead to a stronger and united global voice for science.
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An international forum in early October brought nearly 1400 global leaders in science, technology and other areas to address major societal challenges.
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Professor Jenny Graves AO FAA—2017 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for her pioneering investigations of the genetics of sex.
In the final fascinating event of this year's Canberra speaker series, the Deputy Director of UNSW’s Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Dr Carol Oliver, will explain how Australia is involved in the search for life on Mars.
5 December at the Shine Dome, Canberra
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Australian biochemist and molecular biologist Professor John Shine AC has been elected President of the Australian Academy of Science.
Australian biochemist and molecular biologist Professor John Shine AC has been elected President of the Australian Academy of Science.
Professor Shine became world-renowned for a series of discoveries he made between 1975 and 1985 that furthered our understanding of genes.
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