The Academy’s Primary Connections program is celebrating 15 years building the confidence and competence of tens of thousands of teachers to teach science and literacy in primary schools.

Major achievements of the program include extensive evidence that the program has a positive impact on teachers and students, the development of an Indigenous perspectives framework, and multiple awards.

22–24 May, Canberra

The Academy’s three-day flagship event in May each year brings Australia’s most influential scientists to the iconic Shine Dome in Canberra to celebrate science and to honour outstanding achievements in science.

The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the Optimising STEM Industry-School Partnerships: Inspiring Australia’s Next Generation Final Report and is calling on the Australian and state governments to work together to advance the report's 10 recommendations.

Naturalist, broadcaster and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Sir David Attenborough, is endorsing calls for greater support for the scientists who study and name Australia’s plants and animals and other organisms, declaring that Australia’s current capacity is not adequate for the magnitude of the task.

Sir David says that at the very time that many species are under greatest threat, funding and other resources allocated to discovering and documenting species are declining.