The importance of soils to food and nutrition security was the focus an international summit of scientists held in Argentina recently.
The importance of soils to food and nutrition security was the focus an international summit of scientists held in Argentina recently.
Australian mathematician Akshay Venkatesh has become only the second Australian to win a Fields Medal, often described as the Nobel Prize for mathematics. The first was Terence Tao FAA FRS in 2006.
August spells National Science Week and what a feast of activities on offer across the country. The Academy celebrated by exploring the Science of Us in Canberra and the Science of Sport in Sydney, and by presenting Academy Fellow Dr Veena Sahajwalla and Dr Karl Kruszelnicki to record crowds at the National Convention Centre in Canberra.
Five Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science are among 16 recipients of the Australian Research Council’s prestigious Laureate Fellowships, announced by the Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham.
The recipients are:
Academy Fellow Professor Nalini Joshi was announced as Vice-President of the International Mathematical Union following her election recently at the IMU general assembly in Brazil. Professor Joshi is a strong champion of increasing the participation of women and minority groups in science and mathematics, including the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative.
6.00 pm Thursday 30 August State Library of NSW, Sydney
In this Dyason Lecture 2018, Helen Verran will explore the moment when the first Europeans arrived in Sydney and danced with the strangers who had been warily awaiting them. She will take this promising moment in which knowers in disparate traditions engaged each other with curiosity and respect, as occasion to articulate (another) originary moment in Australian science and technology studies.
Applications are now open for the Australia–India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) Early- and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Fellowships 2019.
The closing date for applications is 9am (AEST) Wednesday 12 September 2018.
More information on these fellowships
Professor Nalini Joshi AO FAA—elected Vice-President of the International Mathematical Union
Professor Kliti Grice FAA—recipient of the 2018 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) Medal for extraordinary contribution to science
Emeritus Professor David Blair FAA—inducted into the WA Science Hall of Fame in recognition of his extensive achievements in experimental physics, focusing on the direct detection of gravitational waves
The Australian Academy of Science reached new audiences during National Science Week, capping off the annual celebration of science with record crowds attending shows featuring renowned science communicator Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and newly elected Fellow, UNSW Professor Veena Sahajwalla FAA.
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