Professor Paul Mulvaney spoke on excitons in nanocrystals for the Lloyd Rees Lecture.

Academy Fellow Professor Paul Mulvaney delivered the 2018 Lloyd Rees Lecture recently on Excitons in nanocrystals—to blink or not to blink.

The Academy strongly supports independent selection of research grants in Australia.

The Australian Academy of Science expresses its concern that Ministerial veto has been made on eleven grant applications recommended for funding by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

The Academy strongly supports independent selection of research grants in Australia.

The Australian Academy of Science expresses its concern that Ministerial veto has been made on eleven grant applications recommended for funding by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

Academy Chief Executive, Anna-Maria Arabia, with team representatives Dan Wheelahan (left) and Paul Richards.

Australian Academy of Science wins national award for science communication

The Australian Academy of Science has won the Public Relations Institute of Australia’s (PRIA) Golden Target Award for Not-for-Profit In-House Team of the Year.

Academy Chief Executive, Anna-Maria Arabia, with team representatives Dan Wheelahan (left) and Paul Richards.

The Australian Academy of Science has won the Public Relations Institute of Australia’s (PRIA) Golden Target Award for Not-for-Profit In-House Team of the Year.

A national conference was held at the Academy’s Shine Dome in November to present and discuss the latest research and observations of the impacts of feral horses on the Australian Alps.

Regional and remote students are underrepresented in higher education—particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Academy welcomes the Australian Government acting to improve access and equity through new scholarships and support for regional universities. However, the Academy is very concerned at the Minister’s comments on radio this morning that he intends to fund these new measures by reallocating research support funding for universities.

Lily O’Connell nearly lost her life to meningococcal disease. She also received a kidney transplant from her sister.

The Australian Academy of Science is urging parents to vaccinate their children against all strains of meningococcal disease, after a recent spike in cases in Adelaide and the death of a seven-year-old boy in south-west Sydney.

Lily O’Connell nearly lost her life to meningococcal disease. She also received a kidney transplant from her sister.

The Australian Academy of Science is urging parents to vaccinate their children against all strains of meningococcal disease, after a recent spike in cases in Adelaide and the death of a seven-year-old boy in south-west Sydney.

A strategic plan for Australian Geography was launched by the Australian Academy of Science’s National Committee for Geographical Sciences.

Australia should enhance and capitalise on its existing skills and expertise in geographic information systems (GIS) and big data to address thesocial, economic and environmental challenges of our region and the emergence of the ‘China Century’.

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