One week after the success of Science at the Shine Dome, the Academy’s Primary Connections education program hosted the inaugural Science at the Shine Dome Junior on 5 June.

Dr Mohd Sukor Su’ait and Professor Hadiyanto with Professor Elaine Sadler, Foreign Secretary of the Academy.

Two international early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) from South-East Asia attended Science at the Shine Dome 2019, thanks to sponsorship from the Academy. 

Future Earth Australia, a program of the Academy, is hosting its first 2019 event for early-career researchers and practitioners, titled ‘The future of coasts’.

In June, the Academy partnered with the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) to host Dr Simon Hodson, executive director of the Committee for Data (CODATA) of the International Science Council.

Academy opportunities Falling Walls Lab Australia 2019

*APPLICATIONS CLOSE 11 JULY*

Inviting applications from researchers living and working in Australia who are postdocs and students, entrepreneurs, engineers and innovators from all areas to attend Australia’s Falling Walls Lab in 2019.

Honours and awards to Fellows

Professor David Burke AC FAA FTSE—Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia

Professor Alan Cowman AC FAA FRS—Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia

Emeritus Professor Leo Radom AC FAA— Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia

Professor Linda Richards AO FAA—Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia

Distinguished Professor Mary-Anne Williams, a social roboticist, spoke at the Shine Dome for the Changing Lives with Science speaker series. Image: BE Sydney.

By 2020, it is estimated that 200 million virtual reality (VR) headsets will have been sold worldwide.

Five Academy Fellows have been awarded funding in the latest round of ARC Linkage grants.

Five Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science are among the recipients of the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects scheme, announced today by the Hon. Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Education.

Regulatory barriers that limit timely access to population and health data must be resolved to achieve better health outcomes for Australians, according to leading scientists and medical health researchers.

The Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences are calling for the COAG Health Council to address health data availability and linkage as a priority at its next meeting later this year.

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