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Australian scientists recognised at international geophysics meeting

Emeritus Professor Chris Rizos (left) and Professor Brian Kennett AO FAA FRS.

Emeritus Professor Chris Rizos, an observer on the Academy’s National Committee for Earth Sciences, was voted in as President-Elect of the International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) during the General Assembly on 16 July.

The IUGG is a non-profit global organisation dedicated to promoting international cooperation in earth sciences.

Message from the President

Professor John Shine AC PresAA

Since the inception of the Academy 65 years ago, gifts and legacies from Fellows and friends have helped us retain our independence and allowed us to foster, celebrate and promote scientific excellence in Australia.

A philanthropy update from the Academy

Supporters’ breakfast

During Science at the Shine Dome 2019, award donors and their family members had the special opportunity to meet the 2019 recipients of the awards they support at a breakfast event.

Call for expressions of interest for new national QueersInScience network

Academy Chief Executive Anna-Maria Arabia speaks at the inaugural LGBT STEMM Day symposium.

The Australian Academy of Science and QueersInScience are inviting expressions of interest for a new national QueersInScience network.

STEM Women launches on 1 August

Visit STEM Women

On 1 August the Australian Academy of Science will launch a new resource for gender equity toolkits: STEM Women, an online directory of women in Australia working in STEM.

Australian science celebrated at major international meetings

Delegates at the IUGG reception celebrate 100 years of Australian geodesy and geophysics. Academy Fellow Professor Frances Separovic AO hosts the Australian reception at the IUPAC World Chemistry Congress.

Academy Fellow appointed to Australian Antarctic Science Council

Professor Noel Cressie FAA.

Academy Fellow Professor Noel Cressie has been appointed as one of two independent members of the newly established Australian Antarctic Science Council.

The council, established under the Australian Antarctic Division, provides strategic direction for the Australian Antarctic Program and oversees science funding.

New volume of Historical Records of Australian Science published

Late Academy Fellows remembered with biographical memoirs in Historical Records of Australian Science. Top row (L-R): Professor Anton Hales, Professor Jan Anderson, Professor Tony Linnane and Professor Bryan Womersley. Bottom row (L-R): Professor George Szekeres AM, Professor Joe Gani and Emeritus Professor Robin Stokes.

How to improve your memory, a deep-space mystery and the origins of air pollution

The Academy’s Curious project continues to inform and inspire with engaging video and written content designed for social media.

Here are some highlights from our growing catalogue of science stories.

Scientists from CSIRO pinpointed the origin of an astronomical mystery. Research from the ASKAP radio telescope in Western Australia has provided clues about ‘fast radio bursts’ (FRBs).

EMCRs gain skills to build successful careers

Stage one of the STEM Transferable Skills Toolkit program, supported through the Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia), delivered four face-to-face workshops at Deakin University and Macquarie University in May and June.

More than 90 early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) had the opportunity to join one or more of the workshops either face-to-face or online.

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