Academy Fellow and Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro features in the first issue of Science Matters.

“Thank you”—that’s the message of a new publication, Science Matters, produced to highlight the impact of partnerships and philanthropic giving at the Australian Academy of Science.

Back row (from left): Mr Djarra Delaney, Bureau of Meteorology; Ms W. Y. Sarah Lau, University of Queensland; Dr Andrew Harford, Department of the Environment and Energy; and Professor Tom Stace, University of Queensland. Front row: Dr Razia Shaik, Charles Sturt University; Academy Fellow Professor Jim Williams; Professor Chris Matthews, University of Technology Sydney; and Academy Manager Diversity and Inclusion Ms Louise Moes.
The Academy is committed to reinvigorating Interviews with Australian Scientists in audio (podcast) format.

From 1995 to 2012, the Australian Academy of Science documented the remarkable stories of Australian scientists through the Interviews with Australian Scientists program.

Catalysing Gender Equity 2020: Be part of the solution

20–21 February 2020, Adelaide

The Re:produce workshop included sessions designed to empower researchers to make their research more open, transparent and verifiable.

More than 60 early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) from across Australia met in Brisbane on 10–11 December 2019 to learn ways to strengthen reproducibility in science.

The Academy hosted an event at the international Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Ministerial Summit in Canberra, part of GEO Week 2019.

Scientific experts meet with Minister for the Environment

The Academy’s Science Policy team facilitated a roundtable scientific briefing for the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment, the Hon Sussan Ley MP, on 10 December.

The Commonwealth is conducting a ten-year review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)—the national environmental laws.

Honours and awards to Fellows

Professor Sally Smith FAA and Professor Tanya Monro FAA FTSE—recognised by the University of Adelaide as trailblazers for gender equality to mark the 125th anniversary of suffrage in South Australia.

Scientia Professor Matthew England FAA—awarded the 2019 James Cook Medal by the Royal Society of NSW for outstanding contributions to both science and human welfare in and for the Southern Hemisphere.

Australian women in STEM are now more visible than ever with 2272 women joining STEM Women in the past five months. Many are now using the new resource to showcase the depth of talent of those working in the field.

The database was developed by the Australian Academy of Science in partnership with the CSIRO, Science & Technology Australia, and the Australian Science Media Centre, with financial support from the Australian Government.

Academy President Professor John Shine

The Australian Academy of Science acknowledges the devastating impact the Australian bushfires are having—and will continue to have—on people, our environment and our economy.

The scale of these bushfires is unprecedented anywhere in the world.

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