At the end of 2019, we thank you for your readership and support. This year has been a busy one for the Australian Academy of Science, and I would like to acknowledge our Fellows who dedicate their time, efforts and expertise to advance science in Australia and internationally. Thank you.
“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.
From 1995 to 2012, the Australian Academy of Science documented the remarkable stories of Australian scientists through the Interviews with Australian Scientists program.
20–21 February 2020, Adelaide
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.
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.
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.
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