The Academy responded quickly to and continues to be very active regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Academy responded quickly to and continues to be very active regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
[Note: The link to the expert database on this page became inactive when the Academy closed the database in August 2022.]
Today, the learned academies of Australia—representing over 3,000 of the nation’s best and most eminent scientists, researchers and other experts—come together to launch a searchable database of experts to help Australia tackle COVID-19.
The Academy recently published the second issue of its Science Policy and Diplomacy Newsletter, which highlights important science policy discussions and events in Australia and around the globe. It reports on the involvement of science in national and international policy and diplomacy, and the Academy’s contributions to these discussions.
Nominations are open for the Academy’s 2021 honorific awards, and applications open for research conferences, research awards and travelling fellowships.
Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC FAA FTSE—elected as an International Member of the United States National Academy of Engineering for contributions to nanotechnology for optoelectronic devices
Professor Terry Hughes FAA—awarded an honorary Doctor in Science degree by Trinity College Dublin for his research on coral reefs and public stance on climate change
Tuesday, 7 April
The Australian Academy of Science is encouraged by indications that National Cabinet will make public future models based on Australian data on a regular basis.
To allow the valuable knowledge of the scientific community to be brought to bear in what is complex and unchartered territory, transparency regarding the scientific inputs to National Cabinet decisions, and the deliberations of the Australian Health Principal Protection Committee is vital.
The Australian Academy of Science acknowledges the current pressures on researchers around the country. From increased workloads for those directly related to the development of COVID-19 vaccines or treatments, to interesting online teaching challenges and drastically altered caring responsibilities, much of science sector will have been affected by the pandemic in some way.
Three Academy Fellows, including Academy President John Shine, have been newly elected to the Royal Society, the world’s oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
They are among 62 individuals worldwide who have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to scientific understanding.
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