Nominations are now open for the Academy’s 2022 honorific awards, and applications are open for support for research conferences, research awards and travelling fellowships.
All honorific award nominations close 1 May 2021.
All research conferences, research awards and travelling fellowships applications close 1 June 2021.
Emeritus Professor Cheryl Praeger AC FAA—Order of Australia: Companion in the General Division
Professor Graham Goodwin AO FAA FRS FTSE—Order of Australia: Officer in the General Division
Professor Helene Marsh AO FAA FTSE—Order of Australia: Officer in the General Division
Professor Mark Randolph AO FAA FTSE FRS—Order of Australia: Officer in the General Division
Professor Roger Reddel AO FAA FAHMS—Order of Australia: Officer in the General Division
Outstanding contributions to science have been recognised by the Australian Academy of Science today with 24 current and future stars of science receiving prestigious 2021 honorific awards.
Four early-career researchers have been awarded a prestigious top-up grant that recognises and supports excellence in science research.
2030 is the deadline to make the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality.
There are medical and scientific explanations for the death of each of Kathleen Folbigg’s children.
Today the NSW Court of Appeal has dismissed Kathleen Folbigg’s appeal, which requested that the findings of the Commissioner of the 2019 inquiry be overturned.
The appeal reviewed the legal processes undertaken by the Inquiry but did not consider an assessment of the scientific evidence available since the Inquiry.
© 2025 Australian Academy of Science