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Academy welcomes STEM Equity Monitor report

Dr Pauline Treble (left) and Dr Carol Tadros in Jenolan Caves collecting water samples (Image: ANSTO). From the Women in STEM Decadal Plan.

Three Aussie innovators to compete in Berlin for Falling Walls Lab 2022

Two researchers awarded Mike Smith Student Prize for insightful essays

Jessica Urwin (left) and Margaret Williams are joint winners of the 2021–22 Mike Smith Student Prize. Images supplied.

Explorations of the history of disease and of nuclear colonisation have earned two researchers the 2021–22 Mike Smith Student Prize for History of Australian Science or Australian Environmental History.

Opportunities for scientists—September 2022

Academy opportunities Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund – Strategic Element

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), in collaboration with the Australian Academy of Science, will deliver the Australian Government’s $18.2 million Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund – Strategic Element, a key part of the new $60.2 million GSTDF fund.

Fellows update—September 2022

Honours and awards to Fellows 2022 Western Australian Premier’s Science Awards Professor Kliti Grice FAA – named WA Scientist of the Year Professor Igor Bray FAA – inducted into WA Hall of Fame

Message from the Chief Executive—September 2022

Welcome to the September Newsletter.

Fenner conference explores options for plant recovery and protection

Some of the 2022 event attendees outside the Shine Dome in Canberra. Photo: supplied.

A two-stage Fenner Conference on the Environment has brought experts together to explore options for plant recovery and protection in Australia, New Zealand and across the broader region.

Academy returns to historic headquarters

Australian Academy of Science staff gather outside the newly refurbished Ian Potter House.

Ian Potter House, the headquarters of the Fellows and staff of the Australian Academy of Science, has officially reopened 989 days after it was extensively damaged during Canberra’s 2020 hailstorm.

Kim Carr recognised for his service to Australian science and research

The Hon Kim Carr with his Academy Medal at the Shine Dome in Canberra.

One of the Australian Parliament’s fiercest science and research advocates, Kim Carr, has been recognised by the Australian Academy of Science today for advancing the cause of science and technology in Australia.

Gender equity changes to NHMRC Investigator Grants are ‘game-changing’

Dr Anne Kelso FAA, CEO of the NHMRC, speaking at the announcement of the 2022 NHMRC Investigator Grants. She is joined by (from left) Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, Minister for Women; Alicia Payne MP, federal Member for Canberra; and the Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care.

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