The Australian Academy of Science will lead a new regional presence coordinating scientific engagement in the Asia-Pacific thanks to a $10.3 million investment from the Australian Government over the next six years.

The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the release of the Australian Government’s 2022-23 budget.

The Academy will lead a new regional presence coordinating scientific engagement in the Asia-Pacific over the next six years thanks to a $10.3 million investment from the Australian Government.

Academy Education team members Claudette Bateup, Lynn Walker, Nicola Dziadkiewicz, Jennifer Lawrence and Melanie Hughes at the CONASTA69 conference.

The Academy recently supported CONASTA, the annual science education conference of the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA). This year CONASTA69 was held in Canberra and hosted by the Science Educators’ Association of the Australian Capital Territory (SEAACT)

Academy opportunities Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellowships

The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Foreign Researchers provides opportunities for Australian postdoctoral researchers to conduct cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and other Japanese institutions.  Applications are invited from suitably qualified researchers in any field of the physical sciences, life sciences, engineering, technology and medicine.

Honours and awards to Fellows

Scientia Professor Martin Green AM FAA FTSE FRS – awarded the Millennium Technology Prize for his leadership in the development of the PERC solar cell.

 

Welcome to the October Newsletter.

Academy President Chennupati Jagadish (front row, fourth from right) at the conclusion of the S20 Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Pamela Naidoo-Ameglio, Group Executive of the Nuclear Precinct at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), one of thousands of women currently using the STEM Women platform.

Women working in STEM fields around the world will be able to raise their profile and discover opportunities to progress their careers following the launch of STEM Women Global in November.

 

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