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Historical Records of Australian Science virtual issue for 2023 published

The Commonwealth Solar Observatory Building at Mt Stromlo in Canberra. Image credit: Robert Myers/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 AU).

Academy hosts 16th Australia–China Symposium

The Academy recently hosted the 16th annual Australia–China Symposium on the topic of marine sciences for sustainable development.

The symposium brought together leading scientists from Australia and China to share knowledge and discuss innovations in marine science and climate change research.

Participants in the 16th annual Australia–China Symposium.

Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) grant funding recipients for 2023–24 announced

The Australian Academy of Science congratulates the grant recipients of the Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) grant funding for the 2023–24 round.

Ukrainian researchers supported by Aussie counterparts in second round of grants

The Australian Academy of Science congratulates recipients of the second round of grants from the Ukraine-Australia Research Fund, announced today.

2024 Max Day Awards: restoring ecosystem engineers and protecting marine environments from microplastics

The 2024 Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship awardees, Ms Aviya Naccarella from Deakin University (left) and Dr Elvis Okoffo from the University of Queensland. Photos: supplied.

Two early career researchers have each been awarded a 2024 Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award for their interdisciplinary research on protecting the environment.

Five anecdotes from renowned Aussie scientists that you probably didn’t know

Australian Government’s interim AI response a sensible first step

The Australian Academy of Science supports the Australian Government’s interim response to the discussion paper for supporting responsible artificial intelligence (AI), including its plans to ensure AI is designed, developed and deployed safely and responsibly.

Fellows celebrated in Australia Day honours

From left: Emeritus Professor David Boger, Ms Catherine Livingstone, Professor Sarah Robertson, Distinguished Professor Louise Ryan, Professor Joseph Trapani, Professor Alexander McBratney

Six Academy Fellows have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to science by being named on the 2024 Australia Day honours list.

Quantum photonics pioneer tours Australia as Frew Fellow

2023 Frew Fellow Professor Jelena Vuckovic (centre) visited Canberra as part of her fellowship. With her from the Academy are (from left) Professor Hans Bachor, Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Academy President Professor Chennupati Jagadish and Professor Jim Williams.

Australia’s R&D system is broken and needs more than band-aids

Academy President Professor Chennupati Jagadish

For a community that loves its smartphones and obligingly updates the operating system when we are advised a few times each year, why are we prepared to live with an operating system for our research that hasn’t been updated in 30 years?

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