Today, 22 researchers from around Australia who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of science are recognised for their achievements with Australian Academy of Science honorific awards.
Today, 22 researchers from around Australia who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of science are recognised for their achievements with Australian Academy of Science honorific awards.
The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement of his government’s intention to legislate a Future Made in Australia Act.
President of the Australian Academy of Science Professor Chennupati Jagadish said, “A future made in Australia is heavily dependent on the breadth and depth of Australian science.”
Science underpins innovation and industry, but over the past two decades, we have seen incoherence in research and development (R&D) policy and investment in Australia, he added.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a leading authority in climate and oceanic research, declared a global coral bleaching event overnight.
This declaration, and more evidence of the mass bleaching event occurring on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), is a stark reminder of the entirely predictable consequences of extensive global warming for Australia and the planet.
The damage to the GBR and reefs globally serves as a poignant symbol of the real-time impacts of a warming climate and the increasing frequency of severe weather events.
Australia is failing to halt, slow, or reverse the loss of biodiversity.
Research into the insidious and far-reaching impacts of pesticides has seen an environmental engineer chosen to represent Australia in a global competition for breakthroughs in sustainability science.
In around a fortnight, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down the 2024–25 Budget.
The financial forecasting and proposed expenditures are eagerly awaited by many Australians – including the Australian Academy of Science, which has long been calling for a comprehensive review of the research and development (R&D) system. This is critical to inform a long-term investment roadmap needed to turn around the decline in R&D expenditure in our country.
Nominations and applications are open for the Academy’s 2025 funding awards, including research conferences, research awards and travelling fellowships.
The closing date is 1 June.
More information on the Academy’s 2025 funding opportunities
The Australian Academy of Science has long supported the need for Australia and Australian governments to invest in what is important for our future.
The pursuit of designed and made in Australia is critical to building a prosperous, secure and safe country.
Academy President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish, said a future made in Australia is heavily dependent on the breadth and depth of Australian science and investment at scale.
The Australian Academy of Science is developing a 10-year plan to demonstrate how science needs to evolve to achieve our national ambitions and advance Australian interests locally and globally.
‘Australian Science, Australia’s Future: Science 2035’ will assess the capability of Australia’s science system, its ability to compete and collaborate globally, and its contribution to the nation’s economy, security, health and quality of life.
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