The Academy received widespread media coverage of its submission to the federal Government’s 20 Year Antarctic Strategic Plan, and was pleased to see proactive measures in the May Budget to support Australia’s research capabilities in the region.
The Academy received widespread media coverage of its submission to the federal Government’s 20 Year Antarctic Strategic Plan, and was pleased to see proactive measures in the May Budget to support Australia’s research capabilities in the region.
The 2014‒2015 Federal Budget was a significant milestone for the new Coalition Government to set out its intentions for science, research and innovation in Australia.
The Academy has highlighted the importance of agricultural research, development and extension (R,D&E) in response to an issues paper released as part of the development of an Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper. The issues paper was released by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, along with a series of questions for stakeholders to comment on.
Despite the enormously important role science has played in improving agricultural productivity in Australia, there was very little mention of science or R&D within the issues paper.
Science communicators from more than 50 nations came together in Brazil in May to share research and best practice in engaging the public with science.
Renowned biological scientist Sir Philip Cohen FAA FRS has been elected as a Corresponding Member of the Academy.
Sir Philip, Professor of Enzymology and Co-Director of the Division of Signal Transduction Therapy at The Sir James Black Centre of the University of Dundee in Scotland, works in the area of signal transduction – the complex biochemical processes by which cells receive and interpret stimuli from their environment.
One of the Academy’s highest honours, the Academy Medal, has been awarded to retired physicist Professor Harry Messel AC CBE and Mr Simon McKeon AO FAICD.
The Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship in medical science is offered as a ‘top up’ scholarship to a high-ranked PhD candidate awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council Training Scholarship in either Indigenous or primary health care, with preference given to Indigenous health research.
A new Feature Fellow interview with leading Australian physicist Professor Tanya Monro FAA FTSE has been published on the Academy’s website.
Professor Monro is known for her work in photonics — a branch of science concerned with the emission and control of light. Her work on optical fibres enables the creation of new tools for scientific research, helping to provide solutions to some of the biggest problems in health, the environment, industrial processes and defence.
Professor Marc Feldmann AC FAA FRS — appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent service to medicine and to public health as an acclaimed researcher in the field of chronic immune disease, and through the development of innovative treatment therapies.
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