George Dennis Dracoulis FAA was born 9 December 1944 in Melbourne. He pursued undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the University of Melbourne, capping his studies with a PhD in nuclear physics.  

Professor Suzanne Cory ABC Radio 1 pm on 6, 13, 20 and 27 September

Immediate Past President of the Academy, Professor Suzanne Cory AC FAA FRS, will present this year’s prestigious Boyer Lectures.

A new Year 4 unit, ‘Magnetic Moves’, is currently being trialled in more than 30 schools across Australia with very positive initial feedback. This is the first of a number of new resources being developed in response to teacher requests for alternatives to existing popular units, providing greater choice and also more flexibility when teaching combination/multi-age classes.

The Academy has invited every high school in Australia—around 3,000—to apply for posters of our Nobel Laureates Professor Elizabeth Blackburn AC FAA FRS and Professor Brian Schmidt AC FAA FRS. We have distributed posters to nearly 500 schools so far with requests still coming in.

Not only do these eye-catching posters celebrate great Australian achievements, they also encourage young people to study science at school and to consider a career in science.