The Academy has recently made a number of submissions to important government consultations on defence science, as part of the Defence White Paper; the cooperative research centres review; boosting the commercial returns from research; and the review to strengthen independent medical research institutes.
See the Academy’s submissions
Nine Australian early- and mid-career researchers will travel to Japan in 2015-16 under the Australia–Japan Bilateral Exchange Program, to work on a diverse range of projects.
The successful participants were put forward by the Academy after being selected by a committee comprising Fellows the Academy and representatives of the Australian Research Council and the Australian Academy of the Humanities from a competitive field of 53 nominations, including—for the first time—from humanities and social sciences.
The Academy’s Foreign Secretary, Professor Cheryl Praeger AM FAA, attended the 2014 Inter-Academy Seoul Science Forum in Korea.
The Academy formally admitted as a Corresponding Member the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Chunli Bai FAA, at a ceremony at the Shine Dome on 18 December 2014.
Members of the Academy’s Council were joined at the ceremony by His Excellency, Ambassador Zhaoxu Ma and a delegation from the Chinese Academy of Science.
Professor Graeme Clark AC FAA FRS FTSE—the first Australian to receive the prestigious Russ Prize for bioengineering, awarded by the National Academy of Engineering and Ohio University.
Three new video podcast interviews are now available as part of the Academy’s new series, Brain Box.
Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith, an astronomer helping to build the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder—part of the world’s biggest telescope, talks about her love of running and the breathtaking beauty of the night sky.
Selected highlights of Fellows who have appeared in the news
The Academy sends warm congratulations to the following Fellows who celebrated their 90th birthdays this quarter:
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