The Australian Early- and Mid-Career Researcher Forum of the Australian Academy of Science serves as the voice of the country's future scientific and research leaders. We currently reach over 3,300 individuals and are seeking to broaden and increase our engagement with Australian EMCRs to better represent their views, needs and vision to decision-makers within the government, Members of Parliament and key funding agencies.
It is my great pleasure to bring you the third issue of EMCR Pathways. This edition highlights current opportunities and challenges facing early- and mid-career researchers.
Professor Les Field AM FAA, Australian Academy of Science Secretary for Science Policy
Adrian Carter (EMCR Pathways editor) and Andrew Siebel (Deputy Chair, EMCR Forum Executive)
Interview conducted by Nikola Bowden and Maggie Hardy (EMCR Forum Executive).
The 2015 Boden research conference, Comparative animal genomics down under, was held at the University of Adelaide.
A main aim of the 2015 conference was to foster interaction and collaboration between scientists on the sequencing and analysis of the genomes of Australia’s vertebrates.
‘Australia is home to a multitude of weird and wonderful animals that have fascinated scientists for centuries,’ said Professor Frank Grutzner, Lecturer in Genetics at the University of Adelaide. He explained:
Associate Professor Joan Leach, Chair, National Committee for History and Philosophy of Science, Australian Academy of Science; President of Australian Science Communicators; and convenor of the Science Communication program at The University of Queensland
21 October was back to the Future Day—the day in the future on which Marty McFly and Doc Brown from the movie Back to the Future 2 arrived in a modified DeLorean from 1985.
In 2015 we welcomed three new members to the EMCR Forum Executive.
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