Sixty-seven Australian and New Zealand early- and mid-career researchers convened at the Academy in mid-July for a two-day symposium considering some of the critical issues relating to risk in today’s world.
Delegates from a broad range of disciplines were selected from a pool of over 200 applicants, and participated in one of four groups, addressing:
Registration is now open for the EMCR Forum’s national meeting Science Pathways 2016: Future Leaders to be held in Sydney on 26–27 September.
Science Pathways provides professional development for all early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs), regardless of discipline. It is an opportunity to hear insights from nationally and internationally recognised leaders, who will explain what leadership in their industry means.
The EMCR Forum is the national voice of Australia’s early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs). Apart from preparing for Science Pathways 2016: Future Leaders, Forum executive members have been working over the last few months to ensure EMCRs are represented in the following consultations:
Professor Don Melrose FAA was awarded the Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics.
Professor Gordon Wallace FAA FTSE was awarded the CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Innovation and Science.
The Academy sends warm congratulations to Dr Keith Boardman AO FAA FRS FTSE, who celebrated his 90th birthday on 16 August.
Professor Jonathan Borwein FAA died on 2 August 2016, aged 65 years.
The Academy has selected nine Australian early- and mid-career researchers to collaborate with scientists in research institutions in France in 2016 under the France–Australia Science Innovation Collaboration (FASIC) Early- and Mid-Career Fellowships. Researchers in any field of the natural sciences, including technology, engineering and medicine were encouraged to apply. This activity is being funded by the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.
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