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Embargoed- 2017 honorific awardees

The details of this page are embargoed until 0:01 Friday 18 November 2016 Career honorifics David Craig Medal Hannan Medal Jaeger Medal Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal Mid career honorifics Gustav Nossal Medal for Global Health

Heidelberg Laureate Meetings

Status

The call for applications to attend the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) are now open. Applications close 14 February 2020.

Details

The 8th HLF will take place from September 20 to September 25, 2018. The application period for the 8th HLF runs from November 19, 2019 until February 14, 2020. Young researchers at all phases of their careers (undergrad, PhD or postdoc) are encouraged to complete and submit their applications by February 14, 2020.

Statement—Academy endorsement of statement on Improving the reproducibility of biomedical research by IAP for Health

In September 2016, the Australian Academy of Science endorsed the InterAcademy Partnership for Health (IAP for Health) statement on improving the reproducibility of biomedical research.

Australian Academy of Science Newsletter 106

Revised immunisation booklet distributed across Australia

The Academy's immunisation booklet has been revised in response to renewed concerns around immunisation rates.

Sustainability the focus of Future Earth Australia

Future Earth will take a uniquely holistic approach to address some of humanity’s most complex problems. Photo: Jeremy Bishop, Unsplash

Academy welcomes new ARC centres of excellence

Professor Andrew Pitman, Professor Lisa Kewley, Professor Andrew White, Professor Michelle Simmons and Professor Paul Mulvaney

The Academy welcomes the announcement by the Australian Research Council (ARC) of nine new centres of excellence .

Government commits to act on research training review

Australia’s research training system will be in a strong position to meet the country’s research needs. Photo: Francisco Osorio/Flickr

Professor Ian Chubb awarded Academy Medal

Professor Ian Chubb surrounded by distinguished guests at the awarding of the Academy Medal.

The prestigious Academy Medal—recognising outstanding contributions to science by means other than through scientific research—was awarded to Australia’s former Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb AC, in November.

2017 Academy awards recognise leading scientists

Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn (top) and Associate Professor Kathryn Holt, two of the recipients of the 2017 Academy honorific awards.

XFELS focus of Lloyd Rees Lecture

The 2016 Lloyd Rees Lecture, ‘X-ray lasers: the new wave in diffraction’, was delivered by Professor Keith Nugent FAA in Melbourne in October.

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