The Academy launched its Annual Giving Program last May. Such a program provides annual, renewable income for the running of the Academy and creates a baseline of philanthropic support on which new programs can be built.
As a direct result of the appeal, the Academy saw 42 new donors and many renewing donors contributing nearly $22,000. This is important income for the Academy and we look forward to growing this appeal in 2017 as we continue to engage with our supporters across the Academy and the wider community.
When microbiologist Professor Nancy Millis passed away in September 2012, some of her colleagues at the University of Melbourne came up with the idea that, by donating sufficient funds, they would enable a medal to be struck in her honour—and thus began the Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science.
A major donation from Dr Maxwell Day AO FAA, is being used to establish the annual Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award of up to $20 000, which will help PhD students or early-career researchers meet costs associated with their research or to supplement PhD scholarships.
A bequest is a special gift; a wonderful opportunity to ensure that the Academy remains a part of the lives of future generations.
A special opportunity was made during Science at the Shine Dome for the donors to the following awards to meet the 2015 recipients of those awards: Ruth Stephens Gani Medal, Gustav Nossal Medal, Jacques Miller Medal, Moran Medal and Anton Hales Medal.
This provided a rare opportunity for donors and awardees to meet and chat over lunch in a relaxed atmosphere at the Shine Dome.
The National Committee for Data in Science made a submission in December 2016 to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into data availability and use.
The Academy made a submission in December 2016 in support of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s amendments to the National statement on ethical conduct in human research.
The Australian Academy of Science is a Fellowship of the nation’s most distinguished scientists, elected by their peers for outstanding research that has pushed back the frontiers of knowledge. Fellows are eminent by reason of their attainments in natural science. Twenty Fellows are elected to the Academy each year by their peers, and occasionally Special Fellows (for conspicuous service to science) and Corresponding Members (international Fellows) are also elected.
© 2025 Australian Academy of Science
