Watch the recording of the event below.
The Australian Academy of Science looks forward to congratulating the recipients of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
Join the Australian Academy of Science for a public lecture by Frew Fellow and Nobel Laureate, Prof Donna Strickland.
To set the scene for this year’s speaker series we will look at the global movement recognising Indigenous knowledges.
This event took place on 1 March 2023. Watch the recording of the event:
Water—we can’t live without it. Although some people don’t think about H2O beyond having access to a shower and quenching their thirst, water is a shared and precious resource for most environmental, economic and cultural purposes.
Fire has been a crucial force in Indigenous communities throughout Australia for thousands of years—for many, it is a sacred element representing a connection to their ancestors, land, and traditional way of life.
The sky and stars hold significant cultural and spiritual importance for Indigenous Australians. They have developed rich and intricate astronomical knowledge and stories that are deeply integrated into their cultural and spiritual practices.
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