Each biographical memoir of deceased Fellows of the Academy is carefully researched and creatively written, resulting in a unique biographical collection of celebrated lives and important achievements. Most of the memoirs are republished with permission from Historical Records of Australian Science.
On 16 December 2016 the Academy made a joint submission with the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) in response to Discussion Paper: Options for regulating new technologies, issued by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator.
On 3 November 2016 the Academy made a submission on the Review of the Research and Development Tax Incentive by Alan Finkel, Bill Ferris and John Fraser.
A $100 million agricultural translation fund is one of the recommendations in a ten-year strategic plan for Australian agricultural sciences developed by the Academy.
The Academy has announced the commencement of a new initiative to develop a 10-year strategic plan for biosystematics and taxonomy in Australasia.
The Academy has welcomed the 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap and its recommendations.
It considers the nine focus areas for infrastructure development identified in the roadmap as the right priorities, and is looking forward to the release of the Government’s research infrastructure investment plan.
Science largely flew under the radar in a restrained Federal Budget released on 9 May, with no big spending measures and no major cuts apart from previously-announced university funding changes.
An astronomy partnership with the European Southern Observatory will receive support of $26 million, ensuring Australia’s involvement in major astronomy initiatives around the world. Funding for advanced manufacturing will arrive under the CRC program, and the first real investments will start to flow from the Medical Research Future Fund.
A symposium of energy experts, supported by the Academy, has called for a national discussion on nuclear options, including mining, power generation and waste storage, to help address Australia's energy security and climate change challenges.
The April symposium, hosted by The Australian National University (ANU) Energy Change Institute, was also supported by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, and Engineers Australia.
The Academy welcomed changes to the National Health and Medical Research Council’s grant funding program announced in May.
The reforms should assist the NHMRC to fund and support health and medical research in a more targeted and equitable way.
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