Decadal plans are 10-year strategic plans for science disciplines, and are developed by the Academy’s National Committees for Science. The purpose of a plan is to:
Decadal plans are 10-year strategic plans for science disciplines, and are developed by the Academy’s National Committees for Science. The purpose of a plan is to:
The Academy’s 2011 public lecture series will serve as a tribute to the work of Frank Fenner and an opportunity to hear about the latest scientific advances in the research areas that he pioneered.
The Australian Academy of Science’s 2012 public lecture series will examine sustainable communities, mining, agriculture, culture and environment in country Australia.
Australia’s population might be small in world terms but our science is internationally recognised as first-rate. We’ve made breakthroughs that have changed the face of medicine, communications, agriculture, transport and much more. The Australian Academy of Science is plugging into its network of top Australian scientists to bring to the public an unprecedented celebration of Australian science in the world.
In 2014 the Australian Academy of Science celebrates its 60th Anniversary with an exciting new speaker series featuring some of the nation’s brightest rising stars of science. Chaired by three prominent public friends of science—veteran science broadcaster Professor Robyn Williams FAA, former Climate Commissioner and prolific author Professor Tim Flannery FAA, and long-time ABC journalist Louise Maher—Science stars of tomorrow will showcase young scientists whose work offers astonishing insights into outer space, inner space and the world around us.
Listed below are international events and activities that the Academy has been involved with. If you are looking for information on past grant and exchange winners, see grants and exchange programs.
The work of scientists has long been fuelled by the imagination of writers: lasers, robots, rocket ships and atomic power were all described in fiction long before they became a reality. Today, the frontiers of science continue to be inspired by ideas that were first explored in science fiction. In this speaker series we’ll hear from Australians whose work is so incredible you’ll be surprised it actually exists. From artificial intelligence to quantum computing, invisibility to mind control: you won’t believe how much science fiction is about to become science fact.
One Australian is born every 1.45 minutes, while one dies every 3.25 minutes. We’re good at talking about the beginnings of life, but pretty awkward when it comes to facing the end.
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