The Australian Academy of Science has joined 13 other national science academies to call on governments around the world to support and extend science education and formal international research collaborations.
In a joint statement, the 'G8+' science academies of Brazil, Germany, Japan, Senegal, Canada, India, Mexico, South Africa, USA, France, Italy, Russia and UK called on governments to establish the conditions for a true globalisation of knowledge in science and technology.
The Australian Academy of Science and the National Museum of Australia (NMA) are joining together to award outstanding original research by university students in Australian science history or Australian environmental history.
Media are invited to join Museum Director Andrew Sayers and Academy Secretary for Education and Public Awareness Professor Jenny Graves for the ceremony, to be held tomorrow at the National Museum of Australia.
Australian monsoons, coal industry slavery and early Australian agriculture were thewinning topics this year for a national science history prize for original work by university students.
The Australian Academy of Science and National Museum of Australia (NMA) join together to award the annual NMA Student Essay Prize for the History of Australian Science or Australian Environmental History.
Canberra students have swept the prize pool this year.
Australia’s Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb and Australian Academy of Science Secretary for Education and Public Awareness Professor Jenny Graves will tomorrow launch a new DVD designed to help engage primary school students in science.
The PrimaryConnections program is a joint initiative of the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Government. This highly successful program is helping primary school teachers across Australia improve their confidence and competence in teaching science.
Australia’s Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb today launched a new Australian Academy of Science DVD designed help teachers engage primary school students in the thrill of learning science.
The DVD, filmed in schools in Canberra, Brisbane and Perth, is the first resource released by the Academy’s successful PrimaryConnections program to help teachers across Australia implement the new Australian Curriculum: Science.
The Australian Academy of Science today endorsed a new public campaign urging Australians to ‘respect the science’.
The push by the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) follows reports of vicious personal attacks and threats against climate scientists.
Academy President Professor Suzanne Cory said science is an integral part of everyday life.
Astronomers will this week launch a plan to put Australia at the front of international astronomy over the next five years.
The Australian Academy of Science today welcomed the report of the Heerey Committee, which has recommended that medical researchers continue to be allowed to use all types of stem cells.
The Committee reviewed Australian laws that ban human cloning and regulate research using embryonic and adult stem cells.
The Federal Government has put a stop to funding for two proven national programs that are transforming primary and high school science education, the Australian Academy of Science said today.
Government has confirmed that no further funding is available to finish developing and rolling out the successful and popular primary school science program, Primary Connections, and the well-received pilot high school science program, Science by Doing. It has indicated that their implementation is now a responsibility for the states.
The Australian Academy of Science today condemned last night’s destruction of a scientific trial of genetically modified crops at CSIRO in Canberra by Greenpeace activists.
“The Academy condemns this behaviour in the strongest possible terms,” said Academy President Professor Suzanne Cory.
“This kind of mindless vandalism against science is completely unacceptable.”
Professor Cory said scientists must be free to conduct their work without fear or favour.
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