Blood cell researcher and director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Professor Douglas Hilton has been awarded the 2013 Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research.
Awarded by the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundations, the Ramaciotti Medal and accompanying $50,000 grant recognises outstanding contributions to clinical or biomedical research, or the way in which healthcare is delivered.
The Australian Academy of Science is proud to announce that Phase 2 of the Australia 2050 Project begins today, with a reception at Government House hosted by the Governor General, her Excellency the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC.
Secondary school students from around Australia travelled to the Shine Dome in Canberra today to help Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt launch the Australian Academy of Science’s innovative new secondary school science education program, Science by Doing.
Four years in development, Science by Doing combines the latest in interactive technology with expertise in science and education to create rich, exciting tools for teachers and students in years 7 to 10. The students came from schools where the program was trialled.
Professor Brian Lawn was today officially admitted as a Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science today.He signed the Charter Book in the presence of an international audience of representatives from the IAP at the Shine Dome in Canberra.
A Corresponding Member is a person who is eminent in respect of scientific discoveries and attainments but is not normally resident in Australia.
University of Newcastle Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson AO has been awarded the NSW Scientist of the Year 2013. Professor Jameson is a chemical engineer and inventor of the Jameson cell, a revolutionary mineral processing technology that contributes more than three billion dollars to the national economy every year.
Professor Jameson is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
Lord Robert May's childhood interests in puzzles, problem solving games and debating served as excellent groundwork for a highly successful and interdisciplinary career spanning physics, mathematics, chemical engineering and ecology. In his interview, May - who describes himself simply as a 'scientist with a short attention span' - reflects on how he 'accidentally' became a physicist and revolutionised ecology, was elected to the House of Lords and became one of the most valued advisers to the British Government and some of the world's largest banks.
The Australian Academy of Science’s innovative new secondary school science education program, Science By Doing, has advanced to the finals of the education category of The Australian Innovation Challenge.
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President of the Australian Academy of Science, Professor Suzanne Cory, is currently visiting China for the 10th Annual China-Australia symposium on astronomy and astrophysics: science and technologies.
The Australian Academy of Science, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have collaborated to hold this important annual meeting.
IAP - The Global Network of Science Academies, and the InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP) has issued a joint statement on ‘Antimicrobial Resistance: A Call for Action’.
In the joint statement IAP and IAMP highlight the critical role that antimicrobial (including antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic) drugs play in today’s medical practices, but also that there have been dramatic increases in the number of pathogens developing resistance to these drugs.
Australia’s investment in science is moving backwards and will drive the nation’s best and brightest towards greater opportunities offshore, the Academy has warned in its submission to the National Commission of Audit.
In the submission, the Academy said investing in science was essential to increasing resilience, productivity and competitiveness, and fundamental to ensuring future prosperity. It urged the Government to create a strong economy and address looming issues for society through investing in science and innovation to build the tools to tackle tomorrow’s problems.
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