Seventeen Academy Fellows have been recognised in a list of the world’s most influential researchers compiled by Thomson Reuters.
The list is derived using a range of research indicators and presents more than 3,000 authors in 21 main fields of science and the social sciences. The researchers rank among the top 1% most cited for their subject field and year of publication—between 2002 and 2012.
Only 65 Australians made the list, according to the ABC.
The Australian Academy of Science welcomed new Australian Research Council funding to guide the future of three vital science disciplines in Australia.
Education Minister Christopher Pyne announced yesterday that the Academy will receive nearly $500,000 over three years to develop 10-year plans for chemistry, agricultural science, and the earth sciences.
All three areas are fundamental to the Australian economy, particularly manufacturing, farming and minerals exploration.
Help the Academy improve the online profile for Australian women in science by joining us in our Women of Science Wikibomb.
The event, to be held on the 14th of August during National Science Week, asks participants to help create or improve Wikipedia pages for Australian female scientists who have a limited presence online.
The aim is to publicly acknowledge the work of women in science, as well as inspiring the next generation of scientists.
A workshop with science teachers today marks the beginning of consultation for a new ten year plan for chemistry.
The workshop will be held today as part of the National Science Education Conference through the Australian Science Teachers Association (CONASTA) - an event that brings together over 400 science educators and curriculum leaders from across Australia.
A member of the National Committee for Chemistry, Regina Menz will convene the workshop and ask chemistry educators where they think chemistry education should head in the next ten years.
The Academy of Science is bringing together young researchers and leading scientists to discuss climate change and its impacts on health.
The 2014 Theo Murphy High Flyers Think Tank Climate change challenges to health: risks and opportunities begins today in Brisbane and will ask researchers to look at the risks, solutions and opportunities that will matter for population health in a changing climate.
The researchers will look at five key areas:
Representatives of the science sector have met at the Australian Academy of Science to address issues of gender inequity in Australian science.
The informal roundtable met for the first time in Canberra to discuss ways in which Australian research institutions can better promote gender equity policies.
Known as the Academy’s Science Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) forum, the group is discussing developing an Australian version of the UK Athena SWAN Charter.
Four of the Australian Academy of Science’s Fellows have been selected as finalists for this year’s Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.
A world leader in field robotics Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, quantum computing expert Professor Michelle Simmons and pre-eminent mathematician Professor Terry Speed have all been short listed in the ‘Leadership in Science’ category.
Former Academy Secretary for Science Policy Professor Bob Williamson has been selected for his work as an outstanding mentor to young researchers.
The Australian Academy of Science today announced two new national awards named after pre-eminent Australian Scientists, Professor Gus Nossal and Jacques Miller.
The Gustav Nossal Medal for Global Health and Jacques Miller Medal for Experimental Biomedicine will be awarded to Australian early- and mid-career researchers.
**UPDATE: More than a hundred pages were created yesterday, a full list can be found here.**
More than a hundred people across Australia will today create and improve the Wikipedia pages of Australian female scientists, as part of National Science Week.
The Australian Academy of Science is holding a Women of Science Wikibomb to address the fact that many accomplished women scientists have little or no presence on the world’s most popular online encyclopaedia.
A Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science has been re-elected as Secretary General of the International Council for Science (ICSU).
Professor David Black AO was re-elected at the Council’s general assembly today in New Zealand after having served as its leader since 2011.
The International Council for Science is a non-government organisation with a global membership of national scientific bodies and international science unions. It plans and coordinates research to address major issues of relevance to science and society.
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