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Five Fellows of the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ have been recognised for distinguished and outstanding service in the 2026 Australia Day Honours List.

Nine early-and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) have received the 2026 Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology.

Reflecting on scientific achievements and urgent future challenges, this year saw the Academy call for major reinvestment in research, infrastructure and innovation to meet the challenges ahead.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ welcomes one-off funding of $233 million for CSIRO and $40.8 million for ANSTO in the Government’s mid-year economic and fiscal outlook (MYEFO) as a first step towards supporting focused and sustainable government-funded science agencies.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ congratulates the grant recipients of the Theo Murphy Initiative (Australia) grant funding for the 2026 round.

Wildlife conservation will take centre stage at two specialist conferences next year, funded by the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ.

One of the world’s most respected neurologists whose pioneering work changed the way we think about epilepsy will become the next President of the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ – Australia’s leading independent voice for science.

The Academy is pleased to partner with CSIRO Publishing Journals to champion ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ excellence. In this quarterly research round-up series, we feature recent discoveries reported in CSIRO Publishing Journals.

It was an honour to be given the opportunity to deliver the Ralph Slatyer Address on Science and Society. I remember Ralph fondly. He was a true optimist, with a natural inclination to seek out solutions.