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The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ is proud to support scientific research through sponsorship of specialist conferences that focus on rapidly developing fields.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ welcomes the release of the COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report, which serves as both a reminder and a warning for Australia’s pandemic preparedness.

Professor Naomi J Halas of Rice University in the US has been awarded the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ’s 2024 Geoffrey Frew Fellowship.

By Frank Deer, Tom Calma and Carwyn Jones* Text originally published by the Royal Society of Canada on 28 October 2024

When the Pacific Academy of Sciences was launched in Apia, Samoa on 23 October, an important part of the ceremony was the admission of the Academy’s 12 Foundation Fellows.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ welcomes the establishment of the new academy, which was launched today alongside the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa.

Academy Fellow Professor Matthew Bailes has been awarded the 2024 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for his world-first discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs).

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ has welcomed recognition of the need for greater coordination across the national science system articulated in Australia’s Defence Innovation, Science and Technology Strategy.

In a gathering of its Fellows, and early- and mid- career researchers from across the nation and the Asia-Pacific region, the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ has launched its Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations at Science at the Shine Dome 2024.