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The Academy welcomes the introduction of measures to address systemic disadvantage faced by female and non-binary senior researchers via the Investigator Grant scheme of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Explorations of the history of disease and of nuclear colonisation have earned two researchers the 2021–22 Mike Smith Student Prize for History of Australian Science or Australian Environmental History.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ says the results of the latest STEM Equity Monitor reinforce the need for stronger action to remove barriers preventing gender equity and greater diversity in STEM.

Improving Australians’ understanding of the benefits of immunisation is one of the many achievements highlighted in the Academy’s recently published annual report for 2021.

Australia must seize the opportunity to secure our future economic and social prosperity through investment in science, says the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ in a released position statement.

The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE), in collaboration with the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ, will deliver the Australian Government’s $18.2 million ‘Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund – Strategic Element’, a key part of the new $60.2 million GSTDF fund.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ’s secondary science program, ‘Science by Doing’, is proud to announce a new website designed specifically for teachers.

This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is Changing Climates: Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow, which recognises the contributions of women and girls around the world, and calls for climate action for women, by women.