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Six Fellows of the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to science by receiving an Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours List.

The following is a transcript of a press conference given by the President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC PresAA FREng FTSE and Chief Executive, Anna-Maria Arabia of the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ, in response to the pardon of Kathleen Folbigg announced earlier today.

The announcement that the Academy will lead the International Science Council Asia Pacific Regional Focal Point was one of the many achievements highlighted in the Academy’s 2022 annual report, released today.

An engineer, a microbiologist and an ecologist are among 20 researchers recognised for their outstanding contributions to science by being elected Fellows of the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ.

Using climate clues stored in mangroves to better understand our history of droughts and flooding rains, and how storms reduce the ability of kelp forests to fight ocean acidification—these are the outcomes of two projects awarded funding in 2020 through the Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology.

Academy Fellow and polymer chemist Dr Graeme Moad is one of two Australian scientists elected this year to the Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

The ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ welcomes the Albanese Government’s ongoing support for science and research in the 2023–24 Federal Budget.