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NAIDOC Week provides an opportunity for the Academy to reflect on its reconciliation journey so far. This follows the launch last year of the Academy’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.

¾«¶«ÊÓƵ President Professor Chennupati Jagadish and Head of International Affairs Nancy Pritchard recently joined Academy Fellows and Australian experts in Beijing for high-level discussions on environmental collaboration and shared conservation priorities. The Australia-China Workshop on Environmental Protection and Biodiversity was organised by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ.

A sustainability researcher nominated by the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ has been awarded an international science prize worth A$1.5 million at a ceremony in Switzerland.

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of joining the Australian delegation at the Global Knowledge Dialogue and 3rd General Assembly of the International Science Council (ISC).

Professor Lloyd Hollenberg has been awarded the 2025 Lloyd Rees Lecture by the ¾«¶«ÊÓƵ in the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.

Four Academy Fellows have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to science, tertiary education and leadership by being named in the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours list.

A new Sydney ferry has been named in honour of Ruby Payne-Scott – an Australian pioneer in radio physics and astronomy and outspoken advocate for women’s rights.