The Royal Societies of Australia (RSA) will be holding a two-day international conference on Food Security/Food Resilience entitled Facing the future – food security and resilient food systems – a new framework at Melbourne Connect in Swanston Street Melbourne on 8 and 9 October 2026. Please note: Early bird registration has been extended to 23 September 2026. Register […]
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. This year’s event was held from 15 to 23 August and featured more than 2,000 events around Australia.
The RSA congratulates everyone involved for a wonderful week of exploration and discovery. For more information see the National Science Week website.
The Royal Societies of Australia (RSA) will be holding a two-day international conference on Food Security/Food Resilience entitled Facing the future – food security and resilient food systems – a new framework at Melbourne Connect in Swanston Street Melbourne on 8 and 9 October 2026. Register now.
At the conference, experts from academia, government, industry, peak bodies and not-for-profits […]
The Royal Societies of Australia is very pleased to welcome the Royal Society of New South Wales back to Membership of the RSA. The Council of the RSA unanimously approved its Membership at its meeting on 15 May 2026. At that meeting the President and Vice-president of RSNSW were appointed to the RSA Council. This is another milestone in bringing the voices […]
The final report of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development in Australia was released on 17 March 2026. The review was conducted by an independent panel chaired by Robyn Denholm with members Emeritus Professor Ian Chubb AC, Winthrop Professor Fiona Wood AO and Dr Kate Cornick. The panel provided its advice to government in December 2025. The strategic examination looked at how Australia’s future prosperity could be secured by […]
Stephen Craig Hill AM FRSN
A long-standing member of Council of the Royal Societies of Australia (RSA) and a former Councilor of the Royal Society of NSW (RSNSW), Emeritus Professor Stephen Craig Hill AM FRSN has died suddenly at the age of 82. Stephen joined the latter Society in 2015 and shortly thereafter was elected a Councillor of the RSA representing […]
The Royal Societies of Australia held the Annual Meeting of Australia’s Royal Societies for 2025 on Thursday and Friday 20 and 21 November 2025 at the Royal Society of Victoria (RSV), Melbourne. The RSV very kindly hosted the meeting in their heritage building opposite Carlton Gardens in the CBD. Representatives of all six Australian Royal Societies attended.
RSA […]
Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia (centre right) receives Mr John Hardie AM (President of the Royal Societies of Australia) (right), Prof Caroline McMillan AO (Vice-President) (left) and Mr Bruce Ramage (Secretary) (centre left) at Admiralty House, Sydney. In the afternoon of 3 November 2025, the President, […]
Her Excellency the Hon Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, has very kindly accepted the RSA’s invitation to become its Patron. The good news was conveyed to the RSA by the Governor-General’s Official Secretary, Mr Gerard Martin PSM, on 2 April 2025. Her Excellency’s patronage follows the very supportive patronage of General the Hon David […]
Congratulations to marine scientist and entrepreneur Emeritus Professor Tony Haymet FTSE for his appointment as Australia’s 10th Chief Scientist succeeding Dr Cathy Foley. The appointment was announced by Australia’s Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic on 28 January 2025.
Professor Haymet is a former director and vice-chancellor emeritus at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, and co-founder of […]
