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 […]
The Annual Meeting of Royal Societies in Australia was held in Adelaide on Friday 22 November 2024 to discuss topics of mutual concern and to provide input into future planning for the RSA. Representatives of all Royal Societies present provided an update on their activities, achievements and future plans.
The meeting was held in the Rooms of […]
The Royal Societies of Australia takes great pleasure in welcoming the Royal Society of Victoria to Membership of the RSA. The Council of the RSA unanimously approved its Membership at its meeting on 7 November 2024. At that meeting three members of the RSV, including its President and Vice-president, were appointed to the RSA Council. […]
The Royal Societies of Australia is delighted to welcome the Royal Society of Tasmania to Membership of the organisation. The Council of the RSA approved its Membership at its meeting on 14 October 2024. At that meeting the President of the RST, Associate Professor Julie Rimes, was appointed to the RSA Council. The RST now intends […]
National Science Week is an annual festival of science that takes place in August each year. This celebration aims to raise the profile and increase the public understanding and public appreciation of science, innovation, engineering and technology, and their role in maintaining and improving our society, economy and environment. National Science Week 2024 will be […]
The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science are Australia’s most prestigious awards for outstanding achievements in scientific research, research-based innovation, and excellence in science teaching. The prizes recognise achievements across diverse disciplines and career stages. Recipients share $750 000 in prize money and have the opportunity to showcase important work undertaken in their field.
About the prizes
Prizes for research:
Saturday 15 June 2024 marked 17 decades of the promotion and advancement of science and learning in Victoria by the Royal Society of Victoria. The Society was established by a group of research scholars, educators, policy leaders, innovators and change makers.
From its earliest days the Society has worked […]
The Royal Society of NSW held its 2023 Royal Society of New South Wales and Learned Academies Forum at Government House Sydney on Thursday 2 November 2023. This year’s Forum focused on recent progress in unravelling the workings of the brain and opportunities to use our emerging understanding to promote human wellbeing well beyond the 21st Century.
For more information […]
On the afternoon of Monday 13 November 2023 representatives of all Australia’s Royal Societies met with the Patron of the Royal Societies of Australia, His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC(Rtd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley at Government House Canberra. The RSA thanks Their Excellencies for the opportunity to provide them with an update on the activities of Australia’s Royal Societies […]
On Thursday 3 November 2022 the Royal Society of NSW, in partnership with Australia’s Learned Academies, will spend the day exploring the dynamic of communities in action. It will canvass some of the latest research on the factors shaping disparities in social, economic and well-being outcomes for Australians and address four key areas – health, education, infrastructure, and […]
