Inaugural Forum of Australian Academies and Australasian Royal Societies held in Canberra
The RSA participated in and helped organise the inaugural Forum of Australian Academies and Australasian Royal Societies which was held in Canberra at the Shine Dome at the Australian Academy of Science on 28 September 2026.
The event was prompted by the impending visit to Australia earlier this year of the President and CEO of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi. The RSA saw this as an opportunity to […]
RSA Food Security Conference 8 and 9 October 2026
The Royal Societies of Australia (RSA) held 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.
At the conference, experts from academia, government, industry, peak bodies and not-for-profits working in areas including […]
RSA launches International Food Security Conference
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 […]
Royal Society of NSW returns to the RSA
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 […]
Vale Emeritus Professor Stephen Hill AM FRSN FTSE
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 […]
Annual Meeting of Australia’s Royal Societies held in Melbourne
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 […]