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Pollock Memorial Lecture 2018

Upcoming events 16 April 2018
   “Engineering for understanding:    how building quantum devices unveils    the meaning of quantum mechanics”      Professor Andrea Morello   Professor of Quantum Engin...

RSNSW Annual Dinner 2018

Upcoming events 07 March 2018
   Guests of honour:   His Excellency General The Honourable David   Hurley AC DSC (ret’d.), Governor of New South   Wales and Patron of the Royal Society of New   South Wales, and...

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New President's message

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At the 151st AGM held on 4 April 2018, Emeritus Scientia Professor Ian Sloan AO FRSN was installed as President of the Society.  As Professor Sloan was overseas and unable to attend the meeting, he addressed the audience in a...

Results of the Council election 2018

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In accordance with the Society's rules, the list of candidates is displayed here. The election took place at the annual general meeting on Wednesday 4 April 2018 at the Union University & Schools Club, 25 Bent Street, Sydney.&...

Calendar of Sydney meetings in 2018

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Monday 5 February SMSA/RSNSW Enlightenment series lecture 3 “Learning, adaptation and the Enlightenment: the museum” Kim McKay AO, Director of the Australian Museum Venue: Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts Time: 6 for 6.30pm ...

Forum 2017: presentation abstracts

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The Society's annual RSNSW and Four Academies Forum took place on 29 November last, hosted by His Excellency the Governor of New South Wales at Government House.  The abstracts of the presentations can be accessed here.

Recent Events

AGM and 1262nd OGM and open lecture

2018 events 10 March 2018
  “The decarbonisation of industry”  Professor Paul Fennell  Professor of Clean Energy  Imperial College London The evening began with the AGM, at which there was an election of Council members Wednesday 4 Apr...

Is the Enlightenment dead? Lecture 5: sophistry

2018 events 08 March 2018
  “The Enlightenment has failed”  Scientia Professor George Paxinos AO  School of Medical Sciences, UNSW This event’s unique format featured an optional buffet dinner followed by the sophistry and live music. Mitche...

Annual Meeting of the Four Societies

2018 events 06 March 2018
    “Exciting materials for energy     applications in 2050”    Professor Robin Grimes  Professor of Materials Physics  Imperial College London  Chief Scientific Advisor  UK F...

Learning, adaptation and the Enlightenment: the library

2018 events 08 February 2018
  Paul Brunton OAM   Emeritus Curator   State Library of NSW Thursday 1 March 2018Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt St, Sydney The penal colony of New South Wales was a child of the...

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