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Postponement of [email protected] (September 2020)
Regrettably, due to unforeseen circumstances, it has been necessary to postpone the second in [email protected] series to be presented jointly by Our Patron, Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of NSW a...
Nominate a colleague for a Society Award
Now is your chance to nominate a colleague or friend who you believe is eligible for a Royal Society of NSW Award. You have the opportunity to nominate a high achiever for the Society’s prestigious prizes for excellence in science...
August 2020 Events now on YouTube
Events held online during August 2020 by the Royal Society of NSW are now available on our YouTube channel. These are the lecture presented at the1285th Ordinary General Meeting by Professor Peter Radoll (University of ...
Vale Professor Richard Stanton - Distinguished Fellow of the Society
The Society is saddened to learn of the death of one of its Distinguished Fellows, Professor Richard Stanton AO DistFRSN FAA, on 25 August 2020 at the age of 94. Richard Limon Stanton was a distinguished economic geologist. B...
Society Fellows and Members "In the News"
From time to time, the Society and its Fellows and Members are mentioned, or are published, in the media, or in other sources or outlets. The Society is pleased to inform readers that summaries of such mentions, together with link...
Stewardship of Country: a national seminar series from the Royal Societies of Australia
The Society is pleased to announce this forthcoming series of three webinars to be presented by the Royal Societies of Australia during October–December 2020. Stewardship of Country provides an opportunity to exchange vi...
Forthcoming Events
Hunter Branch Meeting 2020-5
“Planetary Health—Safeguarding Health in the Anthropocene Epoch” Professor Tony Capon Monash University Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 6.00pm Venue: Zoom webinar (TBA). Click here for help in getting started with Zoom Enquiries...
1288th OGM and Open Lecture
“The role of Helicobacter Pylori in Peptic Ulcer Disease” Professors Thomas Borody and Adrian LeeCentre for Digestive Diseases (1) and UNSW Sydney (2) Date: Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 6.30pm Venue: To be confirmed Entry: To be c...
RSNSW and Four Academies Forum 2020
“After COVID-19: Creating the Best of Times from the Worst of Times" Preliminary Notice and Draft Program Date: Thursday, 5 November 2020 Venue: Government House, Sydney, Live Streaming and subsequent availability on YouTube Summa...
The Clancy Collection—an Exhibition of Early Maps
“Charting a Course: a 500-year story of discovery and the development of Sydney” Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy AM FRSNRoyal Society of NSW Dates: Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 4.00-5.30pm Venue: Manly Art Gallery and Museum...
1287th OGM and Open Lecture
“Where now for the study of time?” Professor Huw PriceBertrand Russell Professor of PhilosophyUniversity of Cambridge Date: Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 6.30pm Venue: Zoom webinar. Click here for help in getting started w...
Recent Events
Southern Highlands Branch Meeting 2020-7
“Philosophical Ethics in Schools: Plan and Paradox” Adjunct Professor Sandra Lynch Institute for Ethics and SocietyUniversity of Notre Dame Australia Date: Thursday, 17 September 2020 at 6.30pm Venue: Zoom webinar. Click here...
1286th OGM and Open Lecture
“The Dawn of Molecular Medicine—Gene Therapy: past, present and future” Professor John Rasko AORoyal Prince Alfred Hospital and Centenary Institute, University of Sydney Date: Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 6.30pm Venue: Zoom webina...
Science Week 2020: The Periodic Table
“The Periodic Table: ‘.. a medley of haphazard facts falling into line and order’ (C. P. Snow)” Emeritus Professor Brynn Hibbert AM FRSNRoyal Society of NSW and UNSW Sydney Date: Thursday, 20 August 2020, 6.00pm Venue: Zoom ...
Southern Highlands Branch Meeting 2020-6
“2062—The year that Artificial Intelligence (AI) made” Professor Toby WalshScientia Professor of Artificial IntelligenceUNSW Sydney and CSIRO Data61 Date: Thursday, 20 August 2020 Venue: Via email circulation While pan...
Science Week 2020: The COVID Curve in Context
“The COVID Curve in Context: or Back to the Future—something old and something new” Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy AM FRSNRoyal Society of NSW and the University of Newcastle Date: Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 6.00pm Venue: Zo...
1285th Ordinary General Meeting and Open Lecture
“Growing Black Tall Poppies” Professor Peter RadollPro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous)University of Canberra Date: Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 6.30pm Venue: Zoom webinar Video recording: YouTube video How do the contradictions of succe...
Hunter Branch Meeting 2020-3
“Architecture and the Cultivation of Vitality” Professor Pia Ednie-BrownSchool of Architecture & Built EnvironmentUniversity of Newcastle Date: Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 6.00pm Venue: Zoom webinar Video recording: YouTube video...
Southern Highlands Branch Meeting 2020-5
“Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the end of the Universe” Dr Brad TuckerAstronomer and Research Fellow, Research School of Astronomy and AstrophysicsAustralia National University Date: Thursday, 20 July 2020 Venue: Via ema...
1284th OGM and Open Lecture
“Why Art Matters in Times of Crisis” Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE FRSNDirector, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Date: Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 6.30pm Venue: Zoom webinar Video recording: YouTube video The Royal Society of NSW has...
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