Forthcoming Events
2020 RSNSW Liversidge Lecture
Royal Society of NSW Liversidge Lecture “The journey from simple polymers to nano-footballs: opportunities for better cancer treatment ” Scientia Professor Martina Stenzel FAA School of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney Date: Thursday, 20 Fe...
Speaking of Music... The Magic of Solo Violin
Speaking of Music… The Magic of the Solo Violin Presented by the Royal Society of NSW and the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts J S Bach’s solo violin works are regarded as one of the most sublime levels of musical thought i...
1281st OGM and Open Lecture
Soils: the least understood part of science, yet vital for all of us Professor Robin J Batterham AO Kernot Professor of Engineering University of Melbourne Date: Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 6.00pm for 6.30pm Venue: Gallery Room, Stat...
Hunter Branch Meeting 2020-2
“Planetary Health: Safeguarding Health in the Anthropocene Epoch” Professor Tony Capon Monash University Date: Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 5.00pm for a Hunter Branch Meeting, 5.30pm for the Lecture Venue: Newcastle City...
Frontiers of Science Forum
“ Exploring major discoveries and theories in physics, mathematics, biology and chemistry ” Professor Ben Eggleton, University of Sydney Professor Mary Myerscough, University of Sydney Julianna Kadar, Macquarie University Professo...
Annual Meeting of the Four Societies 2020
”Challenges for the Future: Energy Storage and Waste Plastic — Two Australian Solutions Going Global’ Professor Thomas Maschmeyer FAA FTSE FMAE FRSN School of Chemistry, University of Sydney A joint meeting of the Australian Insti...
Recent News
Hunter Branch News: February/March 2020
The Hunter Branch has just announced its second event for the year, a lecture by Professor Tony Capon of Monash University titled “Planetary Health: Safeguarding Health in the Anthropocence Epoch”, to be held at Newcastle City Hal...
Vale Dr Brian Spies
The Royal Society of NSW records with great regret the passing of one of its valued Fellows, Dr Brian Spies FRSN FTSE. Dr Spies worked in research and management in the resource and environmental sectors in Australia and the USA, ...
Frontiers of Science Forum: Update
The Royal Society of NSW, the Teachers’ Guild of NSW, and the NSW Branches of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) are pleased to announce the forthcoming Frontiers of Scienc...
Australia Day Honours 2020
The Society is pleased to note the award in the 2020 Australia Day Honours List of a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) to our Patron, The Honourable Margaret Beazley, Governor of New South Wales. Her Excellency received the...
RSNSW Fellow appointed Chief Scientist of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Dr Rebecca Johnson FRSN, Chief Scientist at the Australian Museum and a leading koala conservation expert, has just been appointed to the highly prestigious post of Chief Scientist and Associate Director at the Smithsonian Nationa...
Media Release: Downplaying the Arts
The Royal Society of New South Wales, one of Australia’s oldest societies, deplores the Prime Minister’s proposed restructure of public service departments, in which Arts is moved to a mega-department with responsibilities for inf...
Recent Events
1280th OGM and Open Lecture
Presentations by the 2019 Royal Society of NSW Scholarship Recipients Emma Austin, University of Newcastle Shyam Balaji, University of Sydney Michael Papanicolao, University of Technology Sydney and the Garvan Institute Thomas Pet...
Hunter Branch Meeting 2020-1
Mathematics in Industry: Optimisation in Action — Unlocking Value in the Mining, Energy, and Agriculture Industries Professor Ryan Loxton Curtin University of Technology A joint public lecture held as part of the Mathematics in In...
1279th OGM, Jak Kelly Award Lecture and Christmas Party
All-integrated mid-infrared laser sources Gayathri Bharathan — Jak Kelly Award Winner (2019) Department of Physics and Astronomy Macquarie University Date: Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 6.00pm for 6.30pm Venue: Gallery Room, State L...
RSNSW and the Four Academies Forum 2019
Making SPACE for Australia Government House, Sydney 7 November 2019 Report by the Forum Convenors: Emer. Prof. Roy MacLeod FRSN and ...
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