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Recent Events

1255th OGM and open lecture

2017 events 06 July 2017

"Self-driving cars: will they help?" Professor Ann Williamson Director Transport and Road Safety Research Centre School of Aviation, UNSW Sydney Date: Wedne...

1254th OGM and open lecture

2017 events 11 June 2017

“Quantum computers: how and why” Andrea Morello Professor of Quantum Engineering UNSW Sydney Wednesday 5th July 2017 The talk certainly lived up to its promise of giving an excell...

Forthcoming Events

Science Week RSNSW Lunchtime Science Talks

Upcoming events 09 August 2017

Four RSNSW Lunchtme Science Talks as part of Science Week Venue: The University of Sydney Business School CBD Campus, Level 17, Stockland Building, 133 Castlereagh St. Free admission Talk 1 “Smoking and lung cancer: Ho...

Everybody needs science in their lives

Upcoming events 07 August 2017

National Science Week event, jointly sponsored by the Royal Society of NSW and the University of New England Date and time: Wednesday August 16th, 2pm to 4pm Venue: UNE Future Campus, 211 Church Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150 ...

Poggendorff Lecture 2017

Upcoming events 07 August 2017

"Applied remote sensing applications for Australian agricultural and horticultural industries" Associate Professor Andrew Robson, University of New England Associate Professor Andrew Robson receiving the Poggendorff Medal from Hi...

RSNSW/SMSA Joint Lecture Series: Is the Enlightenment dead?

Upcoming events 06 August 2017

Lecture 1: “Samuel Pepys, His Library and the Enlightenment” Susannah Fullerton Author, lecturer and literary tour leader susannahfullerton.com.au Date and ti...

The oldest learned society in the Southern Hemisphere

The Society traces its origin to the Philosophical Society of Australasia, founded in Sydney in 1821.

Our purpose is to advance knowledge through “... the encouragement of studies and investigations in Science, Art, Literature and Philosophy”.

Membership of the Royal Society of New South Wales is open to anyone interested in Science, Art, Literature or Philosophy and their relationships.