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RSNSW Annual Dinner 2018

Upcoming events 03 May 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...

1263rd OGM and Open Lecture

Upcoming events 29 April 2018
   “No sex please, we’re Cape bees”   Professor Ben Oldroyd   School of Life and Environmental Sciences    University of Sydney Date: Wednesday 6 June, 6 for 6.30pm Venue: Mit...

Great Australians You've Never Heard of: Lecture 1

Upcoming events 25 April 2018
   “A Tasmanian convict who went from      an Irish Rebel to become Governor”   By Thomas Keneally AO Date and time: Friday 22nd June, 6.00pm for 6.30-7.30pmVenue: Mitchell Theatre, Level 1, Sydn...

Recent News

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

Pollock Memorial Lecture 2018

2018 events 30 April 2018
   “Engineering for understanding:    how building quantum devices unveils    the meaning of quantum mechanics”      Professor Andrea Morello   Professor of Quantum Engin...

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...

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