The Royal Society of NSW
Forthcoming Events
European tour: the history of science
Padua – Florence – Paris – London A tour for the Royal Society of NSW in conjunction with the State Library of NSW Foundation 19 September – 4 October 2019 Overview Explore the history of science, from Vesalius in Padua to Galileo...
Calendar of Sydney meetings in 2018
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 Wedne...
Recent News
RSNSW awards for 2018
The Society's awards for 2018 (Clarke Medal, Edgeworth David Medal, History & Philosophy of Science Medal, James Cook Medal, Poggendorff Lecture and RSNSW Scholarship) were announced by the President a...
Images from the 2018 Forum
Government House and group outside Anne Williamson and Phil Waite Ian Wilkinson and others in lecture President with Brian and Brynn Louise Young Virginia Judge Mary-Anne Williams lecturing
Kurt Lambeck awarded 2018 Prime Minister’s Prize
Distinguished Fellow of RSNSW, Professor Kurt Lambeck AO FRS FAA has been awarded the 2018 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science. The award, made at the Prime Minister’s Prize event at Canberra’s Parliament House on 17 October, recog...
Chris Bertram wins David Dewhurst Award
Council member Dr Chris Bertram FRSN was presented with the David Dewhurst Award at the recent Australian Biomedical Engineering Conference. The David Dewhurst Award is given annually by Engineers Australia (Australia's peak body ...
Recent Events
1269th OGM open lecture and Christmas party
Jak Kelly Award Lecture and Christmas party“Hydroxyl as a probe of the molecular interstellar medium” Anita Petzler, Jak Kelly Award Winner for 2018 Department of Physics and Astronomy Macquarie ...
RSNSW and Four Academies Forum 2018
“Towards a prosperous and sustainable Australia: what now for the lucky country?” Hosted by His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (ret’d.), Governor of NSW and Patron of the Royal Society of NSW Thursday 29 Nov...
Great Australians you’ve never heard of
Lecture 4 “A geologist, geographer and anthropologist” Professor Alison Bashford FRSN School of Humanities & Languages UNSW Monday 12 November 2018Mi...
1268th OGM and open lecture
“Breakthrough! The detection of gravitational waves from a neutron star merger” Associate Professor Tara Murphy School of Physics The University of Sydney There was al...
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.
