The Royal Society of NSW
Forthcoming Events
Sci-Fi Series - The future is here.
Sci-Fi Series - The future is here. Date: Thursday, 19 September 2019 Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm Venue: Australian National Maritime Museum (Tasman Light Gallery and Theatre) &nbs...
Women and Science: Lecture 5
“Electricity, astronomy, and natural history: from colonial Sydney to Royal Sweden, and a ladies' academy of science in between” Anne Harbers FRSN Date: ...
1277th OGM & Open Lecture
Bodies and Minds in Animal Evolution Peter Godfrey-Smith Date: Wednesday 2nd October 2019, 6:00pm for 6:30pm start Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW (Entrance: Shakespeare Place, Sydney) Entry: $2...
Inaugural Meeting, Hunter Branch of the Royal Society of NSW, and Open Lecture
“Industries of the Future” Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte FRSN NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer Date: Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 6.00pm Venue: Newcastle Club, 40 Newcomen ...
Calendar of Sydney meetings in 2019
Wednesday 6 February 1270th OGM and open lecture: 2018 Scholarship presentations Evelyn Todd, University of Sydney “Using genetics to improve athletic performance in throughbred horses” Fiona McDougall, Macquarie University “Huma...
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 Owing to a cancellation, two places are available. 19 September – 4 October 2019 Overview Explore the hi...
Recent News
Inaugural Meeting, Hunter Branch of the Royal Society of NSW
An inaugural meeting to establish the Hunter Branch of the Royal Society of NSW is planned. Date: Wednesday, 9 October 2019 at 6.00 pmVenue: Newcastle Club, 40 Newcomen Street, Newcastle NSWEnquiries: Emerita Professor Eugenie Lum...
New Issue of the Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of NSW (June 2019)
The June 2019 issue (Vol. 152-1) of the Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales has just been published. Much of the content of this issue is devoted to papers arising from the November 2018 Royal Society o...
New Governor agrees to be Patron
The Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency The Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC, has now formally agreed to be the Patron of the Society.
Queen’s Birthday honours for RSNSW Fellows
The Royal Society of NSW is pleased to acknowledge Fellows and Members of the Society who receive awards in the Queen’s Birthday honours list. Recipients in the 2019 list include: Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) Emeritus ...
Images from the Annual Dinner 2019
Tom Kenneally and others pre-dinner The President greets the Governor Sir Anthony Mason is presented with his Distinguished Fellowship certificate Emma Johnston receives the Clarke Medal Earnest dinner conversation between Ian Wi...
Recent Events
1277th OGM & Open Lecture
Bodies and Minds in Animal Evolution Peter Godfrey-Smith Date: Wednesday 2nd October 2019, 6:00pm for 6:30pm start Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW (Entrance: Shakespeare Place, Sydney) Entry: $2...
1276th OGM & open lecture
“Physicians as public intellectuals: Indonesian physicians in the Dutch East Indies” Professor Hans Pols FRSN Head, School of History and Philosophy of Science &n...
National Science Week 2019: talk 4
“Computer modelling of epidemics” Professor Mikhail Prokopenko Thursday 15 August 2019, 6pm for 6.30Venue: Tom Keneally Centre, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt St, SydneyCost: $15 for RSNSW F...
National Science Week 2019: talk 3
“Machine aesthetics of the human body” Dr Josh Harle Thursday 15 August 2019, 12.30pm to 1.30Venue: Mitchell Centre, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt St., SydneyCost: freeClick here for ...
Poggendorff Lecture 2019
“Cereal killers: how plant diseases affect food security” Professor Robert Park School of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Sydney Date: Wednesday, 14 August 2019...
National Science Week 2019: talk 2
“Unexpected results - Australian science to 1950” Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy AM FRSN Tuesday 13 August 2019, 6pm for 6.30Venue: Tom Keneally Centre, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Ar...
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.
