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In 1968, the Society published a volume celebrating the centenary of the Royal Charter in 1867: A Century of Scientific Progress: The centenary volume of the Royal Society of New South Wales — a history of several aspects of Australian scientific development, with particular reference to New South Wales (Sydney, Royal Society of NSW, 1968). This is now available online at this link.
ISSN (online): 2653-1305
A bibliography, alphabetical by author and period, of papers presented from 1822 to 1950. Here. (Some links are wrong; in that case, go to the Volume number below and click there.)
Forthcoming Papers Accepted but not yet Published: Here.
* Nota bene: Owing to an unfortunate decision, the page numbers in Volumes 141, 142, and 143 are duplicated. The page numbers in the second issue of each of these years (issue 3-4) begin again from 1. An additional infelicity is that the cover sheet of each article does not include the issue number. For these three volumes, the pagination "141: (3-4) 22-30" means Volume 141, issue 3-4, pages 22 to 30.
For some collections of papers from the above set, click here.
The complete Volume 156, Part 2, December 2023.
Robert E. Marks.
Editorial: Gravvy waves, serendipity, and regeneration.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 191-194
Papers
Stephen Gaukroger.
Does science get the credit for too much?
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 195-200
Deborah Beck.
The Governor's scrapbook.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 201-213
Peter French.
The rôle of serendipity in biotechnology start-up companies — two case studies.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 214-220
Peter Coyne.
Ferals — some remote Australian island experiences.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 221-242
Gus McLachlan and Andrew Condon Margaret Beazley.
Drones, smart munitions and cyberspace: 21st century defence of Ukraine & implications for Australia.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 243-263
James Renwick.
The Russia/Ukraine conflict — developments in war crimes.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 264-280
Len Fisher.
A simple past — a complex future: thoughts from the Heron Island symposium, "Complexity, Criticality and Computation".
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 281-290
Reprinted Paper
Jim Falk et al.
Critical hydrologic impacts from climate change: addressing an urgent global need.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 291-297
Book Review
Wilfred Prest.
Review of The Search for Truth: History and Future of Universities, by Max Bennett (2022).
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 298-303
PhD Thesis Abstracts:
Aleese Barron.
Archaeobotanical applications of microCT imaging.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 304-305
Zoe Louise Bell.
Experiences of statelessness and refugee protection: Exploring the “Rohingya Life” in Sydney, Australia.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 306-307
Lindie Clark.
Embodiment, affect, and relational practice in the emergence of leadership.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 308
Hudson W. Coates.
Substrate-induced activation of the rate-limiting cholesterol synthesis enzyme squalene monooxygenase.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 309-310
Allison Henry.
Regulatory responses to addressing and preventing sexual assault and harassment in Australian university settings.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 311-312
Kirill Koshelev.
Advanced trapping of light in resonant dielectric metastructures for nonlinear optics.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 313-315
Callum Scott McDiarmid.
Introgression, sperm and mitonuclear interactions in the long-tailed finch (Poephila acuticauda).
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 316-317
Tamika Worrell.
Prioritising Blak voices: representing Indigenous perspectives in NSW English classrooms.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 318-319
Zhiheng Zhang.
The application of photomediated RAFT polymerisation in 3D printing.
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 320-321
Obituaries
Robert Marks
Adrian Lee AC FSRN FASM (1941–2023)
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 322-323
Conal Condren
Stephen Wallace Gaukroger FRSN FRHistS FRSA FAHA (1950–2023)
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 324-326
The 2023 Proceedings:
The 2023 Royal Society Award winners; Events of 2023; Gazetted Fellows in 2023
Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 156: 327-346
Later
ISSN (online): 2653-1305
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.