Australia's Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM DistFRSN FAA FTSE, has been requested by the Australian Government to lead a national conversation about the revitalisation of Australia’s Science and Research Priorities over coming months. The current list of science priorities dates back to 2015 — a time before gravitational waves had been discovered, when claims of quantum advan...
Most face-to-face events and all online events conducted by the Royal Society of NSW are recorded and made available for subsequent viewing on our YouTube channel, youtube.com/royalsocnsw. There were two events in March 2023 for which recordings are now available. The recording of the first in the [email protected] series for 2023 presented on 2 March by Her Excellency the Honourable Marga...
Professor Matthew England FRSN FAA of the UNSW Sydney and Professor Si Ming Man of the Australian National University have been named as winners in the Academy of Science (AAS) Honorific Awards for 2023. Professor England, the winner of the RSNSW James Cook Medal in 2019, was awarded the AAS Jaeger Medal — one of the Academy's career-level honorific awards — in the earth sciences for h...
Society Fellow, Saul Griffith FRSN, was featured in the epsiode "The Transformer | Saul Griffith" that appeared on ABC-TV's 27 February 2023 episode of Australian Story. The story provides fascinating insights into Saul's background as a prolific inventor, engineer, successful entrepreneur, and renewable advocate. His passion for developing realistic energy solutions for the climate cr...
The Society is delighted to announce that the NSW Government, through the Office of the Chief Scientist and Engineer, is extending its support for the Society for a further three years until 2027. The total funding allocation is $324,000. NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte said that the funding extension would enable the Royal Society to increase the scope of the ...
The Royal Society of Queensland has just announced a new writing prize, with the theme of "Improving public health in remote communities", commemorating the life of pharmacist, Geraldine Hall. Geraldine Hall was educated at the University of Queensland and took up a position as a pharmacist at the public hospital on Norfolk Island in 1999, subsequently opening her own pharmacy business in th...
“Making rights a reality — the need for a Human Rights Act for Australia”Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAALPresidentAustralian Human Rights Commission Date: Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 6.30 pm AEDT Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, SydneyEntry: Society members...
“Artificial Intelligence myths debunked — how AI is transforming humanity for the global good”Professor Michael Blumenstein FACSProfessor and Acting DeanFaculty of Engineering & ITUniversity of Technology Sydney Date: Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 6.30 pm AEST Venue: Zoom webinar (link to follow)...
156th Annual General Meeting and1312th Ordinary General Meeting Date: Wednesday, 5 April 2022, 6.00 pm AEST Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney Drinks: available from a cash bar in the adjacent Friends Room from 5.30 pm Entry: Society membe...
“Reconstructing ancient oceans, sea-level fluctuations, the deep carbon cycle and biodiversity ”Professor Dietmar Müller FAA FAGUProfessor of GeophysicsSchool of GeosciencesUniversity of Sydney Date: Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm AEDT Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, S...
Events Calendar for the Royal Society of NSW in 2023 Please check this page regularly since the program is under ongoing development Last update: 23 March 2023 Follow the links below for meetings held by the Society in Sydney, in Newcastle by the Hunter Branch, in Mittagong by the Southern High...
“Exploring major discoveries and theories in physics, mathematics, biology, and chemistry” Hon Prof Robert Booy, University of SydneyDr Anna Romanov, UNSW SydneyAssoc Prof David Bishop, UTSAssoc Prof Susanna Guatelli, University of Wollongong A joint meeting of the Australian Institute of Phys...
Energy in Germany and Europe — 2022 and beyond Franziska TeichmannHead, German Secretariat for Energy Cooperation with Australia and New Zealand A joint meeting of the Australian Institute of Energy, the Australian Nuclear Association, the Sydney Division of Engineers Australia, and the Royal S...
“From floods to drought? What might this year bring and what is causing these extremes” Dr Danielle Verdon-KiddAssociate Professor, Environmental and Life SciencesUniversity of Newcastle Date: Thursday 16 March 2023, 5.00 pm for 5.15 pm AEDT Registration: Registration is required by 5.00...
Notice of the RSNSW Hunter Branch 2023 Annual General Meeting Date: Thursday 16 March 2023, 4.00 pm for 4.15 pm AEDT Venue: 40 Newcomen Street, Newcastle Entry: No charge Registration: Registration is required by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 14 March 2023 through Membes Only financial Members, Fellows, a...
“The Kindness Revolution” Hugh Mackay AO FRSN Date: Thursday, 16 March 2023, 6.30 pm AEDT Venue: RSL Mittagong All are welcome If we dare to dream of a more loving country - kinder, more compassionate, more cooperative, more respectful, more inclusive. Hugh Mackay is a social psychologist and ...
Royal Society of NSW 2022 Student Award Presentations Shankar Dutt, ANUClara Liu Chung Ming, UTS Thomas Mesaglio, UNSW SydneyAnyang Zhao, ANU Date: Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 6.30 pm AEDT Video presentation: YouTube video All are welcome Click here to join the Zoom webinar onWednesday 15 M...
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