Recent News
Vale Dr David Branagan AM FRSN
The Royal Society of NSW records with great regret the passing of one of its Past Presidents, Dr David F. Branagan AM FRSN, on 9 January 2022 at the age of 91. David Branagan was born in Broken Hill in 1930 and combined his love o...
Vale Geoffrey Colin Harcourt AC FRSN FASSA (1931–2021)
The Royal Society of NSW records with great sadness the passing of one of its valued and eminent Fellows, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Harcourt AC FRSN FASSA, on 7 December 2021 at the age of 90. Geoff Harcourt was a graduate ...
Society Fellow elected as a 2021 Fellow of the Academy of Technology and Engineering
The Royal Society of NSW is delighted to learn of the recognition of one of its Fellows as a new Fellow of the Academy of Technology and Engineering, elected in November 2021. He is Professor Jason Sharples FRSN FTSE of UNSW...
Recordings of the 2021 Forum now on YouTube
The Royal Society of NSW, together with its Learned Academy partners, is pleased to announce that the recordings from the 2021 Forum, Power and Peril of the Digital Age, are now available on the Society's YouTube channel. Thi...
Recent Events now on YouTube: December 2021
All online events from the Royal Society of NSW are recorded and are made available for subsequent viewing on our YouTube channel, youtube.com/royalsocnsw, as well as being curated on the Presentations page of this websi...
Society Fellow, Veena Sahajwalla, named as 2022 NSW Australian of the Year 2022
Society Fellow and UNSW Sydney Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla FRSN FAA FTSE was named as the 2022 NSW Australian of the Year at a ceremony held at Luna Park, Sydney on the evening of 15 November 2021. Professor Sahajwalla is ...
Forthcoming Events
1306th OGM and Open Lecture
“Is Fairweather an Australian artist? And does it matter?” Claire Roberts FAHA (1) in conversation with Nicholas Jose (2)(1) Associate Professor of Art History, University of Melbourne(2) Novelist and Emeritus P...
1304th OGM and Open Lecture
“This is going to be different: Learning to live with Chinese Power” Professor Hugh White AO FASSAEmeritus Professor of Strategic Studies, Australian National University Date: Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 6.30 pm AEST Venue:...
1303rd OGM and Open Lecture
“Federalism, borders, and National Cabinet — What has the pandemic taught us?” Professor Anne Twomey AOProfessor of Constitutional LawSydney Law School, University of Sydney Date: Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 6.30 pm AEST Venue: ...
Western NSW Branch Meeting 2022-1
“Making a living on the plains — Stone tools and archaeology of Aboriginal societies” Dr Colin Pardoe FRSN MAIATSISBiological Anthropologist and Archaeologist Date: Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 12.00 pm AEST Venue: Wal Fife...
1302th OGM and Open Lecture
“New frontiers in smart sensor technology for a healthier, safer and sustainable future” Professor Benjamin Eggleton FRSN FAA FTSE FOSA FIEEE FSPIEDirector, University of Sydney Nano Institute and Co-Director, NSW Smart ...
Annual Meeting of the Four Societies 2022
Engineering and related Challenges in Decarbonising the Electricity System Professor Stephen Wilson University of Queensland A joint meeting of the Australian Institute of Energy, the Australian Nuclear Association, the Sydn...
1300th OGM and Open Lecture
“Where next for higher education after COVID-19?” Professor Mark Scott AO FRSNVice-Chancellor and PrincipalThe University of Sydney Date: Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 6.30 pm AEDT Venue: Zoom Webinar. Click here for hel...
RSNSW Exhibition: NEXUS 2022
Jean Garling RoomMitchell Building, State Library of NSW1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney EXHIBITION NOW OPEN Opening Hours: Monday 2-5 pm; Thursday 2-5 pm; Sunday 2-5 pm from 9 January until 30 June 2022 About the Exhibition: This...
Calendar of Meetings 2022
Events Calendar for the Royal Society of NSW in 2022. Please check this page regularly since the program is under ongoing development and may be affected by the prevalence of COVID-19 during early 2022. Last update: 21 Januar...
Recent Events
RSNSW Exhibition: NEXUS – Now Open
Jean Garling RoomMitchell Building, State Library of NSW1 Shakespeare Place, Sydney EXHIBITION NOW OPEN Opening Hours: Monday 2-5 pm; Thursday 3-6 pm; Sunday 2-5 pm until 31 March 2022, with a break from 21 December 2021 to 9 Janu...
1299th OGM and Open Lecture
“Managing psychological distress in times of stress: the stress of COVID-19 and all that” Professor Richard Bryant AC FASSA FAA FAHMSScientia Professor of Psychology &Director, Traumatic Stress ClinicUNSW (Sydney) Date: Wednes...
AIP Postgraduate Awards and the RSNSW Jak Kelly Prize 2021
AIP Postgraduate Awards 2021 Jointly sponsored by the:Australian Institute of Physics, Royal Society of NSW, andRoyal Australian Chemical Institute Date: Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 2.00 pm AEDT Venue: Zoom WebinarEntry: ...
RSNSW and Learned Academies Forum 2021
POWER AND PERIL OF THE DIGITAL AGE Dates: Thursday and Friday, 4–5 November 2021, 9.00 am–12.30 pm AEDT Venue: Live streaming and subsequently on YouTube Cost: No charge. Registration: Please register now through the Public...
Western NSW Branch Meeting 2021-1
“With the Falling of the Dusk” Professor Stan GrantVice Chancellor's Chair of Australian-Indigenous BelongingCharles Sturt University Date: Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 1.00 pm AEDT Venue: Zoom WebinarVideo Presentation: ...
1298th OGM and Open Lecture
“Privacy and Identity in anAI world” Professor Toby Walsh FAA FACM FAAASScientia Professor of AISchool of CSE, UNSW (Sydney) Date: Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 6.30 pm AEDT Venue: Zoom WebinarVideo presentation: YouTube video ...
Calendar of Meetings 2021
This page lists the Calendar of Meetings for the Royal Society of NSW in 2021. Please check this page regularly since the program is under ongoing development. Last update: 1 October 2021 Follow the links below for meetings held b...
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