The Royal Society of New South Wales is delighted to learn that two of its Fellows, Dr Jiao Jiao Li FRSN, a biomedical engineer from the University of Technology Sydney and Professor Kate Jolliffe FRSN FAA, a supramolecular and organic chemist from the University of Sydney, have been awarded Australian Museum Eureka Prizes for 2024 at a ceremony he...
On Thursday, 11 July 2024, the Secretary of the Society, Dr Donald Hector, wrote to all Society members, eligible to vote in Society elections, to advise that the Council had resolved unanimously to propose to the membership a change to Rule 10 (Fellowship criteria) of the Society's Rules to reflect better its intention to qualify accomplished, hig...
The Council of the Society is delighted to announce that it has elected the acclaimed actor and director, Dr John Bell AO CBE DistFRSN, as a Distinguished Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales. John Bell, one of Australia’s most acclaimed theatre personalities, has been instrumental in shaping Australian theatre during his lifetime. He is ...
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE NSW SOUTH COASTTuesday, September 17, 2024 (oral presentations at Batemans Bay) Wednesday, September 18 & Thursday, September 19 (field trips) The Linnean Society of NSW has requested that The Royal Society of NSW publicise their upcoming Natural History Field Symposium. Detailed information, including how to register, is...
A number of Society Fellows are among the finalists of the 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Awards—the country’s most comprehensive national science awards, honouring excellence across the spectrum of research and innovation, leadership, science engagement, and school science. Presented annually in partnership with some of the nation’s leading scienti...
Mr Paul Jeans, a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the University by the University of Newcastle at one of its July 2024 graduation ceremonies for outstanding services to the University and the Newcastle community. He served as the seventh Chancellor of the University of Newcastle for a decade before stepping ...
Nominations for the 2024 Awards opened on 1 July and will close on 30 September 2024. In 2024, nominations are sought for the: Career Excellence Medals (4) Discipline Awards and Lectureships—Year B (4) Scholarships, Early Career, and Student Awards (3) Internal Awards —the RSNSW Medal and Citations (3).
Most face-to-face events and all online events conducted by the Royal Society of New South Wales are recorded and made available for subsequent viewing on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/royalsocnsw. During June 2024, the recordings of three events were uploaded to our YouTube Channel. The first was the recording of Professor Pall Thordarson, Dire...
The June 2024 issue of the Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of NSW will be published online on 28 June. The issue contains the contents of last November's Forum, "Our 21st Century Brain," (25 papers, presentations, and discussions), 2 papers, and 6 PhD Abstracts, as well as the 2024 Awards notices. Robert Marks FRSN Editor
Society Vice-President, Emeritus Professor Peter Shergold AC FRSN FASSA, has been appointed as Chair of the new, independent Board of the Australian Research Council (ARC). The new ARC Board, the implementation of which arises from recommendations from the independent review of the ARC Act 2001, led by Professor Margaret Shiel, AO (Vice-Chancellor ...
The Royal Society of NSW warmly welcomes 10 new members to the Society's ranks, effective from 5 June 2024. FellowsProfessor Eric Pui Fung ChowMr Warwick GiblinDr Julian HuppertProfessor Timothy RobertsProfessor Frances RosamondProfessor Gerd SchmalzDr James Weaver Biographical information about the new Fellows will be available on the Fellows page...
The Society is delighted to learn of the awards to the following Society Fellows and Members who appear in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours List. The following have been honoured as Officers of the Order of Australia (AO). Emeritus Professor Suzanne Joan Hand AO FRSN, Emeritus Professor at UNSW Sydney, for distinguished service to palaeontolog...
Most face-to-face events and all online events conducted by the Royal Society of New South Wales are recorded and made available for subsequent viewing on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/royalsocnsw. On Wednesday, 1 May, the Royal Society of NSW held its 1321st OGM and Open Lecture online. Scientia Professor Kaarin Anstey FRSN FASSA FAHMS, Deputy ...
The Royal Society of NSW warmly welcomes 26 new members to the Society's ranks, effective from 17 April 2024. FellowsProfessor Christopher ArmstrongProfessor Andrew BakerProfessor Lyria Bennett MosesProfessor Michael BlumensteinProfessor Trevor BrownProfessor David CurrowProfessor Alan DavisonProfessor Peter GrayProfessor Victoria HaskinsProfessor ...
Professor Craig Simmons FRSN FAA FTSE, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Engineering, Science, and the Environment at the University of Newcastle has recently been announced as the new Chief Scientist of South Australia. He will take on a three-year term in this past-time role while continuing as Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcast...
Most face-to-face events and all online events conducted by the Royal Society of New South Wales are recorded and made available for subsequent viewing on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/royalsocnsw. On 11 February, an audience of more than 30 people attended the second meeting of the Hunter Branch's program of events for 2024 at the Newcastl...
At the Society's 157th Annual General Meeting, held on 17 April 2023, the results of the 2024 Council elections were announced. The election was conducted by electronic ballot over three weeks from noon on 25 March until noon on 15 April. Some 200 ballots were submitted by 691 eligible voters, corresponding to a return rate of 29%. Proce...
On April 8, a column in the New York Times contained a live link to a 2016 paper in the Journal & Proceedings of the RSNSW. The linked paper was “The Curious Economist: William Stanley Jevons in Sydney,” by Ian Castles. The column (which requires subscription access) was “The Economic Luminary Who Loved Solar Eclipses. Inspired by science,...
Society Member, Maria MacNamara MRSN, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) — the national peak body for the Australian space industry. The SIAA, formed in 1992, works closely with Australian governments, international partners, academia, and industry to advance Australia’s space ind...
The Society’s 2023 Awards for Students and Early Career Researchers were presented at a ceremony held at the Whitlam Institute at Western Sydney University on 13 March 2024. Each of the award winners was introduced and interviewed by the renowned ABC science journalist and presenter of the ABC Science Show, Robyn Williams AM FRSN FAA, on their rese...
