Since 2020, almost all of the Society’s meetings, either face-to-face or online, have been recorded and made available on our YouTube channel. This page provides access to such content, where permission to do so has been granted by the author(s), and is made available under either a Creative Commons (CC-BY) licence or a standard YouTube licence unless otherwise stated. It includes video and audio presentations (with links to YouTube) and slides (in pdf format) presented at Society meetings, where these are of general interest.
This page lists the content for the present year, 2023.
Content from earlier years can be found in the following archive pages for 2020, 2021, 2022.
2024
1319th OGM and Open Lecture — 7 February 2024 “Productivity: what is it, and why it matters” Emeritus Professor Roy Green AM FRSN Special Innovation Advisor University of TechnologySydney
Western NSW Branch Meeting 2023-4 — 16 November 2023 “Thirst for power — the rivers of conflict in Southeast Asia” Professor Lee Baumgartner Executive Director Gulbali Institute for Agriculture, Water, and Environment Charles Sturt University
Joint UNE SRI and RSNSW Presentation 2023-1: 30 October 2023 “CleanTech Futures 2023: Electrification and opportunities for community and business” Professor Renate Egan Executive Director Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics UNSW Sydney
1316th OGM and Open Lecture — 4 October 2023 “Australia’s nuclear future: a new discourse for the 2040s” Helen Cook (1) and Dr Adi Paterson FRSN FTSE (2) (1) Principal, GNE Advisory Former CEO, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
1315th OGM and Open Lecture — 6 September 2023 “Challenges for Open Enquiry and Scholarship in a Divided Age” Professor Alan Davison Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of Technology, Sydney
Western NSW Branch Meeting 2023-3 — 16 August 2023 “Behavioural data science as a game changer” Professor Ganna Pogrebna Executive Director Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Futures Institute Charles Sturt University
Ideas@theHouse: August 2023 — 10 August 2023 “Ideas for marine stewardship and sustainability in a time of acceleration” Professor Emma Johnston AO FRSN FAA FTSE Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) University of Sydney
RSNSW Online Meeting 2023-2 — 5 July 2023 “What we need to know about the Voice — before we vote” Emeritus Professor Peter Baume AC DistFRSN Professor Megan Davis FRSN FASSA Christopher Puplick AM Dean Ashenden
Western NSW Branch Meeting 2023-2 — 15 June 2023 “A new history of Australian political thought” Professor Wayne Hudson FAHA Adjunct Research Professor Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture Charles Sturt University
Ideas@theHouse: June 2023 — 14 June 2023 “Importance of scientific ideas and discovery to Australia’s future” Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM DistFRSN FAA FTSE Australia’s Chief Scientist
1313th OGM and Open Lecture — 7 June 2023 “Making rights a reality — the need for a Human Rights Act for Australia” Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAAL President Australian Human Rights Commission
RSNSW Online Meeting 2023-1 — 5 May 2023 “Artificial Intelligence myths debunked — how AI is transforming humanity for the global good” Professor Michael Blumenstein FACS Acting Dean, Faculty of Engineering and IT University of Technology Sydney
Western NSW Branch Meeting 2023-1 — 20 April 2023 “Children should be seen AND heard: the importance of communication so children can thrive” Professor Sharynne McLeod FRSN FASSA Professor of Speech and Language Acquisition Charles Sturt University
1312th OGM and 2019 Clarke Memorial Lecture — 5 April 2023 “Reconstructing ancient oceans, sea-level fluctuations, the deep carbon cycle and biodiversity” Professor Dietmar Müller FAA FAGU Professor of Geoophysics University of Sydney
1311th OGM and Open Lecture — 15 March 2023 “Royal Society of NSW 2022 Student Award Presentations” Shankar Dutt (1), Clara Liu Chung Ming (2), Thomas Mesaglio (3), Anyang Zhao (1) PhD Candidates (1) Australian National University (2) University of Technology Sydney (3) UNSW Sydney
1310th OGM and Open Lecture — 1 February 2023 “Drones, Smart Munitions and Cyberspace: 21st Century Defence of Ukraine and implications for Australia” Major General (Retd) Fergus McLachlan AO Colonel (Retd) Andrew Condon
March 5, 2020
