Data released today by Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that Higher Education Expenditure on R&D (HERD) investment in pure basic research has seen the “largest two-year decline in this sector since the ABS started collecting this data in 1992. This drop in share of GDP is equal to $2 billion in…

It's Wild Koala Day – a day to celebrate these unique marsupials and champion their conservation.

The scientific advice is that the situation facing Australia's threatened species is dire. If Australia hopes to halt, slow, or reverse the loss of biodiversity, the need for…

The Australian Academy of Science welcomes the the package of health and medical research initiatives announced today by the Federal Government, including the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) research missions that will be delivered through the NHMRC. Read our media release:…

Nadira Karunaweera is driving solutions to improve outcomes for people & the planet at #INGSA2024 .
#SriLanka does not have a system for science advice to government. So Prof Karunaweera has developed the region's best practice guide. Read her story here👉loom.ly/KERKX7o

Prof Eddie Holmes FAA FRS says that the reputation viruses have for always causing disease is perhaps misplaced. Join the @RoyalSociety livestream tmrw morning for the 2024 #CroonianLecture & embark on a journey through the vast & mysterious virosphere. royalsociety.org/science-events…

Investments in quantum computing must be supported by a supercomputing national strategy, to ensure Australia has access to the full spectrum of world-leading computing infrastructure.
Read our media release: science.org.au/news-and-event…
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World-leading air quality expert #QUT Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska has been elected as a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, whose members include Benjamin Franklin, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein.bit.ly/3JCCuoT American Academy of Arts & Sciences

📣 We’re looking for an experienced librarian or archivist to come make history with us! You’ll manage the Basser Library and Fenner Archives, supporting research, discovery and the creation of new knowledge.
⌛ 📆 Applications close 28 April #Canberrajobs science.org.au/about-us/caree…