Council Elections 2026: announcement of results
At the Society’s 159th Annual General Meeting, held on 8 April 2026 in the Michael Crouch Room of the State Library of NSW, the results of the 2026 Council elections […]
Society Fellows acknowledged by Academy of Science 2026 Honorific Awards
Professor Philip Gale FRSN of the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Groningen, and Professor Hala Zreiqat AM FRSN FAA FTSE FAHMS of the University of Sydney have
RSNSW Provocations and Inspirations: March 2026
Mr Alex Dronoff, Chair of the Hunter Hydrogen Taskforce and former Chief Executive Officer of Fichtner Australia, delivered the sixth in the Society’s lunchtime series of Provocations and Inspirations on
Vale Sir Anthony Mason — Eminent Jurist and Distinguished Fellow
The Society was greatly saddened to learn of the death of Distinguished Fellow Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE DistFRSN FASSA HonFAIB KC on 17 March 2026, just short of his 101st
Vale Emeritus Professor Stephen Hill AM FRSN FTSE
20 August 1943 – 7 March 2026 Remembering a modern polymath A former Councillor of the Royal Society of NSW and a member of the Council of the Royal Societies
Ideas@theHouse: March 2026 Gallery
The fifteenth in the series of Ideas@theHouse events, which are joint presentations of Her Excellency, The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, and the Royal Society
RSNSW Postgraduate and ECR Award Presentations 2025: March 2026 Gallery
The Society’s 2025 Awards for Postgraduate Students and Early Career Researchers were presented at a ceremony kindly hosted by the University of Sydney on the evening of Monday, 9 March
Elections
RSNSW Council Elections 2026: Candidate Statements
Statements from Candidates Nominees for Office-bearer and Councillor positions were requested to provide brief statements (approx. 250 words) outlining how their expertise and experience would fit them for these roles
Sean Brawley FRSN on ‘What are universities for — and who gets to decide?’ — Updated
Professor Sean Brawley FRSN is one of a number of our Fellows who regularly contribute to the debate on the future of Australia’s higher education system. In his latest contribution,
RSNSW 2026 Annual Dinner and Awards Presentation
The Society’s 2026 Annual Dinner and Awards Presentation was held in the Strangers’ Room of Parliament House, Sydney, on the evening of Friday, 27 February 2026. It was a wonderful