Fellow, James Renwick, appointed to the Federal Circuit and Family Court
The appointment of Dr James Renwick AM CSC SC FRSN as a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) was announced by the Chief Justice […]
Victoria Haskins traces travelling ayahs and amahs in Australia’s past
The stories of South Asian and Chinese ayahs and amahs — nursemaids and domestic servants — reveal crucial details about women’s domestic labour, race and class in Australia’s settler colonial
Society Fellows and Award Recipients among winners at the 2025 Eureka Prizes
The Royal Society of New South Wales is delighted to learn that four of its Fellows and previous RSNSW award winners have been awarded Australian Museum Eureka Prizes for 2025
Ideas@theHouse: August 2025 Gallery
The fourteenth 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 Provocations and Inspirations: August 2025
Ross Gittins AM FRSN FASSA, the Economics Editor at The Sydney Morning Herald for more than 50 years, delivered the fourth in the Society’s Lunchtime series of Provocations and Inspirations
Distinguished Fellow, Cathy Foley, elected as the next ATSE President
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has just announced that its next president will be Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM DistFRSN FAA FTSE, Australia’s Chief Scientist from
RSNSW 1333rd OGM: August 2025 Gallery
An audience of over 40 people who attended the Society’s 1333rd Ordinary General Meeting at the State Library of NSW on 6 August benefited from a captivating and passionate presentation
Society Fellows and Award Winners finalists in the 2025 Australian Museum Eureka Awards
A number of Society Fellows and previous winners of Society Awards are among the finalists of the 2025 Australian Museum Eureka Awards—the country’s most comprehensive national science awards, honouring excellence
Joint RAHS-RSNSW Meeting: July 2024 Gallery
On Wednesday, 16 July 2025, the Royal Australian History Society and the Royal Society of New South Wales held a joint meeting at which Dr Anne Coote, author of the
Society Fellow, Chuan Zhao, awarded a 2025 ARC Laureate Fellowship
Professor Chuan Zhao FRSN FRACI FRSC, of the UNSW School of Chemistry, has been awarded a prestigious ARC Laureate Fellowship, announced by the Australian Research Council in late June. He