Royal Society of NSW News & Events

Most face-to-face events and all online events conducted by the Royal Society of NSW are recorded and made available for subsequent viewing on our YouTube channel, youtube.com/royalsocnsw.  There were two events in March 2023 for which recordings are now available. The recording of the first in the [email protected] series for 2023 presented...

Professor Matthew England FRSN FAA of the UNSW Sydney and Professor Si Ming Man of the Australian National University have been named as winners in the Academy of Science (AAS) Honorific Awards for 2023.  Professor England, the winner of the RSNSW James Cook Medal in 2019, was awarded the  AAS Jaeger Medal — one of the Academy's career-le...

Society Fellow, Saul Griffith FRSN, was featured in the epsiode "The Transformer | Saul Griffith" that appeared on ABC-TV's 27 February 2023 episode of  Australian Story. The story provides fascinating insights into Saul's background as a prolific inventor, engineer, successful entrepreneur, and renewable advocate.  His passion for develo...

Energy in Germany and Europe — 2022 and beyond Franziska TeichmannHead, German Secretariat for Energy Cooperation with Australia and New Zealand A joint meeting of the Australian Institute of Energy, the Australian Nuclear Association, the Sydney Division of Engineers Australia, and the Royal Society of NSW — this year organised by the Austral...

The Society is delighted to announce that the NSW Government, through the Office of the Chief Scientist and Engineer, is extending its support for the Society for a further three years until 2027. The total funding allocation is $324,000. NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte said that the funding extension would enab...

“Exploring major discoveries and theories in physics, mathematics, biology,  and chemistry” Hon Prof Robert Booy, University of SydneyDr Anna Romanov, UNSW SydneyAssoc Prof David Bishop, UTSAssoc Prof Susanna Guatelli, University of Wollongong A joint meeting of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP),  the Teachers’ Guild of NSW (TGNSW...

156th Annual General Meeting      and1312th Ordinary General Meeting   Date: Wednesday, 5 April 2022, 6.00 pm AEST Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney Entry: Society members, $10; Non-members, $20; Students, $5 Registration: Registration through Membes is required before 2.00 pm on Tuesday, 4 Apr...

The Royal Society of Queensland has just announced a new writing prize, with the theme of "Improving public health in remote communities", commemorating the life of pharmacist, Geraldine Hall.  Geraldine Hall was educated at the University of Queensland and took up a position as a pharmacist at the public hospital on Norfolk Island in 1999, su...

“Reconstructing ancient oceans, sea-level fluctuations, the deep carbon cycle and biodiversity ”Professor Dietmar Müller FAA FAGUProfessor of GeophysicsSchool of GeosciencesUniversity of Sydney Date: Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm AEDT  Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, SydneyEntry: Society members, $1...

Most face-to-face events and all online events conducted by the Royal Society of NSW are recorded and made available for subsequent viewing on our YouTube channel, youtube.com/royalsocnsw.  The recording of the first presentation of 2023 (1 February) to the Royal Society of New South Wales, on the theme of "Drones, Smart Munitions and Cyberspa...

“Making rights a reality — the need for a Human Rights Act for Australia”Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAALPresidentAustralian Human Rights Commission Date: Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 6.30 pm AEDT  Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, SydneyEntry: Society members, $10; Non-members, $20; Students, $5. Registratio...

The Society's 1310th Ordinary General Meeting, and the first meeting of 2023, was held in the Gallery Room of the State Library of NSW on 1 February.  An audience of approximately sixty people heard an enlightening and thought-provoking talk on "Drones, Smart Munitions, and Cyberspace: the 21st Century Defence of Ukraine and its implications f...

“From floods to drought? What might this year bring and what is causing these extremes” Dr Danielle Verdon-KiddAssociate Professor, Environmental and Life SciencesUniversity of Newcastle Date: Thursday 16 March 2023, 5.00 pm for 5.15 pm AEDT  Registration:  Registration is required by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 14 March 2023 through Membes. Max: ...

“The Kindness Revolution” Hugh Mackay AO FRSN Date: Thursday, 16 March 2023, 6.30 pm AEDT Venue: RSL Mittagong All are welcome  If we dare to dream of a more loving country - kinder, more compassionate, more cooperative, more respectful, more inclusive. Hugh Mackay is a social psychologist and the bestselling author of 22 books, including eigh...

Notice of the RSNSW Hunter Branch 2023 Annual General Meeting Date: Thursday 16 March 2023, 4.00 pm for 4.15 pm AEDT Venue: 40 Newcomen Street, Newcastle Entry: No charge Registration: Registration is required by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 14 March 2023 through Membes Only financial Members, Fellows, and Distinguished Fellows of the RSNSW Hunter Branc...

Royal Society of NSW 2022 Student Award Presentations Shankar Dutt, ANUClara Liu Chung Ming, UTS Thomas Mesaglio, UNSW SydneyAnyang Zhao, ANU  Date: Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 6.30 pm AEDT Video presentation: YouTube video All are welcome Click here to join the Zoom webinar onWednesday 15 March at 6.30pm --> The evening’s program comprises...

  Date: Friday 10 March 2023  Venue and times:  Sydney Modern, Art Gallery of NSW 6.30 for 7.00 pm Registration: $200 (incl. GST) per person, closing at 5.00 pm on 27 February 2023 Dress: Black tie Enquiries: By email to RSNSW Events All are welcome This year's Annual Dinner and Presentation of Awards will be held in Sydney...

[email protected] byHer Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of NSW “Aristotle on life and thought in the sub-lunary sphere”Dr John Vallance FRSN FAHAState Librarian of NSW Date: Thursday, 2 March 2023, 6.30 pm AEST Venue: Live streamed from Government House SydneyVideo presentation: YouTube video Society Members and Fel...

“A comprehensive review of the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines” Dr Phillip Altman Date: Thursday, 16 February 2022, 6.00 pm AEDT Venue: RSL Moss vale (venue changed from the Mittagong RSL) All are welcome Dr Phillip Altman is a well-known Australian authority on clinical trials and regulatory affairs with more than 40 years of experience i...

“Drones, Smart Munitions, and Cyberspace: the 21st Century Defence of Ukraine and its implications for Australia” Major General (Retd) Fergus (Gus) McLachlan AO &Colonel (Retd) Andrew Condon CSC   Date: Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 6.30 pm AEDT  Venue: Gallery Room, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney Entry: Society me...