On 9 December 2025, the Australian Research Council (ARC) announced the outcomes of its latest round of eight new Centres of Excellence to receive a total of $279 million in […]
On 3 December 2025, the University of Queensland (UQ) announced that Emeritus Professor Mary O’Kane AC FRSN FTSE had been appointed as its next Chancellor, commencing her five-year term on
The Royal Society of New South Wales has long recognised distinguished achievements in various fields of knowledge through its Awards. Some are amongst the oldest in Australia, while others are
The Council of the Royal Society of New South Wales was delighted to learn that four of its Fellows, Members, and Award Winners were named as recipients of the 2025
The Royal Society of NSW and the Learned Academies Forum for 2025, on the theme of ‘AI: The Hope and the Hype‘, was hosted at Government House Sydney, by Her
Society Fellow, Dr David Cook FRSN FTSE, is the winner of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) President’s Medal for 2025. This recognises his efforts to modernise the
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Thomas Julius Borody died on 6 October 2025. Few know his discoveries changed the lives of millions, more than did any contemporary Australian. Peptic ulcers were the medical tsunami of
Scientia Professor Martina Stenzel FRSN FAA, of the UNSW School of Chemistry, has been awarded the Batteard-Jordan Polymer Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. The Batteard-Jordan Polymer Medal is the highest award
The Royal Society of New South Wales was delighted to learn that Professor Angela Nickerson FRSN FASSA, of UNSW Sydney and a former Edgeworth David Medallist, of the Society, was
