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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 […]

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

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,

A new book titled ‘Pamela Griffith: Etchings 1965–2014′ by Lou Klepac on the work of well-known artist and Society Fellow, Pamela Griffith OAM FRSN, will be launched on Friday, 6

The Society was greatly saddened to learn of the death of Fellow, Emeritus Professor Heather Goodall AM FRSN FASSA. Professor Goodall (1950–2026) was a pioneering Australian historian whose work transformed

The Society is delighted to learn of the awards to the following Fellows and Members whose names appear in the 2026 Australia Day Honours List. The list below has been

The Royal Society of New South Wales was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AO CVO DistFRSN on 20 January 2026 at

The Society was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Fellow, Steven James Patterson FRSN, on 28 December 2025, aged 59, after a six-month battle with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Steven

The Society was deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Fellow and award winner, Professor Emma Johnston, the 21st Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne and its first