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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

The December 2025 issue of the Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of NSW was published online on 19 December 2025 and is packed with interesting reading for the

The Society was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Fellow, Dr Keith Douglas Suter AM FRSN, on 10 December 2025 after a long illness. Dr Suter was a

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