Royal Society of NSW News & Events

“Keeping plants and humans healthy: onsite molecular testing methods and devices for health and agriculture”Professor Muhammad J. A. ShiddikyDistinguished Professor in NanotechnologyRural Health Research InstituteCharles Sturt University Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 5.30 pm for a 6.00 pm start (AEST) Venue: Orange campus (Building 1008, Room 206)...

“Getting technological advances into the clinic — Things I wish I'd known 20 years ago!”Distinguished Professor Gordon Wallace AO FAA FTSE FRSNDirector, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong Date: Thursday, 20 June, 6.30 pm AEDT  Venue: RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room All are welcome Summary: More than ...

“Electrifying discoveries: using particle accelerators to research air pollution, radiobiology, and electronic chips that go into space” Professor David Cohen FTSE FAIPDistinguished Research ScientistCentre for Accelerator Science, ANSTO Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 7.00–8.00 pm AEST Venue: Hybrid—Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Enginee...

“Latest advances in radiation therapies for cancer”Distinguished Professor Anatoly Rozenfeld FRSNDirector, Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong Date: Thursday, 16 May, 6.30 pm AEDT  Venue: RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room All are welcome Summary: To be provided. Anatoly Rozenfeld is the Director and ...

“RNA and me: from the origins of life and nanomedicine to building an RNA ecosystem”Professor Pall Thordarson FRSNDirector, UNSW RNA InstituteUNSW Sydney Date: Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm AEST  Venue: Dixson Room, Mitchell Building State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney  Video presentation: YouTube video Regi...

“On the history of Russian conflict with Ukraine” Emeritus Professor Dennis Reinhartz  University of Texas, Arlington   in conversation withEmeritus Professor Robert Clancy AM FRSN  Royal Society of NSW and Univ. of Newcastle Date: Friday, 3 May 2024, 3.00 pm AEST  Venue: Maps Room, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW, ...

“Brain Health Equity – a new frontier for healthy longevity”Scientia Professor Kaarin Anstey FRSN FASSA FAHMSDeputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Population AgeingNeuroscience Australia, UNSW Sydney Date: Wednesday, 1 May June 2024, 6.30 pm AEST  Venue: Zoom Webinar  Video presentation: YouTube video Entry: No charge All are...

“Webb’s wondrous window on the Universe”Professor Fred Watson AMAstronomer-at-LargeAustralian Government Date: Thursday, 18 April, 6.30 pm AEDT  Venue: RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room All are welcome Summary: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been fully operational since July 2022. Its first science images made global headlines wi...

157th Annual General Meeting      and1320th Ordinary General Meeting Date: Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 6.00 pm AEST Venue: Metcalfe Theatre, State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney Video presentation: YouTube video All are welcome, although only full voting members of the Society may attend the AGM Please note that only Mem...

“Putting the 'Civil' Back in Civil Society” Emeritus Professor Peter Shergold AC FRSN FASSA  Former Chancellor, Western Sydney University   andProfessor Kristy Muir  Chief Executive Officer  Paul Ramsey Foundation Date: Wednesday, 17 April 2023, 5.30 pm for 6.00–8.00 pm AEST  Venue: Metcalfe Theatre, State Library of N...

“Conservation, Frogs, and Citizen Science” Honorary Professor Michael Mahony AMSchool of Environmental and Life SciencesUniversity of Newcastle Date: Thursday, 11 April 2024, 5.30 pm (AEST) for a 6.00 pm start Venue:  King Street Room, NEX, Newcastle Exhibition and Convention Centre, 309 King Street,  Newcastle West, NSW 2302Video present...

“Out of Africa Arabia: how ancient human history gave us modern lifestyle diseases”Professor Alan CooperProfessor of Evolution and Environmental ChangeCharles Sturt University Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 4.00 — 5.00 pm (AEST) Venue: Port Macquarie campus (Building 802, Room 2330/7, Major Innes Road), Charles Sturt University and live-streamingE...

“The antiquity of life: Oldest (3.7 billion years old) stromatolite fossils discovered in Greenland”Professor Allen NutmanSchool of Earth, Atmospheric, and Life SciencesUniversity of Wollongong Date: Thursday, 21 March 2024, 6.30 pm AEDT  Venue: RSL Mittagong, Carrington Room All are welcome Summary: Parts of Greenland’s 3.8 and 3.7 ...

“Exploring major discoveries and theories in physics, mathematics, biology,  and chemistry” Prof John Mattick, UNSW SydneyDr Renee Goreham, University of NewcastleProf Katrina Jolliffe, University of SydneyAssoc Prof Richard Garner, Macquarie Univ. A joint meeting of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP),  the Teachers’ Guild of NSW (...

Notice of the RSNSW Hunter Branch 2024 Annual General Meeting Date: Thursday, 21 March 2024, 4.00 pm AEDT for a 4.05 pm start Venue: Zoom meeting Enquiries: By email to the Branch Secretary, Professor Philip Bolton Registration: Registration via Membes is required  before 5.00 pm on 20 March 2024 Only financial Members, Fellows, and ...

Royal Society of NSW 2023 Student and Early Career Research Award Presentations Dr Jaime Alvarado-Montes, MacquarieMs Sasha Bailey, Sydney Mr Jayden McKinnon, WollongongDr Jacinta Martin, NewcastleDr Abhimanu Pandey, ANUDr Shoujin Wang, UTS Date: Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 6.30 pm AEDT Venue: Western Sydney University Parramatta South Campus, O...

Ideas@theHousepresented byHer Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of NSW “Shakespeare on politics — what can we learn”John Bell AO OBEFounder and Former Artistic DirectorBell Shakespeare Date: Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 6.30 – 8.00 pm AEDT Venue: Face-to-face (by invitation for Society members) and live streaming from Governmen...

Date and time: Friday, 1 March 2024 from 6.00 – 10. pm Venue and times:  Strangers' Room, Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney Registration: $200 (incl. GST) per person, closing at 9.00 am on Thursday, 22 February 2024 Dress: Black tie Enquiries: By email to RSNSW Annual Dinner enquiries All are welcome This year's Annual Dinner a...

“Parasites, Australia's silent threat: coincidence, nature's hand, or policy complacency”Professor Shokoofeh ShamsiProfessor of Veterinary ParasitologyGulbali Institute for Agriculture, Water, and EnvironmentCharles Sturt University Date: Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 6.00 — 7.00 pm (AEDT) Venue: Wagga Wagga campus (Riverina Playhouse), Charles Stur...

Resilience before Readiness — “... for the want of a horseshoe nail” Vince Di Pietro AM CSC FRSN FRAeS FAICDIndependent Consultant and former Commodore, Royal Australian Navy A joint meeting of the Australian Institute of Energy, the Australian Nuclear Association, Engineers Australia, and RSNSW, kindly supported by Academy Travel. Date: Wednesday,...