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@scienceANU Driven by a passion to understand the natural world, @DanielWANoble thrives on collaboration, learning new techniques, and working globally to advance biological science.
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Australian Academy of Science
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#StarsOfScience – A/Prof Daniel Noble, a leader in evolutionary ecology and ecophysiology based @ScienceANU, has been awarded the Fenner Medal which recognises outstanding research in biology.
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Congratulations to Academy Fellow Prof Naomi McClure-Griffiths (@naomimcgriff) on her appointment as the first Chief Scientist of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO). Prof McClure-Griffiths, Australia’s leading expert on the distribution and evolution of atomic hydrogen.
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Australian Academy of Science
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Call for abstracts - deadline extended!.Next Generation Responsible AI Symposium is a chance to be part of an important conversation about the future of AI, and how we ensure it serves the public good. This event is inviting researchers, professionals, policymakers, and members.
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Australian Academy of Science
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Next Generation Responsible AI Symposium - call for abstracts! Join Australia's brightest early & mid-career researchers at this cross-disciplinary event exploring fairness, transparency, privacy, legal frameworks, bioethics & more in AI. 📆 Dec 1-2, 2025 .🏛️@UniofAdelaide
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AI holds the promise of revolutionising healthcare by not only repairing or replacing damaged tissues but also improving our understanding of the aging process. For instance, could tissue engineering harness the power of machine learning to help extend human longevity and improve
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International Science Council
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Apply for funding to advance science–policy collaboration in your country. - Up to AUD 9,500 in funding.- Mentorship by leading experts.- Capacity-building at national or institutional levels. Deadline: 25 August 2025.@ISCAsiaPacific @INGSA_Asia
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Australian Academy of Science
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Today the PM is visiting Cochlear in Chengdu, China. The inventor of the ‘bionic ear’ was Academy Fellow Prof Graeme Clark AC. If Australia gets our R&D investment settings right, we can expect many more home-grown international R&D success stories just like this one.
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Australian Academy of Science
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The Australian Academy of Science proudly supports the International Science Council’s statement on international scientific collaboration. In a time of rising geopolitical tension, the statement reaffirms global science partnerships are vital for addressing shared challenges;
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Australian Academy of Science
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This groundbreaking work, co-authored with Gérard Mourou, involved developing chirped pulse amplification. This new understanding of laser-matter interactions has resulted in the development of innovative machining techniques now used in laser eye surgery and manufacturing the
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Australian Academy of Science
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Our congratulations to Prof Donna Strickland FAA FRS Nobel Laureate (@UWaterloo), who was elected a Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science earlier this year and signed the Charter Book while in Canberra last Thursday. Following her formal admission to the
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Australian Academy of Science
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VALE Emeritus Professor David Vernon Boger AC FAA FTSE FRS.(13/11/1939-05/07/2025).David Boger was a world-renowned chemical engineer whose groundbreaking work in viscoelastic fluid mechanics led to the discovery of Boger fluids—liquids that are elastic yet have constant
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Australian Academy of Science
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@GarvanInstitute Awarded the Ruth Stephens Gani Medal, Ira uses long-read DNA sequencing (LRS) to generate complete snapshots of a patient’s genome and develop large-scale genomic analysis of diverse human cohorts.
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Australian Academy of Science
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#StarsOfScience – The research of Dr Ira Deveson and his team @GarvanInstitute has led the adoption of new genomic technologies that shed new light on the most mysterious regions of the human genome and improve the diagnosis of genetic disease.
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Australian Academy of Science
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The Academy has joined the leading voices in chemistry from around the world in signing the Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future. The Declaration is a call to action urging scientists, industry, educators, students, and policymakers to collaborate on implementing
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Australian Academy of Science
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The Academy was pleased to co-host an event at the Shine Dome, exploring the strategic advantages to Australia through membership of Horizon Europe - the world’s largest research and innovation funding program. The event brought together stakeholders from across the world and
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Australian Academy of Science
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📸 1. The celebratory cake and assembled crowd at the Astronomy Decadal Plan launch, hosted by the Astronomical Society of Australia (@AstroSocAus).2. (L-R) Professor Cathryn Trott (Editorial Board Member), Professor Virginia Kilborn (Chair, Editorial Board), and Professor Sarah
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