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Canberra, Australia
Joined August 2011
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Half the funding. Half the future. The Medical Research Future Fund was meant to deliver $1B each year – only $650M is reaching researchers. Join the call to release the full funds now. https://t.co/Rp5d8VrXh5
#releasethefullmrff @AAMRI_Aus “It’s time to remove the arbitrary
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Vale Jim - a wonderful supporter of Australia’s teams in the International Science Olympiads
We are saddened to learn of the passing of the Academy's former President and former Chief Scientist of Australia, Dr Jim Peacock AC FAA FTSE FRS at the age of 87. Academy President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC, said Jim will be deeply missed and remembered as a champion of
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A special message from our President Chennupati Jagadish AC as the Academy farewells a champion of Australian science, Dr Jim Peacock AC FAA. Learn more: https://t.co/mEmb82V0a7
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I couldn't find myself belonging to this life. My perspective on my own existence often led me to nostalgia, longing, and existential contemplation. Questioning why I live and what the purpose of my life is didn't lead to complete satisfaction; it didn't reveal a fulfilling
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Join us for the “Making the Invisible Visible” conference at Parliament House examining the critical issue of indoor air quality (IAQ). The @Safer Air Project’s second annual event will bring together people with lived experience, advocates, clinicians, scientists, and built
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🏆 Nominate now: 2026 PM's Prizes for Science – Australia's most prestigious science awards. 8 prizes spanning STEM innovation, Indigenous knowledge systems & teaching excellence. $50K or $250K + national recognition. Know a deserving scientist or educator?
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🏆 Our congratulations to Academy Fellow Professor Martin Green AM from @UNSW on being awarded the prestigious Faraday Medal by the UK Institution of Engineering and Technology! Professor Green’s groundbreaking work in photovoltaic technology has revolutionised the global solar
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Learn more: https://t.co/IVAg9zgNKo 📸 (Left to right) Jim examining a plant in a lab, Jim with former Prime Minister John Howard OM AC, Jim with with broadcaster Dr Norman Swan AM receiving the Academy's Macfarlane Burnet Medal in 1989
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We are saddened to learn of the passing of the Academy's former President and former Chief Scientist of Australia, Dr Jim Peacock AC FAA FTSE FRS at the age of 87. Academy President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC, said Jim will be deeply missed and remembered as a champion of
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@WEHI_research Jane's landmark work identifying breast stem cells was the first demonstration that an entire organ could be generated from a single stem cell. Jane made the surprising discovery that breast stem cells lack receptors for female hormones yet remain sensitive to them.
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🆚 @Team_Voca After a close second map we fall to Team Voca in the Upper bracket Quarterfinals Lower bracket run next
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#StarsOfScience – Professor Jane Visvader's groundbreaking discoveries at @WEHI_research have fundamentally changed how we understand breast development and cancer.
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We are excited to announce that Academy President Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC will deliver the Ralph Slatyer Address on Science and Society on November 3 at the National Press Club. The annual address is named in honour of Australia’s first Chief Scientist and is the closing
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☄️ The Orionid meteor shower – made of dust from Halley’s Comet – is lighting up Aussie skies this week! 🌠 Best viewing: 4:00–5:00am 🇦🇺 Visible across Australia (the further north you are, the better your view). Wake up, look up, & enjoy the show! https://t.co/r0D2tZ9nLQ
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This week is a great time to find somewhere dark and look up with the Orionid meteor shower gracing southern skies. Here's everything you need to know about this annual sky show.
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Thanks to everyone for joining us for tonight's event, both in person and online. The recording will be available on our website: https://t.co/sKZRIFb2Ay Thanks to our Symposium co-hosts the Australian Academy of Law. To find out about our events, visit https://t.co/5lKjJGTJ3y
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Dr Stefan Harrer of CSIRO says that he is very optimistic about the possibilities for using AI in science. "We can use AI to turbocharge, not replace, not change, not throw overboard, to turbocharge the scientific method." #scilaw
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"It's the question that has haunted artificial intelligence – would they be limited in a fundamental way? Would they lack human creativity, which, of course, is at the core of the scientific process – being able to come up with new and original ideas, new and original
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"AI companions have been predicted to generate one hundred and twenty million dollars of profit by 2025. You can think about the conflict of interest there between the for-profit purpose and the representation of companionship and friendliness. " – Professor Jeannie Paterson
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To handle the AI challenge, Prof Will Bateman suggests an absolute ban on the use of AI as a delegation tool, for those who learn law, conduct legal analysis, and conduct legal tests. Alternatively, to develop AI in Australia which exists in an accountable, political and
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Tonight's Speakers: MC: The Hon Chief Justice Lucy McCallum FAAL – Chief Justice of the ACT and a former judge of the Supreme Court of NSW (Pictured at left) Professor Jeannie Paterson FAAL – Consumer Protection and Technology Law and Director of the Centre for Artificial
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