Royal Society of Tasmania Apology to Aboriginal People of Tasmania
On Monday, 15th February, 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania delivered its Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people, taking responsibility for the negative impacts of its past actions…read more.
Awards for Fellows of Australia’s Royal Societies
The Royal Societies of Australia extends a sincere congratulations to Fellows of the Royal Society of New South Wales for their recent success!
Professor Nalini Joshi AO FRSN FAA of the University of Sydney has been jointly awarded the George Szekeres Medal of the Australian Mathematical Society for 2020 in recognition of her “outstanding contribution to the mathematical sciences”. The most senior award of the Australian Mathematical Society, Professor Joshi was […]
Vale Major General Michael Jeffery
The Royal Societies of Australia is deeply saddened by the passing of our inaugural Patron, Major General The Honourable Michael Jeffery AC AO (Mil) CVO MC (Retd) who died on 18 December at the age of 83. Our thoughts are with his family and the wider Australian community at this time. General Jeffery was Australia’s twenty-fourth Governor-General following a term as Governor of Western Australia and a distinguished career in […]
Australia’s Next Chief Scientist
The Royal Societies of Australia congratulate Dr Cathey Foley AO on her appointment as Australia’s next Chief Scientist by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Karen Andrews MP. Dr Foley is a renowned physicist with a distinguished career at CSIRO, her scientific excellence and influential leadership have been recognised with numerous awards and fellowships, including a Eureka Prize for the promotion of science, NSW Woman of the Year, […]
Stewardship of Country
A virtual event series beginning in early 2021 Stewardship of Country will consider major issues relating to the long-term management of Australia’s landscape. This virtual event series is an opportunity for those interested in long term sustainable land management to hear from experts and define areas of concern as we plan for the future.
Stewardship of Country will consider the challenges of regenerative land use, what can be […]
The Basser Library and Australia’s Royal Societies
Australia’s Royal Societies have been at the forefront of intellectual thought and practice since the precursor of the Royal Society of New South Wales came into being in July 1821. They each have an immense reservoir of collective wisdom and to this day, continue to produce authoritative peer-reviewed journals, proceedings, and significant publications.
One of the foremost collections of Australian Royal Societies literature belongs to the […]