New Learned Academy status recognises the critical role of the AAHMS to Australia
The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) has become Australia’s fifth and newest Learned Academy, confirming its critical role in advocating for the nation’s health. Academy President Professor Ingrid Scheffer said AAHMS was founded in 2014, and recently established as a Learned Academy under the Higher Education Support Act. The Academy’s work was […]
Academy Fellows honoured
Congratulations to all of today’s recipients of the Queen’s Birthday Honours, which recognise excellence across Australia. Ten Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellows were among those acknowledged for their outstanding contributions. The Academy warmly congratulations our Fellows on this recognition of their achievements. Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) Professor Adrian Bauman […]
Five AAHMS Fellows elected to the Academy of Science
Five AAHMS Fellows have been elected to the Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science in 2021, with expertise spanning biomedical engineering neuroscience and microbiology. Each year, the Australian Academy of Science elects national leaders in the scientific community to join their Fellowship, recognising their outstanding achievements. AAHMS would like to warmly congratulate the new […]
AAHMS analysis: 2021-22 Federal Budget
Read more on highlights from the 2021 Federal Budget for health and medical research: 1. Summary 2. Policy priority areas – new measures COVID-19 and pandemic response Climate change and health Research in the health system Workforce 3. Health and medical research funding MRFF NHMRC ARC 4. New measures for health, research and infrastructure Mental […]
QLD branch meeting
QIMR Berghofer Queensland Academy Fellows and Associate Members are invited to attend an in-person and online event, to be held at QIMR Berghofer. Queensland’s Deputy Chief Health Officer and Chair of the Communicable Disease Network of Australia Dr Sonya Bennett will speak on “Responding to the pandemic at a national and state public health level”. […]
AAHMS submission: response to the NHMRC consultation on proposed revisions to the Open Access Policy
The Academy supports the NHMRC’s move towards a more open access publishing environment in Australia. However, to best support researchers, there is a need for a considered approach to the way this is achieved. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is consulting with the health and medical research sector on proposed changes to […]