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
June 14, 2021
Congratulations to all of today’s recipients of the Queen’s Birthday Honours, which recognise excellence across Australia. Nine 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
May 25, 2021
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
May 11, 2021
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 […]
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 […]
Life as a Clinician-Scientist: 2021 Queensland event
April 14, 2021
The Academy supports the principle of a government-backed scheme for early-stage commercialisation of research, however, care needs to be taken in the scheme design to ensure that Australia is getting the most for that investment. In a recent submission to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment consultation on developing a University Research Commercialisation (URC) […]
Vaccines only part of the pandemic puzzle
April 9, 2021
Australia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic requires more than just vaccines, with yesterday’s changes to the planned vaccine rollout again highlighting the need to maintain a broad-base approach to managing the pandemic. Professor Ingrid Scheffer, President of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, said that the Australian Government had followed expert medical advice […]
The Australian Academies of Health and Medical Sciences and the Australian Academy of Science submitted a joint response to the Australian Government’s consultation on mitochondrial donation in Australia.
Vale Professor Katharina (Kat) Gaus FAHMS
March 12, 2021
It is with great sadness that the Academy has learned of the passing of one of our Fellows, Professor Katharina (Kat) Gaus FAHMS.