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  Academies welcome Parliamentary report on long COVID

  JOINT STATEMENT: Australian Academies of Science and Health and Medical Sciences welcome long COVID report The Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (the Academies) welcome the findings of the House of Representatives’ Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport’s inquiry into…

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  Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences statement supporting the Voice to Parliament

  Later this year, Australia will vote on a proposed law to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. The Academy supports the establishment of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

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  April 2023 newsletter

  Welcome to the April 2023 newsletter. In this edition: A message from our President Health Horizons Forum – mental health roundtable Jian Zhou Medal nominations closing Sector news and events Congratulations Fellows in the news A message from our President Friday…

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  Australian Universities Accord Submission

  Australia’s higher education sector must be fit for purpose, now and into the future. This week, the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences provided a submission to the Federal Government’s Australian Universities Accord (AUA) consultation, which outlines fundamental challenges and opportunities facing the Australian…

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  Health for All

  Tomorrow (7 April) is World Health Day – the 75th anniversary of the creation of the World Health Organization and an opportunity to reflect on the day’s theme: Health for All. An equitable and evidence-based health system is an important strategic goal for the…

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  Innovation for impact: highlights from the Health Horizons Forum mental health roundtable

  Image: Roundtable discussions captured by Visual Storytellers at the Health Horizons mental health roundtable. What innovations have had the greatest impact on mental health prevention, treatment, and care in Australia – and what has the greatest potential to make a difference in the future? These were just some of…

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  March 2023 newsletter

  Welcome to the March 2023 newsletter. In this edition: A message from our President Health Horizons Forum – mental health roundtable AMR report released Sector news and events Congratulations Fellows in the news A message from our President More than three years have passed…

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  Professor Maree Teesson: at the forefront of mental health research

  “Psychological research can change people’s lives for the better.” – Professor Maree Teesson AC FASSA FAHMS Tweet Today (8 March) is International Women’s Day and an opportunity to highlight the impact of women in the community, in…

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  Experts deliver evidence in long COVID parliamentary hearing

  Defining long COVID, understanding knowledge gaps about the condition and its impacts in Australia, were among the major themes discussed at a recent expert roundtable on long COVID. The Australian Academy of Science, in partnership with the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, organised the roundtable…

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  Mental health roundtable kicks off Health Horizons Forum series

  Innovation in mental health will be at the forefront of a roundtable discussion bringing together some of the nation’s top mental health experts next month. On 9 March, the Academy will host the roundtable in Sydney, in partnership with Saltire Capital Partners, as part the first meeting…