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AAHMS Fellow elected to the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering

We are delighted to congratulate our Fellow, Professor Hala Zreiqat AM FTSE FAHMS, on her election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) this week. Professor Zreiqat has developed a novel class of ceramic biomaterials for musculoskeletal regeneration, pioneering new cell, molecular biology and…

Three AAHMS Fellows elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

We are delighted to congratulate three AAHMS Fellows elected today as Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA): Professor Sandra Eades FASSA FAHMS, Professor and Dean of Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, a medical epidemiologist who was the first Aboriginal medical practitioner to be awarded a Doctorate…

Academy launches Medal for Outstanding Female Researcher

The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences is delighted to launch its second honorific award, the AAHMS Medal for Outstanding Female Researcher. The Medal will be awarded annually to a female researcher for one or more seminal discoveries in the health and medical sciences, primarily working…

Inaugural Jian Zhou Medal winners announced

We are delighted to announce the Academy’s first recipients of the Jian Zhou Medal: Professor Sarah-Jane Dawson FAHMS and Professor Andrew Steer FAHMS. The winners were announced at an online ceremony on Thursday 15 October. Professor Sarah-Jane Dawson FAHMS is a Consultant Medical Oncologist and Group Leader at the Peter MacCallum…

Academy elects 28 new Fellows

28 of the nation’s top medical and health researchers have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the health and medical research landscape in Australia, including 13 women. New Fellows 2020: watch the video here. The…

Exploring the long-term health impacts the Australian bushfires

The Academy has published a joint briefing with the Australian Academy of Science on the health impacts of bushfires. ‘After the bushfires: addressing the health impacts’ explores health challenges caused by bushfire smoke or the direct impact of the fires on communities. These include the exposure…

Catch up on our recent online Life as a Clinician Scientist events

Missed our online Life as a Clinician Scientist event? You can view the full videos right here! The Prep and the Pivot – responding to a pandemic as a clinician scientist (8 August) Clinician Scientists have been leading the charge in tackling the pandemic and during the webinar, at…

AAHMS provides evidence to the Senate’s bushfire inquiry

The Academy was delighted to provide evidence at a public hearing of the Senate’s Finance and Public Administration Committee inquiry into the “Lessons to be learned in relation to the Australian bushfire season 2019-20”. Professor Stephen Duckett FASSA FAHMS appeared on behalf of AAHMS, alongside representatives from the Australian…

ACOLA publishes statement in response to the Higher Education reforms

The Australian Council for Learned Academies (ACOLA) has published a statement in response to the recent announcements on higher education reforms by the Australian Government. The statement highlights the importance of interdisciplinary perspectives to help tackle the challenges Australia is facing today and in the future. ACOLA welcomes the…

Meet our newest Mentees

We are delighted to welcome two talented researchers into our highly respected Mentorship Program. These emerging research leaders were competitively selected and will be mentored by an Academy Fellow while in the three-year program, and will receive additional training, support and networking opportunities. They become Associate Members of the Academy…

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