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Pre-Budget submission calls for greater support of EMCRs

In response to the Government’s call for submissions for the 2021-22 Budget, the Academy has highlighted the importance of an adaptable, skilled and responsive research and innovation sector working in concert with government, industry and the community. Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its success in maintaining low case…

Seven Fellows recognised in Australia Day honours

We are delighted that seven Academy Fellows have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours list, for their outstanding contributions to Australian healthcare, research, innovation, policy development and higher education. The Academy warmly congratulates all seven Fellows, who were recognised as follows: Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)…

Vaccines alone won’t keep Australia COVID-safe – new AAHMS report

Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences urges multi-pronged response for 2021 High levels of testing, efficient vaccine distribution and addressing pandemic mental health impacts are critical if Australia is to maintain control over COVID-19 in 2021, a new report from the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has…

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…

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