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) […]
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.
Vaccination roll-out a crucial step in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic
February 21, 2021
The Academy published a statement, ‘Vaccination roll-out a crucial step in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic’, welcoming the roll-out in Australia as an opportunity for people to take action that will help to protect themselves, their families and the wider community, on 21 February 2021.
Pre-Budget submission 2021-22
February 2, 2021
The Academy published its pre-budget submission for 2021-2022 on 29 January 2021.
Annual Report – June 2020
January 22, 2021
AAHMS published its report, ‘Maintaining strong foundations and building resilience: planning Australia’s path through the COVID-19 pandemic’, looking ahead to the pandemic in 2021, on 15 December 2020.
AAHMS published its report, ‘Maintaining strong foundations and building resilience: planning Australia’s path through the COVID-19 pandemic’, on 15 December 2020. The background briefing, ‘COVID-19 key tools and measures – where are we now?’ was published alongside it to summarise the current evidence behind that report.
2014-2020: Celebrating the formative years of the Academy
October 15, 2020
At its sixth annual meeting, in October 2020, the Academy published a document celebrating our formative years. View the publication here.
AAHMS New Fellows Booklet 2020
October 14, 2020
AAHMS welcomed the new Fellows on 14 October 2020.
Academy elects 28 new Fellows
October 14, 2020
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 new Fellows are elected at a […]