Back in June we sought bright ideas from the Melbourne community for the small yet very prominent plot of land formerly occupied by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) through an article in The Age and subsequent radio discussion. We have been truly amazed by the wealth of creative thinking Melburnians have demonstrated in coming forward with ideas for our […]
We are delighted to announce the 2015 Phillip Law Postdoctoral Award for the Physical Sciences recipient is Dr Marcus Doherty, a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Laser Physics Centre at the Australian National University. This distinguished award is presented in honour of the late Dr Phillip Garth Law AC, a secondary science teacher, university physics lecturer, President of the Royal Society of […]
Eight remarkable young women and men presented their work to a meeting of the Royal Society of Victoria on the night of Thursday, 24 September. Over a two hour session, our audience was treated to the very latest research by Victoria’s emerging researchers across four categories (and eight disciplines) of science. It was a thrilling journey, made […]
The alleged effects of wind power turbines on human health have been the subject of recent public debate. A paper that summarised current scientific knowledge on this issue was delivered by Dr Marion Carey at the Royal Society of Victoria’s symposium on Victoria’s Energy Future in October 2013. The paper has since been published in Volume […]
Renowned Victorian climate scientist Professor David Karoly is the 2015 winner of the prestigious Royal Society of Victoria’s Medal for Scientific Excellence in the Earth Sciences. A Professor of Atmospheric Science from the School of Earth Sciences within the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Science, Professor Karoly’s acclaimed career has placed him ahead of a very strong field of […]
