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What is the science community calling for at this Federal Election? And how have the parties responded? Science and Technology Australia invited all parties and candidates to respond to their election priorities. You can see the responses here. The AIP is a member of STA.
The Australian Academy of Science has called for investment in supercomputing (a topic close to my heart). Also worth a read are statements from Universities Australia and ATSE.
US politics are also affecting Australian science. The Group of Eight are pushing for Australia to join Horizon Europe, the EU research fund, with a Pillar II budget of €53.5 billion.
And the Academy of Science has created a fund to attract some of the world’s brightest minds, particularly from the US, and urged that science and research be used to inform government policy.
Another busy month as the International Year of Quantum gathers pace. Please register your events at quantum2025@aip.org.au.
The AIP is pleased to bring you two great public speaking tours this year. The AIP's Marie Curie Lectures (previously 'Women in Physics Lecture Tour') are kicking off this month with events in Melbourne. Keep a close eye on the AIP Events Board for future events.
Prof Donna Strickland will be touring in July, with public talks in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, and Sydney. Email us if your organisation would like to be part of one of these events.
AIP member Dr Daria Smirnova received the Science Academy’s Pawsey Medal for engineering ‘light superhighways’ that promise faster, more efficient computing and communication networks.
A/Prof Claudia Lagos also received the 2025 Pawsey Medal for her work on galaxy formation and evolution. A/Prof Natasha Hurley-Walker received the Nancy Millis Medal for mapping the southern sky in ‘radio colour’.
The 2025 AIP Summer Meeting is coming together, with abstract submissions now open. There will be sessions on dark matter, quantum, energy conversion, physics education, and diversity – plus an optional tour of the ANSTO facility at Lucas Heights.
Earlier this month, RMIT launched a new Centre for Applied Quantum Technologies. “There are few more important fields than quantum as the technological era takes shape,” said Mark Sanderson, RMIT Dean.
Thanks,
Stu Midgley
President, Australian Institute of Physics
president@aip.org.au
