Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering

Our experts respond to the Coronavirus crisis

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We’ve been contributing to and informing national leadership thinking and planning to respond in the immediate term to the COVID-19 crisis, and to identify longer-term challenges and opportunities. Read about our contributions to informing evidence-based and expert-supported decision-making at this critical time in our COVID-19 responses hub.

COVID-19 responses hub

Emissions targets: are we on track?

The science and lived reality of human-made climate change are unequivocal. So is Australia meeting its international obligations to cut emissions? Read our explainer to find out where we stand

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Australia could lead low-emissions technology

Australia can be a world leader in low emissions energy technology, including energy exports, with the development of new technology, declining costs and increasing use of energy from renewable sources such as solar and wind.

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A new prescription for Australian healthcare: technology-enabled prevention and wellness

We’ve drawn on expertise from across the nation to prepare our plan for the future of Australian health: A New Prescription: preparing for a healthcare transformation.

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News and events

Education

Media release

STEM support welcomed, but caution advised on uni fee changes

Investments in training a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-ready Australian workforce and better connecting A…

19 June 2020

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Technology

News

Technology moving us toward the ‘age of wisdom’

June 2020 I doubt whether any of us will forget the Ides of March 2020. That is the date that our economy, which has been powering a…

16 June 2020

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Women in STEM

Media release

Pandemic risks wiping out hard-won gains by women in STEM

Hard won gains for women’s advancement in the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) workforce are now at risk of a maj…

25 May 2020

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COVID-19

Media release

COVID-19 predicted to have “significant impact” on Australian research workforce

Australia’s research workforce will be severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects are likely to be felt for an ext…

12 May 2020

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Health

Academy statement

Investing in a post-COVID-19 tech boom

Critical national capabilities recommended for investment in technology The economic pause created by Australia’s approach to COVI…

22 April 2020

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Health technology

News

Academies join forces to launch COVID-19 expert database

Australia’s learned academies have come together to launch a searchable database of leading experts to help tackle COVID-19. The C…

3 April 2020

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Our Fellows

Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering apply excellence in science, technology and engineering for the benefit of all Australians.

Research

Featured Fellows

Movers and shakers

Movers and shakers is a regularly updated record of the honours received by Academy Fellows.   Andrew Cuthbertson, Cathy Foley…

25 May 2020

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Awards

Media release

Fellows awarded Queens Birthday honours

Six Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering have been named in the 2020 Queens Birthday honours announced by…

10 June 2020

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Women in STEM

Featured Fellows

The accidental engineer who invented the vanadium sustainable battery

Academy Fellow Professor Maria Skyllas-Kazacos talks about her journey from “too hard” science to inventing the vanadium redox b…

26 February 2020

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