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Keep abreast of the Academy Fellowship in the Fellows update鈥�:
6 April
Delayed from 2020, Academy President-Elect Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC FAA FTSE will give his Lloyd Rees Lecture, 鈥楽emiconductor Nanowires for Optoelectronics Applications鈥�, at the Shine Dome in Canberra. Guests who can join us in person are invited to stay for morning tea after the lecture. The lecture will also be livestreamed for those wishing to view from elsewhere.
11鈥�12 April, for EMCRs
Many frameworks and definitions of research impact have been put forward in international science policy debates but navigating these can be challenging. We lack a shared understanding of what public good means, and of how research excellence and impact might be connected. Early- and mid-career researchers have had few opportunities to date to collectively shape the impact agenda in Australia.
The 鈥楽cience for the public good鈥� workshop invites EMCRs from all disciplines to explore how concepts of 鈥榮cience for the public good鈥� and 鈥榠mpact鈥� can inform and influence STEM research, policy and communication.
12 April
What do prawns and pipes have in common? How could one inspire the other? To find out and for an intriguing look at prawns and pipes, join us at the second event in Surprising Science: borrowed ideas leading to unimagined consequences.
13 April
This event will launch a discussion paper, 鈥楪etting ahead of the game: Athlete data in professional sport鈥�, which reveals that Australian professional sports are collecting more personal information about athletes than they can meaningfully deal with. What are the stakes of exponential and unregulated growth in human monitoring for the workplace of professional sport, and beyond? What are the challenges, the opportunities and the imperatives to act?
Experts in professional sport, sport science, artificial intelligence, law and governance will discuss the issues raised in the paper, with renowned sports broadcaster Tracey Holmes chairing the panel.
The Honorary editor of the Academy newsletter is Professor Yuri Estrin FAA
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