Australian Academy of Science
Academy Coat of Arms | |
Location of the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra | |
| Formation | 1954 |
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| Headquarters | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Membership | ≈500 Fellows |
President | Chennupati Jagadish |
| Website | www.science.org.au |
The Australian Academy of Science is a scientific academy. It was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London, after its forerunner, the Australian National Research Council had been dissolved. The Academy Secretariat is in Canberra, at the Shine Dome.