ACOLA Parliamentary Library Seminar | Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)

Carbon Capture and Storage / Utilisation  | ACOLA Parliamentary Library Seminars This seminar is part of a collaboration between the Parliamentary Library and the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) to bring Australia’s leading minds from Australia’s Learned Academies and other experts to important topics of interest to Parliament. Achieving Australia’s net-zero target will be…

ACOLA Parliamentary Library Seminar | Digital Transformation of Media

Digital Transformation of Media | ACOLA Parliamentary Library Seminars Digital transformation of the media environment—from social media to automation   This seminar is part of a collaboration between the Parliamentary Library and the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) to bring Australia’s leading minds from Australia’s Learned Academies and other experts to important topics of…

Australia’s Data-Enabled Research Future

Realising and Enabling Australia’s Data-Enable Research Future The pandemic and recent natural disasters have highlighted the importance of rapid access to data to assist with timely decision making, and subsequently the need for coordinated, integrated data infrastructure. Data for research come from a range of sources: observations, images, sound, measurements, samples, computer programs and recordings.…

Briefing Papers on Australia’s Energy Transition Research Plan

Release of Energy Transition Research Plan Briefing Papers Following discussion with Academy Fellows and stakeholders, ACOLA today released three briefing papers identifying urgent and strategic energy transition research priorities. The thematic briefing reports (reports three to five) expand on the research priorities outlined in ACOLA’s Australian Energy Transition Research Plan (Report One). Released on 17…

Media Release : ACOLA Statement on Ukraine

Media Release: March 2022 ACOLA Statement on Ukraine ACOLA’s members, Australia’s Learned Academies, are deeply shocked and condemn the military operation by the Russian Government towards Ukraine. International disputes should be resolved through the rules-based order, according to the principles of international law and with the utmost respect for human rights and lives, and the…

2021 ACOLA Annual Report

2021 Annual Report Notwithstanding the ongoing challenges of the pandemic in 2020-21, it has been an especially successful year for ACOLA. Our advice has led to better policy considerations and public scrutiny, and provided the evidence that underpinned new government initiatives. Professor John Shine AC PresAA Chair, Board of Directors ACOLA ACOLA STRATEGIC STATEMENT The…