Media Release: October 2021 Indigenous knowledge – a collaboration between AIATSIS and ACOLA to drive better policy Following a number of successful engagements and a growing relationship, the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) and the Aboriginal Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) are excited to announce we have entered into an…
Global Heating | ACOLA Parliamentary Library Seminars Global Heating 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. This session was a conversation led by…
Acknowledging the past | Moving forward together A response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart by the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) We welcome and support the Uluru Statement from the Heart The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) represents Australia’s five Learned Academies and seeks to contribute expert interdisciplinary advice to inform policy…
Media Release: August 2021 Australian research leaders commit to truth telling and a journey of change Today the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) has outlined its support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, alongside its commitment to a journey of change between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the research sector for…
Webinar hosted by ACOLA for the Learned Academy Fellows and external stakeholders on its new Australian Energy Transition Research Plan View the recording of this webinar The first of its kind, ACOLA’s Australian Energy Transition Research Plan has been developed in close consultation with the energy sector and highlights the urgent and strategic Research Priorities…
Indigenous Knowledges | ACOLA Parliamentary Library Seminars Indigenous Knowledges 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. This session was a conversation with two…
Media Release: June 2021 The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) welcomes the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences as Australia’s newest Learned Academy. ACOLA welcomes the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) as Australia’s fifth and newest Learned Academy, as defined under the Higher Education Support Act. This decision by the…
AUSTRALIAN ENERGY TRANSITION RESEARCH PLAN Report 1: The Research Plan June 2021 The global pathway to net zero emissions by 2050 is narrow, but still achievable The International Energy Agency (IEA) has outlined the essential priority actions for the global energy sector to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Importantly, the technologies needed to achieve substantial…
Media Release: 17 June 2021 An urgent shift is needed on energy transition research Australia’s transition to a net-zero energy system is a massive and complex task; requiring interdisciplinary solutions addressing Australia’s specific needs, to achieve this goal. This is why today, the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) is releasing its Australian Energy Transition…
National Acknowledgement of Country 2021 | National Reconciliation Week 2021 27 May 2021 “More than a word. Reconciliation takes action ” ACOLA acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters on which we live and work across Australia and the continuing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to Country. More than a…