National Academies Forum
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The National Academies Forum was replaced in May 2010 by the Australian Council of Learned Academies.
The National Academies Forum was established in 1995 as the peak organisation
for the four Australian learned academies. It represents:
The current President is Prof. Stuart Macintyre
, President of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
(ASSA).
The Forum is funded by a grant-in-aid
from the Department of Education, Science and Training
.
The National Academies Forum was established in 1995 as the peak organisation
Peak organisation
A peak organisation or peak body in Australia is an association of industries or groups. They are generally established for the purposes of developing standards and processes, or to act on behalf of all members when lobbying government or promoting the interests of the members.In the commercial...
for the four Australian learned academies. It represents:
- Academy of the Social Sciences in AustraliaAcademy of the Social Sciences in AustraliaThe Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia is an autonomous, non-governmental organisation, devoted to the advancement of knowledge and research in the social sciences. It was established in 1971...
- Australian Academy of ScienceAustralian Academy of ScienceThe Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London. The first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The Academy is modelled after the Royal Society and operates under a Royal Charter; as such it is...
- Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and EngineeringAustralian Academy of Technological Sciences and EngineeringThe Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering is an independent non-government organization dedicated to the promotion in Australia of scientific and engineering knowledge to practical purposes. Professor Robin Batterham is the current President of ATSE....
- Australian Academy of the HumanitiesAustralian Academy of the HumanitiesThe Australian Academy of the Humanities was established by Royal Charter in 1969 to advance scholarship and public interest in the humanities in Australia...
The current President is Prof. Stuart Macintyre
Stuart Macintyre
Stuart Forbes Macintyre , Australian historian, academic and public intellectual, is a former Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. He has been voted one of Australia's most influential public intellectuals...
, President of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia is an autonomous, non-governmental organisation, devoted to the advancement of knowledge and research in the social sciences. It was established in 1971...
(ASSA).
The Forum is funded by a grant-in-aid
Grant-in-aid
A grant-in-aid is money coming from central government for a specific project. This kind of funding is usually used when the government and parliament have decided that the recipient should be publicly funded but operate with reasonable independence from the state.In the United Kingdom, most bodies...
from the Department of Education, Science and Training
Department of Education, Science and Training (Australia)
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations is an Australian government department. Renamed in 2007 from DEST which in turn was renamed from DETYA , it absorbed the former departments of Education and Training, and Employment and Workplace Relations.The...
.