Last updated October 11, 2017 at 1:00 pm
Acceptance speech from Jane Elith of the University of Melbourne, 2015 Winner of the Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year, at the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science ceremony at Parliament House.
Science and technology is as much a part of our cultural fabric as art, music, theatre and literature. They play a significant role in our daily lives, yet, in a world dependent on science, we often take them for granted. Australia’s Science Channel believes every citizen has a right, and a responsibility, to be informed, and our mission is to create programs to bring that about.