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Discover some of the latest scientific research and achievements by WA scientists. RSWA organises monthly presentations that provide the opportunity to hear and meet scientists who are leaders in their fields. Topics have covered a spectrum from treetop studies of WA’s wedge-tailed eagles, to telltale signs of ancient mega-tsunamis that hit WA coastal areas, to the plant destroyer that is attacking native species in southwest WA, to the latest developments in protecting the marine ecosystems of the Kimberley region. All are welcome...

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Renew membership 2019-2020

Ordinary Membership $95.00

Student Membership $55.00

Awards

The Society honours and encourages outstanding achievement in WA science by regularly making awards.

2018 RSWA Medal Prof D Blair

2018 RSWA Medal Prof B Main

2018 Doug Clarke Medal D Hamley

Symposium 2020

Wallacea: Connecting Asia to the Australian Continent

Friday 14 February and Saturday 15 February 2020

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Coming Events

Monday 9th December 2019

"Sir Richard Owen, Genius or Villain?" By Patrick Armstrong and "The West Coast Range of Tasmania: Mountains and Geological Giants" By Peter Baillie

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Access Journal Articles

The Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original scientific research with an emphasis on local science. From 2019 all the Journal is entirely open access.

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Science and Innovation in Western Australia

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RSWA Library

The Library of the Royal Society of Western Australia is a small, but important, resource for scientific research. It contains nearly 700 books, and 986 serial titles of which 227 are current.