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Royal Institution of Australia
The Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) is a national scientific not-for-profit organisation based in Adelaide, South Australia, whose mission is science communication. It opened in October 2009 and is housed in the historic Stock Exchange building, now known as The Science Exchange. RiAus publishes the Cosmos Magazine website and hosts the SCINEMA International Science Film Festival.
The concept of a Royal Institution of Australia was proposed by Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield CBE, as Thinker in Residence for the South Australian Government during 2004 and 2005. Greenfield was Director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain from 1998 to 2010. The South Australian premier Mike Rann was receptive of the idea and secured state, federal and private sector funding for the building and the programs. The Royal Institution of Australia's inaugural chairman was Peter Yates AM.
The establishment of the Royal Institution of Australia was amongst the recommendations Greenfield made during her Adelaide residency, which included initiatives to encourage collaboration and complementary research programs across South Australian universities, science communication programs for children, professional development for school teachers and the establishment of the Australian Science Media Centre. A key recommendation was the Bragg Initiative, which encouraged a relationship between South Australia and the RiGB and was taken up by the South Australian government.
The Bragg Initiative was named for William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg. This father and son team won the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics for their "services in the analysis of crystal structures by means of X rays". Both father and son had an enormous passion for communicating science to the broader community. The Bragg Initiative was a program within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and was managed by Linda Cooper.[citation needed]
In June 2008, work commenced to convert the former Adelaide Stock Exchange building, which had remained empty for many years, into The Science Exchange.
The Royal Institution of Australia was opened on 8 October 2009 by the President of the Council of RiGB, HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.
The Royal Institution of Australia foundation partners were the Government of South Australia, the Commonwealth Government and oil and gas company, Santos. It has a paid membership program, including both corporate and individual members.[citation needed]
The Royal Institution of Australia is housed at The Science Exchange, a red brick building located between Pirie and Grenfell streets in the Adelaide city centre (address 53-57 Exchange Place).
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Royal Institution of Australia
The Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) is a national scientific not-for-profit organisation based in Adelaide, South Australia, whose mission is science communication. It opened in October 2009 and is housed in the historic Stock Exchange building, now known as The Science Exchange. RiAus publishes the Cosmos Magazine website and hosts the SCINEMA International Science Film Festival.
The concept of a Royal Institution of Australia was proposed by Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield CBE, as Thinker in Residence for the South Australian Government during 2004 and 2005. Greenfield was Director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain from 1998 to 2010. The South Australian premier Mike Rann was receptive of the idea and secured state, federal and private sector funding for the building and the programs. The Royal Institution of Australia's inaugural chairman was Peter Yates AM.
The establishment of the Royal Institution of Australia was amongst the recommendations Greenfield made during her Adelaide residency, which included initiatives to encourage collaboration and complementary research programs across South Australian universities, science communication programs for children, professional development for school teachers and the establishment of the Australian Science Media Centre. A key recommendation was the Bragg Initiative, which encouraged a relationship between South Australia and the RiGB and was taken up by the South Australian government.
The Bragg Initiative was named for William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg. This father and son team won the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics for their "services in the analysis of crystal structures by means of X rays". Both father and son had an enormous passion for communicating science to the broader community. The Bragg Initiative was a program within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and was managed by Linda Cooper.[citation needed]
In June 2008, work commenced to convert the former Adelaide Stock Exchange building, which had remained empty for many years, into The Science Exchange.
The Royal Institution of Australia was opened on 8 October 2009 by the President of the Council of RiGB, HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.
The Royal Institution of Australia foundation partners were the Government of South Australia, the Commonwealth Government and oil and gas company, Santos. It has a paid membership program, including both corporate and individual members.[citation needed]
The Royal Institution of Australia is housed at The Science Exchange, a red brick building located between Pirie and Grenfell streets in the Adelaide city centre (address 53-57 Exchange Place).
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