AAL would like to congratulate Dr Sarah Pearce, AAL Board Director, who was recently named  2020 Telstra New South Wales Business Woman of the Year. Sarah also won the Public Sector and Academia award, recognising women who dedicate themselves to making an impact in education or public service.  An...Read More

AAL thanks the Australian Government for $2M of new funding towards the establishment of an Australian Gravitational Wave Data Centre. The funding, made available through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), will enhance Australia's position as a world leader in data-intensive gravitational wave research. Read More

AAL would like to congratulate Associate Professor Chris Power, from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) at The University of Western Australia (UWA) Node, for being one of four recipients of the inaugural Australasian Leadership Computing Grants (ALCG). These grants are the largest of their kind...Read More

UPDATE from original news item posted on 17/3: In line with recent government regulation regarding the current COVID-19 outbreak, AAL staff from the Melbourne and Sydney offices are working from home, and have been since 16 March 2020. It has proved to be a successful arrangement, and AAL would...Read More

AAL was delighted to attend the 2nd ESO-Australia joint conference (ESOz-2020), held this year in Perth over five days from the 17th to the 21st of February, 2020.  The conference brought together 120 researchers from Australia and around the world to discuss a variety of topics, ranging from instruments and...Read More

AAL was delighted attend the Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) Retreat, held this morning at the Hawthorn Arts Centre, located near Swinburne University. Here, ADACS and related technical experts met to discuss how to best to serve and support the Data and Computing needs of Australian astronomers....Read More

​AAL was delighted to run a half-day workshop to introduce financial modelling experts from the ANZ bank to scientific and technical staff from the Centre for Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) and Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS).Read More

AAL is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths as AAL Board Chair. Naomi has served on the AAL Board since 2016, and replaces Professor Rachel Webster as Chair. AAL would like to thank Rachel for her hard work and dedication during her three-year tenure as...Read More

AAL is pleased to announce a new Call for Proposals on the Blanco Telescope for observations in Semester 2020B (August 2020 – January 2021). Read More

AAL would like to congratulate Professor Lisa Kewley of ANU, winner of the 2020 James Craig Watson Medal. Awarded by the National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC, Professor Kewley was recognised for her pioneering contributions to the study of galaxy formation and evolution. Amongst her other accomplishments,...Read More