The National Academies Forum was replaced in May 2010 by th
Australian Council of Learned Academies
The National Academies Forum was established in 1995 as the

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for the four

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n learned academies. It represents: *

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) is an independent, non-governmental organisation devoted to the advancement of knowledge and research in the social sciences. It has its origins in the Social Science Research Council of Austr ...

Australian Academy of Science The 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 Soci ...

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) is a learned academy that helps Australians understand and use technology to solve complex problems. It was founded in 1975 as one of Australia's then four learned academies (now five) ...

Australian Academy of the Humanities The Australian Academy of the Humanities was established by Royal Charter in 1969 to advance scholarship and public interest in the humanities in Australia. It operates as an independent not-for-profit organisation partly funded by the Australia ...

The current President is Prof.

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, President of the

(ASSA). The Forum is funded by a

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from the

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National Scholarly Communications Forum

The National Scholarly Communications Forum (NSCF) is an organisation, sponsored by the National Academies Forum, which organises events and conferences where issues pertaining to scholarly communication are discussed.

External links

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National Scholarly Communications Forum
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