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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. History The concept of a Royal Institution of Australia was proposed by Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield , as Thinkers in Residence, 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 . The establishment of the Royal Institution of Australia was amongst th ...
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