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Welcome to The Royal Society of Victoria |
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The Royal Society of Victoria has been an active and vital part of Melbourne's scientific heritage since 1854. Membership is open to anyone interested in science and the promotion of science for the benefit of the community.
Located in the heart of Melbourne, the Society's Hall at 9 Victoria Street (entrance 8 La Trobe Street) is the venue for an interesting program of public scientific lectures, symposia and events to promote the sciences to the Victoria and Australian community. These lectures are open to the public.
See the 2013 Programme of Lectures on the Events Page
The Society building with lecture theatre, Board Rooms and function rooms is a suitable heritage place for your next meeting.
The Royal Society of Victoria has "Gift Recipient Status" for taxation purposes. Donations to the Royal Society of Victoria are tax deductible.
The Royal Society of Victoria acknowledges the generous support of gifts, grants, bequests and sponsorship that assist us in the ongoing promotion of science and technology in our community, and without whom many of our symposia and activities would not be possible. See the Sponsors and Supporters page for details of recent grants, bequests and sponsorships.
Offices To Let
Two offices are available for long term rental in our 1859 heritage buillding (Melbourne CBD) (Total area 34.6 sq.m) including onsite car parking, cleaning, utilities (except telephone). For more information contact the Executive Officer on 03 9663 5259.
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In June 2013 we welcomed nine new members elected to the Royal Society of Victoria:
Andisheh Bastani BSc, MSc
Dr Stephen Frankenberg BSc(Hons), PhD Biologist
Jessica Green BA(Hons)
Dr Hamish McKay BS(Hons), MB, ChB, PGDip Surg Anat (Otago), MD(Melb)
Amanda Mannfolk BSc(Hons), LLB(Hons)
Colin David Pennell D Ed (Arts), AASM
Gavin Smith B Paramed Stud, Grad Dip EMerg Health, MEH
Don R Williams BSc(Hons), MSc (Melb)
Hua Zhou PhD student
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Are you interested in Science?
Have you thought of joining The Royal Society?
See the Join The Society page
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1. 2013 Research Medal winner announced: Professor Mark Burgman, School of Botany at the University of Melbourne
2. These 150 year old documents have sold well - only a few remain (The documents relate to the Society of 1860 and the Burke and Wills Expedition)
Most of the initial 40 of the "Limited Editon" Release boxed sets of Society Proceedings from 1858-1864 (Original 150 year old Volumes) have sold (only 80 are available). These original 150 year old volumes of the Society's Proceedings containing many of the reports and planning of the Victorian  Exploration (Burke and Wills) Committee, are being released in a presentation boxed set. These original historical records are presented in a leather look box, each set is numbered and a Certificate of Authenticity and Provenance is included. To see more details of the contents click on the adjacent button.
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Public Science Events coming up
| 27th June 2013 @ RSV 7.00pm |
| AW Howitt Annual Lecture - Dr Erich Fitzgerald (Museum Victoria) Joint Lecture with the Geological Society of Australia (Vic) |
Victoria: Last frontier in the quest for whale origins
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| 11th July 2013 @ RSV 7.00pm |
Dr Barbara Howlett (University of Melbourne)
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Managing fungal diseases of crops: a genome to paddick approach |
| 25th July 2013 @ RSV 7.00pm |
| J E Cummins OBE Oration - Prof Andrew Holmes Bio 21 & School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne |
Organic electronic materials: A licence to print money
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Rare Royal Society publications available for purchase (see Proceedings Page on Menu) |
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The Royal Society of Victoria has available for sale origiinal copies of its Scientific Proceedings from the 1860's to 1940's. These historic scientific publications detail the early science and surveys of the then Colony of Victoria. They are in original condition of new books some 80 to 150 years old. Prices vary depending on rarity from $60 to $150.
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