Royal Institution of Australia

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.

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.

[3][4] 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.

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".

The Bragg Initiative was a program within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and was managed by Linda Cooper.

[7] 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.

[10] The new building was designed by the architects Hedley Allen Dunn in collaboration with Henry Fuller in Federation/Edwardian style, with Arts and Crafts influences.

[18] RiAus receives financial and in-kind support from members, corporate partners, and donors.