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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-02-11 human Ailie Smith and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004170b.htm person Beazley Lynda Dent AO FAA FTSE AACR2 3 July 1944 Place of Birth Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom Educator Lyn Beazley is a neuroscientist widely recognised for her research on vision and its recovery from injury. Her work with John Newnham led to changes in clinical practice in the administration of corticosteroids to women at risk of pre-term delivery. In 1994 she became Professor of Zoology at the University of Western Australia. From 2006 to 2013 Beazley was Chief Scientist of Western Australia, during which time she was influential in securing the low-frequency part of the Square Kilometre Array (SKS-low) for Western Australia. She has positions concerned with the management of a number of scientific organisations including the Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation, the Western Australian Museum, the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network and the Ear Sciences Institute of Australia. In addition she has been Patron of the Western Australian Naturalists Club and Vice-Patron of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 1976 1976 Life event - Settled in Australia 1976 1994 Career position - Research Fellow, University of Western Australia 1983 1993 Career position - Principal Research Fellow of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 1985 2000 Career position - Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Women's and Infants' Research Committee 1988 1993 Career position - Principal Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council 1992 1998 Career position - Member of the Medical Research Council of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 1992 1998 Career position - Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Women's and Infants' Research Foundation 1994 2014 Career position - Professor of Zoology, University of Western Australia 1995 Career position - Chief Investigator for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grant 1995 1997 Career position - Member, Australian Science and Technology Council 1996 1999 Career position - Member of the Lotteries Commission Medical Advisory Committee 1997 Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Biology 1998 2006 Career position - Trustee of the Western Australia Museum Board 1999 2001 Career position - Member of the Transport Infrastructure Advisory Group 1999 2006 Career position - Leader, Neurotrauma Research Program, Western Australia 2002 2008 Career position - Member, Australian Spinal Research Trust, SpinalCure Australia 2003 2005 Career position - Deputy Chair, Gene and Related Therapies Advisory Panel, National Health and Medical Research Council 2004 2006 Career position - Member, Advisory Panel, College of Experts, Australian Research Council 2005 2006 Career position - Chair, Gene and Related Therapies Advisory Panel, National Health and Medical Research Council 2006 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Experimental brain research 2006 2008 Career position - Chairman, Western Australia Premier's Science and Innovation Council 2006 2013 Career position - Chief Scientist, Government of Western Australia 2007 Career position - Member, Western Australia Technical and Industry Advisory Council 2009 2009 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 2009 2009 Award - Serventy Memorial Lecturer, Western Australian Naturalists Society 2009 2009 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to medical science, particularly in the field of brain-related research both nationally and internationally, and as a contributor to the development of science policy in Western Australia 2013 2013 Award - Inducted into the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame 2014 Career position - Chair, Advisory Board, ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function 2014 Career position - Sir Walter Murdoch Distinguished Professor of Science, Murdoch University 2015 Award - Honorary Bragg Fellow, Royal Institution of Australia 2015 2015 Award - Western Australia, Australian of the Year 2018 2018 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, Australian National University 2019 2019 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2024 2024 Award - President's Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Murdoch University (1973 - )

Sir Walter Murdoch Distinguished Professor of Science 2014 -

 The University of Western Australia (1911 - )

Professor of Zoology 1994 - 2014

 Western Australian Museum (1891 - )

Trustee of the Board 1998 - 2001

 Royal Institution of Australia (2009 - )

Honorary Bragg Fellow 2015 -

 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Commonwealth of Australia (1936 - )

Chair, Gene and Related Therapies Advisory Panel 2005 - 2006

 Australian Science and Technology Council (1977 - 1997)

Member 1995 - 1997

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 2009; awarded the President's Medal 2024

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2019

 Western Australian Naturalists Club (1924 - )

Serventy Memorial Lecturer 2009

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 'Beazley, Lynda Dent (Lyn)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Beazley, Lynda Dent (Lyn) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024 Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Resource: Australian of the Year Awards National Australia Day Council Australian of the Year Awards National Australia Day Council Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2019 Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor Who's who in Australia 2019 55th Southbank, Vic. AAP Directories 2018 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001 Interview with Lynda Beazley, Professor of Zoology, University of Western Australia (sound recording), interviewer: Ragbir Bhathal National Library of Australia Oral History Collection Interview with Lynda Beazley, Professor of Zoology, University of Western Australia (sound recording), interviewer: Ragbir Bhathal TRC 3678 20 February 1998 1 digital audio tape (c. 60 minutes) and 40 page transcript. Beazley talks about her family background; childhood memories; schooling; undergraduate studies at Somerville College, Oxford, majoring in zoology; PhD at University of Edinburgh and reasons for coming to Australia. She then describes her biological studies on the eye; career prospects; method of work; role models and her views on the declining numbers of science students. Beazley then talks about her achievements and her work on the ASTEC Committee (Australian Science Technology and Engineering Council). Audio