Join us for breakfast and networking with some of Brisbane’s most inspiring women in science communication:
Joan Leach: Australian Science Communicators National President and A/Professor at UQ.
Liz Minchin: Award-winning journalist, Queensland Editor of the Conversation and author covering bigger-picture solutions to climate change.
Susan Rowland: Senior lecturer and researcher at UQ, host of Free Energy Radio and Editor in [...]
New to science communication? Been out of the ASC loop for a while? Old hat?
Well this event is for you!
Meet some other locals who are interested in science communication, access some bloody good beer and wine, and say hello to this year’s committee. All are welcome.
When: 5:30pm onwards, Wednesday 16th April, 2014.
Where: Hoo Ha Bar, 41 Tribune [...]
Our next networking night is soon upon us and we are EXCITED!!!
Questacon SCREAMS science communication and they have kindly offered up their brand spanking new Technology and Learning Centre just for ASC members.
So please join us on Wednesday the 30th of April from 530pm at 60 Denison St, Deakin (or next to The Mint)
NOTE: not [...]
[ 15 April 2014; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Missed the ASC conference? Haven’t yet caught up on all your podcasting? Join your ASC Vic colleagues and share the best bits of the conference together.This is your chance to continue discussions started at the conference, chat to your fellow ASC Vic members and have a say in the ASC Vic branch committee.
Date: Tuesday 15 [...]
Thank you to Tamika Heiden for sharing her conference story.
Wow, what a great conference the ASC conference in Brisbane was. Being an ASC conference newbie I didn’t know what to expect. I had glanced through the program a couple of times prior to deciding to go to the conference and found that there were sessions [...]
Thank you to Ashley Hay for letting us know all the details.
Submissions close March 31 – don’t miss out!
Submissions have been coming in for this year’s Best Australian Science Writing for the past couple of months now and there’s just over a month remaining for science communicators to submit their words for consideration. It’s a [...]
Thank you to Michelle Wheeler for sharing her answers to these FAQs with us.
As anyone who attended the ASC Conference in Brisbane this year knows, there was an awful lot going on. So much so, that even as you grabbed a quick coffee or bite to eat during the breaks, you may have noticed science [...]
We invite you to join us for this special public event to celebrate Australian science and science storytelling. Featuring: Prof Tim Flannery, Chair of the Climate Council; Proj Jenny Graves, Australian Academy of Science Secretary for Education and Public Awareness; and Lynne Malcolm, ABC Science. Continue reading
Thank you to Joan Leach for the President’s update.
First off, a hearty thank you to those who joined fellow ASC members in Brisbane for the 2014 conference. I’m still buzzing after the conversations I had and the presentations I heard. Claire Harris and Kali Madden, joined with countless volunteers, put on a conference to remember. [...]
Writing Clear Science workshops (www.writingclearscience.com.au)
2014 Open Workshop Calendar:
- Melbourne: (Tues. 4th March – Wed. 5th March)
- Adelaide: (Tues. 1st April – Wed. 2nd April)
- Sydney: (Tues. 27th May – Wed. 28th May)
- Brisbane: (Tues. 24th June – Wed. 25th June)
- Perth: (Tues. 22nd July – Wed. 23rd July)
- Canberra: (Tues. 19th August – Wed. 20th [...]