By Sarah Bradley, 2016 grant recipient
I would like to thank Australian Science Communicators offering me the MD Writing and Editing grant to aid my academic writing.
At the end of 2016 I graduated from the Australian National University with a Masters in Science Communication Outreach. This should have been the end of my academic career, but […]
Then this event could be for you! Top #scicomm speakers & workshop facilitators are starting to come online for a New Year treat at Darling Harbour in Sydney.
The first ASC National Professional Development Day (let’s just call it the #ASCPDDAY) is being hosted by ASC Corporate Member, the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM). More info […]
On behalf of the ASC Executive I would like to wish all members a Happy Holiday season, or Seasons Greetings, or Merry Christmas – whichever best accords with your personal beliefs (except if you believe in wearing a tinfoil hat to ward off alien broadcasts – if that’s you we need to have a serious […]
Risk communication – when traditional communications don’t work
With thanks to Dr Craig Cormick, President, Australian Science Communicators
I have been doing a lot of work on risk communications lately – demonstrating to scientists why standing up in front of a community group with the best scientific data sometimes doesn’t mean very much – and I thought it worth […]
The 2017 Unsung Hero of Science Communication is….
Kylie Andrews
Kylie Andrews is the hidden, unstoppable driving force behind the major citizen science projects that have enthused the Australian public during National Science Week, every year since 2009, with great success but very little public recognition.
Kylie works in the science unit formerly known as ABC Science, now […]
I heard my name and the applause started.
As I walked to the front of the room to collect the award there was something I hoped my smile concealed – I felt like a fraud.
Over the previous two years, I’d become increasingly interested in the communication of science. I had started a blog, produced a fun […]
By Bianca Nogrady
“With science under attack, should science journalists get off the sidelines?”
This was the question posed by a House of Commons-style debate held at the World Conference of Science Journalists in San Francisco in October. But with the spectre of Trump and all that his administration represents looming large over the conference, it was […]
This December I’m resigning from the SCOPE team after two wonderful years editing the ASC newsletter.
When I first applied for the editor role in 2015, I was a relatively recent recruit to science communication. I was mid-way through my Masters of Communication (Science) and had just commenced work as the communication officer at the ARC […]
The ASC AGM is coming up in Canberra (and also online) on Tuesday 19 December 2017.
The 2017 AGM is an opportunity for members to hear about the year’s events at the national level, and to have their say about what should happen in the year to come. It also includes reports from the President and […]
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Scope is the monthly online newsletter of the Australian Science Communicators (ASC), a network of […]