[ 27 June 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Come along and hear about how market research informed the communication strategy, how things have played out, and the communication challenges and opportunities ahead! Continue reading
This week Inspiring Australia announced the recipients of the Unlocking Australia’s Potential grants for science engagement activities. There has been a flurry of media releases from communicators and some of the 63 successful applicants about the winning proposals.
The $5 million in funding was distributed to all states and territories and I expect that many ASC […]
ASC WA: The Big Snapshot of Australian Science Engagement (& AGM) Tonight. 6PM. http://t.co/DnvX3mQD #
From Lisa Bailey
ASCSA Journal Club
The South Australian branch of ASC will this year be starting a new journal club as part of our roster of ongoing ASCSA activities.
I saw a need for this as I believe there is currently too much of a disconnect betweent the formal research of science communication and public engagement in […]
We just received an interesting request/offer which may appeal to those seeking to get established in their sci-comm careers. It comes from The Science Picture Company, a photolibrary operating in Ireland.
I know nothing about the company other than having had a look at their website. There are a few photolibraries specialising in science related images […]
Dr Rob Morrison writes:
The endless debates about climate change in the media could lead you to think that it is the only important issue on which science is trying to make some headway with a skeptical (if not antagonistic) public.
Not so. Try health or, more specifically, the various health “treatments” that are offered to a […]
We’re now ready to take the snapshot of Australia’s science engagement activities so say cheese! The national survey is live online. If you are involved in science engagement activities fill out the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/scienceengageaudit. It closes 30 June 2012.
The survey is designed to capture a lot of information and poses some challenging questions. Don’t […]
The news this week that the Square Kilometre Array will be shared between sites in Australia and South Africa seems to have been received well in Australian science circles. What opportunities and challenges will this mammoth science project bring to engaging the community with science? Much of the science is complex but the project attracts […]
In just days from now, on June 6, the planet Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun for the last time this century; the next opportunity to observe this event will be December 11, 2117. In Transit of Venus: 1631 to the Present, Nick Lomb, of Sydney Observatory, presents the fascinating history of […]
“@PLoSONE: How academic biologists and physicists view science outreach http://t.co/kpneKbGI” via @kejames #