The sky’s the limit for users of theSkyNet

Thanks to Pete Wheeler, UWA for sending in this article:

Thanks to a new initiative called theSkyNet, you don’t need a supercomputer to help collect data for the next generation of radio telescopes.
This ambitious citizen science project uses a global network of privately owned computers to process astronomical data arriving from galaxies, stars and other distant […]

Grant Round Open for Inspiring Australia – Unlocking Australia’s Potential

The Federal Government’s Unlocking Australia’s Potential grants are about inspiring people with science.
$5 million is available across three categories for projects delivered over the next three years.
Projects will represent a national mix of activities involving a variety of audiences, geographic locations and scientific topics. The grants round aims to inspire a program that focuses on priorities such […]

Past President and Life Member Profile: Alison Leigh

From Alison Leigh:
I didn’t grow up dreaming that one day I would be …. the Editorial Director of the World Congress of Science Producers. No such thing existed. Now it does and like the best things in life – it evolved.
I emigrated to Sydney from the UK in 1988 – bicentennial year; fully expecting my […]

ASC2012 – you *know* you want to go. Here’s why!

[ 27 February 2012 to 29 February 2012. ] On the web, your colleague in the office down the hall is as close as the one from the other end of the continent – but wouldn’t it be nice to catch up with all of them in more than 140 characters? In person and in one place? To chat about what they’ve been up […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22

If you're attending #asc2012 add yourself to our lanyrd conference page (using twitter) & see your fellow attendees http://t.co/NQ6TRlba #
Ditto Mathieu. MT @matisidro: @auscicomm Hi ASC, I'm a Fr-Aussie currently working in science outreach at ESO in Europe. Pls'd to follow you #
If you're attending #asc2012 add yourself to the lanyrd conference page (using twitter) […]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22

If you're attending #asc2012 add yourself to our lanyrd conference page (using twitter) & see your fellow attendees http://t.co/NQ6TRlba #
Ditto Mathieu. MT @matisidro: @auscicomm Hi ASC, I'm a Fr-Aussie currently working in science outreach at ESO in Europe. Pls'd to follow you #
If you're attending #asc2012 add yourself to the lanyrd conference page (using twitter) […]

Are computer games and apps the new frontiers for communicating science?

[ 27 February 2012 to 29 February 2012. ] Computer games can be a powerful form of media, not only in school teaching, but also to engage the general public in science. In a session at the Australian Science Communicators’ National Conference, ASC2012, a panel of experienced game designers and educators will explore and explain how this is done. Among the speakers at this […]

The Guardian finds the conversation~woo hoo~and more re; scientists v journalists

I thought this was an interesting read. I didn’t, however, agree with the comment that articles on the Conversation are boring.  Anyway the thrust of this post is there appears to be an ongoing online debate about how science should be communicated by journalists and vice versa.  In many of these articles there are a […]

Speed mentoring at ASC conference

The ASC conference is less than six weeks away and additional program details and events keep coming in. We will announce our line up great social events for the Monday and Tuesday nights very soon. The speed mentoring session on day 1 of the conference is looking amazing with 15 mentors to be on hand. […]

Is ‘big pharma’ really evil

According to two investigative journalists, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche withheld vital data about the effectiveness of its swine flu drug Tamiflu from scientists.
Read the full story here:
http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2012/01/12/pharma-company-hid-vital-data-on-tamiflu-scientists-claim/