Thank you to Kathleen Hayes and George Aranda for the event review.
The Victorian branch recently held an event looking at the use of art – such as photography, animation, illustration and video – in communicating science.
A wonderful night was had by all, with ASC member Kathleen Hayes providing the following review:
“A night of good company, interesting conversation […]
Thank you to Linden Ashcroft for the event review.
Science educators and communicators converged at Markov Place, Melbourne on Thursday 14 August to bring in National Science Week 2014.
More than 40 people came along to the Victorian branch of ASC’s ‘ice-breaker’ for what many claim to be the most exciting week of the year! The beer […]
Thank you to Joan Leach for the President’s update.
Did you survive (and thrive) during National Science Week?
I feel that I’ve just recovered—a week later—from National Science Week. It was a rather impressive spread of activities going on around the country. I was very lucky to participate in Adelaide with a packed house who came to […]
Hit Australian science news service ScienceAlert approaches six million fans.
It started in 2005 as a humble website, but the Canberra-based ScienceAlert is now a social media superstar, having reached more than 5.6 million fans on Facebook.
Every day, ScienceAlert posts news stories, feature articles, videos, images and comment to spread the work of Australian universities and […]
Digital photography and solar prints of leaves and other found objects are just some of the ways community participation is being encouraged through storytelling technology.
Creative photography at the Wings Drop-in Centre in Wilcannia
Young people are telling stories about themselves and their environment at science and art workshops in the New South Wales towns of Wilcannia […]
[ 24 July 2014; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] National Science Week (http://www.scienceweek.net.au) will be here soon (August 16-24) and we’d like to celebrate it with an Open Mic Night. Come on down to our Pre National Science Week Mixer and mingle with people who have events as part of National Science Week.
When: Thursday 14th August, 2014, 6:30-9:30pm
Where: Markov, Carlton (350-352 Drummond Street, Carlton, […]
How training ten locals is set to unearth tourism potential and take science to thousands.
Science communicators in training
The ‘Hidden National Treasure’ project is turning Flinders locals into science communicators and working with them to develop Ediacara fossil tourism ‘experiences’.
Fossils from the Ediacaran Period have lain hidden like buried treasure for 550 million years under the ancient […]
WA’s Inspiring Australia officer shares what inspires her, advice for science communicators and why she sent a scientist travelling the State in a white campervan with 18 replica skulls.
Inspirer of Western Australians, Kerry Mazzotti
A love of meeting people from different backgrounds and a bug for travel are surely essential requirements for Kerry Mazzotti’s challenge of coordinating […]
Due to a change of date, there’s still a chance to attend the WA-Branch’s event – ‘An Evening of Food and Science’!! Come join us and some of WA’s food science, wine and gastronomy experts to discuss, investigate and test the science behind food and wine. Presenters include:
Emma Donnelly- 2012 My Kitchen Rules Contestant
Garry Lee- […]
[ 15 July 2014; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Communicating science relies on the effective communication of scientific information and its relevance. The art of communicating through the visual medium cannot be underestimated in its ability to cut through nuances of language and get to the heart of the ideas being conveyed. Photography, animation, illustration, art, video and film can allow us to – […]