The winner of The Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing 2013 was announced by the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir at a ceremony last night at Government House in Sydney.
Professor Fred Watson won the $7000 winner’s prize for his piece ‘Here come the ubernerds: Planets, Pluto and Prague’, from […]
[ 31 October 2013; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Running events, writing blogs and maybe even producing video clips might all be in a days work but what about podcasting?
Podcasting might seem technical and complicated but it is far from it. Nowadays, it is easy to get started with some basic tools, free software and super cheap hosting options. You could have your audience listening to your dulcet […]
Join us on Monday 21 October for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Western Australian Herbarium with Collections Manager Karina Knight!
Drinks and nibblies will be provided prior to the tour (from 5.30pm) with the tour commencing at 6.00pm and taking around 1-1.5 hours.
Stay for networking and further refreshments after the tour.
Places are limited, so please head […]
Thanks to Nolanne Chang for this event review.
“Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!”
“Maths, Maths, Maths!”
That’s the sound of Simon Pampena revving up the crowd at this month’s Sydney Nerd Nite. Simon was the first of three guest speakers on the night, with subjects ranging from comedic science to a treatise against traditional lecture methods, to a review of […]
Register now for the ASC2014 conference (2 to 5 February 2014, Brisbane)
Thank you to Claire Harris for providing us with the conference update. This article was published in ASC’s newsletter Scope (August edition).
ASC 2014 conference activities are in full swing with only 2 weeks left until all session proposals and abstracts are due.
What you submit is […]
Thank you to Claire Harris for preparing the President’s update.
It’s almost September. OK so not a huge newsflash, but how time flies! This year has been a busy one for many of you and there’s little chance of it slowing up right? Particularly with the ASC National conference coming up in Brisbane and of course […]
Thank you to Sarah Lau who shared her deepest darkest secrets with us for this Q&A profile!
When not working as Communication Manager for ChemCentre in Western Australia, Sarah spends her time keeping things in order as the Secretary of the ASC. As a long-term member, Sarah’s commitment to the ASC is a great example of […]
Thank you to Claire Harris for preparing the update from the President.
If you haven’t seen the email from Rod Lamberts (9 July) you may have missed that Rod has decided to step down as President, due to health reasons.
This was not a decision I made lightly. I had some large and shiny plans for the […]
Thank you to Jarrod Green for preparing this summary of the ASC list discussion.
It is one of the most enduring debates in the field of communication: where do the boundaries lie between journalism, PR and other communication roles? The ASC is the latest to tackle this thorny demarcation problem through a discussion on the ASC […]
[ 13 August 2013; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The South East Queensland Australian Science Communicators branch has teamed up with the Science Teachers’ Association of Queensland to celebrate National Science Week with a spot of trivia.
Hosted by the Green Beacon Brewery,Teneriffe, and mc’d by the talented Dr Joel Gilmore, the night will be cocktail of good beer, food, science and fun.
Invite your family, colleagues and […]