The range of projects funded by Inspiring Australia’s Unlocking Australia’s Potential program is breathtaking, with a spread across animal, vegetable and mineral topics. Here’s news about one project that combines at least two of the three.
While cleaning up after your dog, have you ever thought, ‘What a waste of perfectly good dog waste!’? Probably not, […]
The 2012 awards event for the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science was outstanding. A number of ASC members are involved with the Prizes and it would be good to hear their views on what the program means to them. Here’s the first announcement from Inspiring Australia about the 2013 prizes.
Inspiring Australia is pleased to announce […]
Inspired to communicate science in Tasmania? Here’s your chance to make it happen.
Was your New Years’ resolution for 2013 to make things happen? Here’s an opportunity to take those great ideas and turn them into reality.
If you have considered running an event, workshop, lecture, or film night (or any other fantastic type of event) which […]
Australia needs engineers but where will they come from? Inspiring Australia is looking for answers by funding programs which aim to attract the interest of Australian students. Here is an update about two of these programs.
_______________________________________________________________________
INSPIRING ENGINEERS
It is well-known that Australia is experiencing a skill shortage in relation to engineers, and that Australian industry, and […]
The ASC branches were again very active in 2012, holding 42 events across Australia. Members were able to attend all events for free or at substantial discounts.
The pdf (link below) has information about each of these events and provides a bank of ideas for those of you wanting to organise an event.
Jesse Shore
Past-president
ASC branch events […]
Redmap started as a citizen fishers and divers science driven project in 2009 to map the distribution of fish species, and to track any changes, in the waters around Tasmania. Started by the University of Tasmania, the web-based project and has grown quickly. With support from Inspiring Australia and many new partners it has now […]
Q. How do you develop a strategy to strengthen science communication across a large region of the country?
A. You engage science experts, develop partnerships and map out a range of recommendations to achieve tangible outcomes.
This is exactly what has been accomplished in the recently released Science Engagement and Tropical Australia: Building a Prosperous and Sustainable […]
By Ian McDonald
Want advice on how to interact with the media?
ScienceMediaSavvy.org is a website dedicated to training scientists on such issues. With scientific research relying heavily on both private and public funding, this website will be a major tool in increasing scientist’s awareness of how to interact positively with the media.
The Science Media Centre (SMC) launched […]
The 2012 AGM voted in favour of the proposed amendment to the Constitution regarding a detail of Corporate membership. The updated Constitution showing all the changes since it was adopted in 2003 can be viewed in this link.
Constitution amended 2006, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, with wording as of 27 Nov 2012
Jesse Shore
Past-President
My Bio-festo (part bio, part manifesto)
By Rod Lamberts
The first time I heard the term ‘science communication’ was 16 years ago. I was reading an article about water quality in the Canberra Times and I remember thinking, I’m really not interested in water quality, but that was still a damn good read. The by-line said the author was a […]