*Australian Science Communicators, Victoria is pleased to present** **Science Centric 2010* Bookings: www.sciencecentric.eventbrite.com
Do you explain, teach, present, write, blog, twitter, film, illustrate, animate or otherwise communicate science or technology, news, ideas, concepts or research? This will be great chance for some face to face networking. Bring along your colleagues and friends for a […]
Hi all Places still available – please confirm if you’d like to come to this event on this Sunday! asccanberra@gmail.com
Come with ASC to visit Canberra’s sustainable house
Join Nick and Sarah for a tour of their house in Ainslie that is carbon neutral and draws no water from the mains. In 2007, they were the winners […]
The Canberra branch of the ASC held a joint event (‘turning science into action’) last week with Interpretation Australia and the Australasia-Pacific Extension Network. We had a great discussion about the similarities (many) and differences (some interesting ones) between science communication, interpretation and extension/technology transfer.
The main differences seemed to be the groups of people that […]
Hmm. So they say that:
“The premise of the show is to carry out a social experiment. . .. We will couple together beautiful, socially savvy women with highly intelligent males, and through a series of challenges, see what they learn from each other. The idea is to embrace and celebrate the talent and individuality of […]
Any ASCers see Series 1 of “Beauty and the Geek”? I received the note below saying they’re looking for candidates – and they seem to be looking for scientists. Well, it’s one way to communicate science …
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– Wilson da Silva COSMOS magazine
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Hi Guys I am urgently looking for some fabulous Geeks for series […]
A great opportunity awaits two fortunate project groups. See the message below about a new grant round from DIISR’s Science Connections Program (SCOPE):
New grant round open during July
Two $50 000 grants are available for science communication programs for regional and remote communities that combine science with social science/arts and make use of local content and […]
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ACIAR: fostering international agricultural research and development partnerships
Are you looking to make a difference? The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) looks to a world where poverty has been reduced and the livelihoods of many improved through more productive and sustainable agriculture emerging from collaborative international research.
ACIAR, a small government agency within the […]
The Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC) is hosting an Education and Careers Evening at Geoscience Australia as part of the AESC program taking place in Canberra 4-8 July.
The event occurs on Monday 5 July between 4-6pm and will highlight the diverse nature of Earth science careers to students and interested members of the public.
Featured events […]
Australian Science Communicators WA Branch and National Science Week WA present
EVENT EVALUATION WORKSHOP – best practice in evaluation techniques
The whole arena of engaging with different audiences is full of good intentions and ideas and there are many committed people wanting to make a difference. But as a science communication and education community we haven¹t […]
Translating science into action
Science is a discipline that can make a major difference to society, but scientific results often need some help to be translated into actions. This joint event considers the different disciplines that help convert science content into actions in the community:
– Extension officers […]