By Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi, PhD student, Macquarie University, 2017 grant recipient.
One course, 6300 words, and 2 papers.
I was awarded one of the Australian Science Communicators professional development grants last year to take a scientific writing and editing course offered by Dr. Malini Devadas. I am happy to share with you that since I started the e-course, I have […]
Then this event could be for you! Top #scicomm speakers & workshop facilitators are starting to come online for a New Year treat at Darling Harbour in Sydney.
The first ASC National Professional Development Day (let’s just call it the #ASCPDDAY) is being hosted by ASC Corporate Member, the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM). More info […]
The 2017 Unsung Hero of Science Communication is….
Kylie Andrews
Kylie Andrews is the hidden, unstoppable driving force behind the major citizen science projects that have enthused the Australian public during National Science Week, every year since 2009, with great success but very little public recognition.
Kylie works in the science unit formerly known as ABC Science, now […]
Have your finger on the pulse, gain new skills, make a difference to ASC
Location: anywhere in Australia with broadband internet access
Honorarium: $150 (+GST if you are registered) per issue, with the expectation of 11 to 12 issues produced per year.
Scope is the monthly online newsletter of the Australian Science Communicators (ASC), a network of […]
After another year of high quality applications and a rigorous review process, we are pleased to announce the following winners of the 2017 grants program:
The ASC Professional Development Grant worth $600 was awarded to student member Shanii Austin.
Shanii will be using the grant to assist in attending the 2018 Public Communication of Science and Technology […]
The Australian Science Communicators
is proud to offer the
Unsung Hero Award of Australian Science Communication
Nominations close at 5pm Adelaide time on Tuesday 31 October 2017.
ASC Unsung Hero Award 2017 Nomination Form – Entry PDF
ASC Unsung Hero Award 2016 Nomination Form – Entry WORD
The Unsung Hero of Australian Science Communication is an initiative of the Australian Science […]
By ASC President Craig Cormick
Calling all science communicators…
So it has become abundantly clear that despite many years of work and millions of dollars being invested, the science community has been particularly unsuccessful in developing any breakthrough science jokes. So I am putting out the call to all science communicators to see if we can help […]
Better late than never!
We are proud to again launch the ASC Grants Program, now in its fourth year.
This year, three grant opportunities are on offer. Two, worth up to $600 each, are specifically focused towards professional development.
One of these is fairly open to interpretation – anything (within reason) which improves your skills in the SciComm […]
The National Wetlands Trust of NZ (NWT) has two volunteer internship opportunities starting as soon as possible. Both internships require a commitment of at least three months and are as follows:
1. Environmental Education Coordinator
Primary objective: To develop an outdoor, wetland-themed environmental education programme for the proposed National Wetland Centre which we are developing at the […]
By Paul Holper, Director of Scientell
Recently Scientell won the 2016–17 Monash Business Award in the Micro Business category. My co-Director, Simon Torok, said in his acceptance speech in front of a packed ballroom, ‘We were delighted to have been nominated for this award – and we nominated ourselves, so imagine how excited we are to […]