How we can develop the evidence base to guide future action? Our workshop session is kicked off by moderator by Rob Thomas, as participants work in smaller round table groups. Rob asks, where do we want to go? What does the future look like for evidence based science communication? As group discussion starts, our table [...]
Opening Of ScienceRewired – Derek Muller And Anna Maria Arabia #BigSci13
Today Derek “Veritasium” Muller is opening the event – “at this conference, action is required!” By bringing together a group of science innovators, such as Inspiring Australia, TechNyou, UNSW – and by considered and vetted solutions that we’ve created at this event, we will walk away with something that we can act upon. He starts by [...]
ScienceAlert: Archiving Science’s Greatest Achievements, One Post At A Time
Mike Cherry, a social worker, finished work at 5:30 pm and the first thing he did after finally getting a seat on the train was login to his Facebook page, but his newsfeed wasn’t as interesting as it once was. Most of his friends are in their twenties and keep on sharing pictures of graduations, [...]
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#Interview – Jenni Metcalfe – EConnect at #bigsci13
listen to ‘Jenni Metcalfe – EConnect At The Big Science Communication Summit’ on Audioboo Kylie: Econnect appears to be involved in quite a lot of services, a great number of services, in order to help communicate science. How did Econnect begin and what are some of the projects that you are involved in? Jenni: My [...]
#Interview – Kristin Alford – Bridge8 at #bigsci13
listen to ‘Kristin Alford – Bridge8 at the Big Science Communication Summit’ on Audioboo Kristin: Bridge8 is a foresight agency and the majority of our work is around how science informs the future, but also bridging gaps between organisations and stakeholders, or between current state and a desired future state. So the ‘bridge’ in the [...]
#Interview – Lyndal Byford – the Australian Science Media Centre at #bigsci13
listen to ‘Lyndal Byford – the Australian Science Media Centre At The Big Science Communication Summit’ on Audioboo Kylie: First of all, what’s involved with your work for the Australian Science Media Centre? What’s an example of a typical day when it comes to bringing together the media and science? Lyndal: Well, I think the [...]
Seeing Stars SKA Art Prize 2013
“We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands” – Carl Sagan, Cosmos Seeing Stars SKA Art Prize is an initiative to celebrate art and astronomy inspired by the world’s largest telescope – the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA project truly embodies the spirit of scientific collaboration, being designed by [...]
Register to Participate and Watch the Summit Online
Register to participate online during the Big Science Communication Summit – it’s completely free and you’ll be able to watch both days of the Summit and participate online with other science communicators, policy makers, business leaders and educators. Just complete the form, and we’ll send you the details by email. ScienceRewired are hosting the live [...]
AlphaGalileo – Raising the Awareness of Research Excellence
Peter Green Managing Director of AlphaGalileo Foundation, the world’s independent research news service for the media, and a Summit sponsor writes on the importance of reaching international media to promote Australia as well as your research organisation International awareness of research excellence underpins wealth creation. The best students from around the world clamour to study [...]