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Where we are coming from. Our Commitment.

At Science into Action this is the way we view the world, and hence what we commit to about how we work. We need to make better...

How does science impact public decision-making? The dark art explained.

Science, engineering, and technically complex stuff are essential to good decision-making. At the very least, the COVID-19 pandemic has...

Doing science is a messy business – and doing it in public is even messier.

What COVID vaccine uptake has taught us about making impact with science. Throughout COVID we have had the chance for an ongoing,...

Networking for scientists - it's the same process in a COVID world!

Late in 2019, in a world without COVID and in a room with some wonderfully successful scientists, I led a panel discussion focused on how...

Five important tips about science for decisions in a COVID-19 world

We are currently experiencing a lot of complex scientific and technical information in the public domain, being used by non-science...

It takes a village to raise a successful scientist!

A recent survey in Nature showed that 60% of young researchers are making future career decisions from the internet. Is that good? While...

Making research work: three elements for successful collaborations.

Having built and run significant research partnerships involving business, Government, Universities and other research providers, here...

The six (6) ingredients you need for citizen science co-design

I was privileged to work with a community in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria late in 2016 to co-design a new air monitoring network that...

Simple science communication for difficult messages

Reflecting on some media interest in the last few days in Melbourne about our beach water quality following the recent storms and I've...

The 5 simplest ways to improve your science communication

Over more than 25 years of telling the story of science I’ve settled on these top 5 simple hints to help me better communicate science to...