Inspiring Tasmania
Tassie marine mapping project to go Australia-wide, public to join hunt for rare and endangered plants Aboriginal elders on podcasts and more. Tasmanian winners amongst 63 Unlocking Australia’s...
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Redmap: fishes-out-of-water tell climate change stories
A marine species mapping project using photographs taken by citizen scientists is generating its own headlines, with each sighting telling a new, rich and interesting story. This Tasmanian-based...
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Leading science peak bodies to form a unified voice
A new collaboration will harvest the passion of leading non-government science organisations, providing a united voice on key scientific issues facing Australia. The Science Sector Group – whose...
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Selling science in our smallest state
Meet Tasmania’s Inspiring Australia officer, Sarah Bayne There’s a lot of science in Tasmania, and Sarah Bayne tries to cover it all People come to science engagement with a range of backgrounds, but...
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Dropping SCOM BOMBs live online
SCOMB BOMBers, Will Grant and Rod Lamberts Australia’s science communicators are a passionate and knowledgeable bunch, fit to burst with gravitas and intellectual commitment. Yet lacking in this...
View ArticleTarkine back what’s mine
Reporter: Camille Gower Art and altruism are key with Art for Action, a fundraiser held to support the Wilderness Society’s campaign against proposed mining in northwest Tasmania’s Tarkine rainforest....
View ArticleMarine watch – log what you see
Reporter: Emma Carmichael The oceans are vast and scientists find it hard to map marine species on their own, so they’ve asked the Australian public to help them out. The Range Extension Database...
View ArticleInspiring Australia into 2014
Many great things have come out of the Inspiring Australia program, but the real achievement has been to establish a model for the national coordination of science engagement, with the challenge now...
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Inspiring Australia’s 2014: science hubs, pubs, apps and more
Another year is nearly over, but science engagement carries on—and so does Inspiring Australia. Now in its fourth year, the Inspiring Australia strategy unifies state and national efforts in science...
View ArticleYoung Tassie Scientists in all corners of the Apple Isle
Young Tassie Scientists give the next generation of scientists and engineers communication skills and an opportunity to hone them, speaking to the media as ambassadors for National Science Week and...
View ArticleWhere’s wallaby? 45,000 citizen scientists help researchers save our species
Wildlife Spotter is the online citizen science project for National Science Week 2016, undertaken by ABC Science in conjunction with the Australian Museum and six different wildlife research projects....
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