When scifi becomes scifact: Seven insights from the pandemic
Science fiction, or scifi, can be prescient, and scifi writers can become as ‘prophets’. Pandemics - and wars – have been used in scifi to hold a mirror to humankind...
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Farmers pivotal for biodiversity conservation on agricultural lands
Farmers and land managers can play a pivotal role in conserving biodiversity in the Murray-Darling Basin as pressure continues to grow on Australia’s plants and animals. The 2021 national State...
Read MoreSo what’s your story?
Today, the Comms Doctor launches a new series of podcasts about the stories of six researchers and some of their latest research - in their words. What's Your Story, available...
Read MoreCollaborations in NRM – What makes a good one?
#Trust and #respect between team members is vital for strong relationships and professional collaborations in natural resource management #NRM - and for a recent presentation on 25/05/2021 to #environment undergraduate...
Read MoreEndangered Regent Honeyeater explained online
Learn more about Australia’s most endangered songbird in three podcasts available online that were produced by The Comms Doctor®. The three stories describe: the Regent Honeyeater; how it is being...
Read MoreArt, science together grab community and media attention
Great to see art and science attracting local (and media!) attention in NE Victoria. This new nature-based mural is fantastic and deserves accolades for Chiltern-based artist Kirrily Anderson.Come and have...
Read MoreLand and water episodes in Charles Sturt Stories
The latest series of podcasts at Charles Sturt Stories (on Soundcloud) includes interviews I recorded in 2019 with leading ecological researchers from Charles Sturt University. This included Professor Lee Baumgartner...
Read MoreCollaborator needs for communication in research teams
The face of collaboration is changing. The COVID-19 pandemic is fundamentally shifting the ways we work together. Where once we met face-to-face, the pandemic has opened the doors to far...
Read MoreCollaboration is vital for research in regional Australia
As a social researcher, I investigate the barriers to collaborative research in regional Australia between landholders, government agents, researchers and their institutions. Collaboration really is vital for natural resource management...
Read MoreScience communication addresses major challenges in 2020
Never let it be said that The Comms Doctor® shies away from a challenge – bushfires, blue-green algae outbreaks and a global pandemic have provided ‘unique’ work circumstances for The...
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