Just like riding a bike
It's amazing how some things just seem to flow when you start up after a break. In July this year, I was approached to write some stories about innovative ongoing...
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Endangered 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 More2020 – the year people re-discovered the value of Science
Widespread droughts, catastrophic bushfires, floods and typhoons, topped with a global pandemic and subsequent economic downturns: the world has endured a year of challenges, both natural and arguably man-made. These...
Read MoreSelecting the right communication tools for collaborations
Computers and associated software have become vital tools for long range communication, particularly during the COVID pandemic. They can help people ‘talk around the world’, help maintain professional relations, and...
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 MoreCommunication needs for science collaboration
Collaboration is complex. It needs time and resources to establish and nurture. When it works, it provides immeasurable satisfaction and goodwill between individuals, groups and organisations as well as achieve...
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...
Read MoreWeaving your story using social media
Social media are important tools in a modern researcher’s box of communication tricks. Since the advent of Facebook in 2004, social media has been used to promote research stories locally,...
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