by Econnect | Aug 28, 2018 | Newsletter | Telling stories
We live in a society where ‘fake news’ accusations escalate as the politics of knowledge is being played on a global stage.  Yet as we face very real problems demanding change it is interesting to reflect on the role of science communication. We often assume...
by Econnect | Oct 31, 2017 | Newsletter | Planning science communication
Econnect celebrates 22 years of science communication this month, and one thing we’ve always prided ourselves on is using research to inform our practice. Research and conferences that we have been involved in recently have been particularly interested in the...
by Econnect | Dec 8, 2016 | Newsletter | Interpreting natural environments
Welcome to our final newsletter for the year – Participating in science. This theme reflects on our participation in the New Zealand SCANZ conference, where participation in science was a topic that came up again and again. It also reflects on the Australian...
by Econnect | Nov 19, 2014 | Writing science simply
By Mary O’Callaghan The Managing Climate Variability (MCV) Climate Champion program was named a finalist in the 2014 Banksia Sustainability Awards, held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, on 11 November. To be eligible, “your initiative must have recent...
by Econnect | Feb 28, 2014 | Making stories visual
For the 2014 Australian Science Communicators conference in February, we wanted to talk to other communicators about our work. We decided to present 5 of our favourite projects, through posters, at the conference. We’ve since written a newsletter about the...
