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Book online communication PD; nominate for a prize; science news & events
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Dear
ASCers,
Support your researchers with professional development and
book a communication forum, workshop or masterclass. All are delivered online and are suitable for early-career through to leadership.
Read below for a taster or view the full menu online.
A few places are still available for the
Media and communication masterclass next week Tues/Wed 26/27 May. Meet journalists, ask questions, and practice being interviewed. Get help with
key messages, tricky questions and learn how to stay out of trouble.
Book now.
Want to run training and PD in-house? Give us a call and we can customise a session to suit you.
What works for women in STEM? A
new guide to evaluating STEM gender equity programs has been released by Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador, Lisa Harvey-Smith and her team.
Get help writing or editing your nominations for science prizes. The Eurekas are closed but this week the following
science prizes and awards are open:
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Two $50K Victoria Prizes, plus Victoria Fellowships
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$90K prize pool for WA Premier’s Science Awards
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$25K prize pool for CSL Next Generation Florey Award for top health or medical PhD students
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Engineer of the Year Awards
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Closing soon: some Australian Academy of Science awards and fellowships, John Maddox Prize, SA Unsung Hero Awards, ABC Top 5, and NSW Premier’s Prizes.
More below.
Could you balance providing independent advice to the Prime Minister, international advocacy, and public promotion of science? If you can, then the PM needs you for
Australia’s next chief scientist. Alan Finkel’s term finishes
at the end of the year.
How will your research career be affected by the pandemic? the
Rapid Research Information Forum has a new report -
Impact of the pandemic on Australia’s research workforce.
Women’s rights and fundamentalism; and ‘The Trumpocalypse’:
two big speakers coming up thanks to Think Inc.
Kind regards,
Niall
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Talkback, talent, tweets and trolls
PD/communication training for scientists
Give your researchers a head-start. Book some online professional development in communication and media and we will bring the experts to you.
Learn how to present complex ideas simply, be it to the public, industry, government, patient groups, or internal audiences.
Courses are suitable for 1 to 100 participants and from early career to leadership. Currently delivered online via Zoom/teams or your preferred platform.
Full menu is
online. Topics include:
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Meet the media
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Talking to stakeholders
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Should you be on social?
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Make your pitch/presentation
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Develop your online profile; and
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One-on-one training.
Last places: Media and communication training masterclass
Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 May, 9 to 1pm, $800 pp +GST
Meet journalists from television, radio and newspaper and talk to them about your research. Ask them questions and
practice being interviewed by them with feedback provided. Interviews are done one-on-one in break-out rooms on Zoom.
The masterclass will also cover key messages, tricky questions, media releases, social media and how to build your profile.
Bonus! Class size has been reduced to ensure you get individual support as it is delivered online via Zoom.
Reserve your place.
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What is working for women in STEM?
 There
are over 300 STEM gender equity programs in Australia, but we know little about whether these programs are effective because few are evaluated.
The newly developed Evaluating STEM Gender Equity Programs –
a guide to effective program evaluation
is intended to make evaluation easier for those designing and delivering STEM gender equity programs. Many of the principles and tools can be adapted for evaluating broader science engagement initiatives.
The Guide is a key initiative under the Australian Governments’ Advancing Women in STEM 2020 Action Plan
and is currently in a pilot phase.
The team will be asking the owners of STEM gender equity programs to use the Guide and provide feedback for further refinement throughout 2020.
Read the media release about the Guide.
Download the guide at
womeninstem.org.au/research-projects/national-evaluation-guidelines.
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Science prizes/awards/scholarships and a residency
Need help writing or editing prize nominations? Not sure how the process works or where to put the effort? We can help. Here is our round-up of prizes closing over the next few weeks.
Closing soon
WA Premier’s Science Awards - $90K prize pool
The Premier's Science Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding scientific research and engagement taking place in the State.
In 2020 the five categories are:
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Scientist of the Year ($50,000 prize)
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Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year ($10,000 prize)
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ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year ($10,000 prize)
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Shell Aboriginal STEM Student of the Year ($10,000 prize)
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Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year ($10,000 prize)
Nominations
extended until 10am (AWST) Wednesday 27 May 2020.
Also
 CSL
Next Generation Florey Award for top health or medical PhD student
The CSL Next Generation Award Florey is now open for applications.
To nominate, you must be a current PhD candidate who has demonstrated outstanding capability, creativity and potential in the biomedical sciences and/or health and medical research.
It’s open to open to anyone undertaking a doctoral research degree at an Australian institution and there is no restriction on citizenship.
The CSL Florey Next Generation Award is an initiative of the Australian Institute of Policy and Science. It awards a $20,000 prize, and two runner-up prizes of $2,500 each, thanks to the generosity of CSL Limited.
Applications close on 5 June. More information:
aips.net.au/florey-award/next-gen/
Engineer of the Year Awards
 Do
you know an engineer solving problems, innovating, and having an impact? Nominate them for one of Engineers Australia’s annual awards.
The Engineer of the Year Awards recognises outstanding engineers who show innovation and resourcefulness in their work in categories:
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Professional Engineer of the Year
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Engineering Technologist of the Year
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Engineering Associate of the Year
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Young Professional Engineer of the Year
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Young Engineering Technologist of the Year
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Young Engineering Associate of the Year
Note that this a nominator-driven program. Self-nominations will not be accepted so put up the engineers you think deserve recognition.
Nominations close 7 June. More information:
https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/Engineer-of-the-Year
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Victoria Prizes for Science & Innovation, plus 12 Victoria Fellowships
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The
Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation celebrates leadership, determination and creativity, highlighting the many ways in which research and development of international significance
are conducted in Victoria. Two $50,000 prizes are awarded each year: one for scientists working in life sciences, the other for those working in physical sciences.
The prizes are for a scientific discovery or technological innovation, or a series of such achievements that significantly advances knowledge. The clear potential to produce a commercial outcome or other substantial benefit to the community will be highly regarded.
Nominations close 15 June. More information:
https://veski.org.au/vicprize-criteria?q=vicprize
The Victoria Fellowships provide funding support for early-career scientists, engineers and innovators to undertake overseas study tours.
Up to twelve grants are available valued at up to $18,000 tax-free each for short-term overseas study missions (six for physical sciences, six for life sciences) to assist in developing a commercial idea, undertaking specialist training, or career development
not available in Australia.
Applications close 15 June. More information:
https://veski.org.au/vicprize-criteria?q=vicfellow
Australian of the Year
We never tire of seeing scientists, engineers and medical research pioneers win Australian of the Year awards in different categories. And the ‘Black Summer’ bushfires and COVID-19 pandemic has shown science saving lives in high relief.
So, if you know a senior, a young Australia, a local hero, or general legend deserving of recognition, nominate them. Nominations close 31 July 2020 for the 2021 Australian of the Year Awards.
www.australianoftheyear.org.au/nominate
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Events
 Unveiled:
How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam with Yasmine Mohammed – 31 May
Founder of Free Hearts Free Minds, Yasmine Mohammed shows audiences how to advocate for the rights of women living within Islamic majority countries and those struggling under religious fundamentalism – without that making you a bigot.
Sunday 31 May 12pm AEST
thinkinc.org.au/events/outside-the-box/yasmine/
 Trumpocalypse:
Restoring American Democracy with David Frum – 14 June
Trump’s brand of democracy will leave a lasting impact on global politics, so how do we bring the US, and the free world, back from the brink?
David Frum, a staunch republican, political commentator and speechwriter for President George W. Bush is here to go beyond the trite conflicts of Republicans and Democrats, showing us how everyday people are the key to truly making America great again.
Sunday 14 June 12 pm AEST
thinkinc.org.au/events/outside-the-box/frum/
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Science communication services
Get help with your science prize nomination, case study, impact assessment or media release
Need someone to edit your prize nomination? Got to submit impact assessments to the ARC?
We can help. You do the science, we’ll do the writing.
We are a science communication and PR agency specialising in helping you present complex ideas simply, be it to the public, industry, government, patient groups, or internal audiences.
We understand what turns science into stories for stakeholders or news for media.
Call now to get help with:
Communication plans, mentoring and training
Ensure your work gets noticed and shared with all your stakeholders. We can review your stakeholders, messages and tools and help you and your communication team refine your plans. Whether you need help for individual announcements or for a whole program or
institute, we can help.
Media releases, launches, and campaigns
Got a paper coming up? An outreach program, launch, summit, conference or film. Let us research, interview, write, edit, get approved and distribute a media release for you.
Publications and copy-writing
From a tweet to a newsletter, from a brochure to a Nature supplement—we can write compelling and accurate, science-driven copy that captures the essence of your story and purpose.
Kind regards,
________
Niall Byrne
Creative Director
Science in Public
82 Hudsons Road, Spotswood VIC 3015
PO Box 2076 Spotswood VIC 3015
03 9398 1416, 0417 131 977
niall@scienceinpublic.com.au
twitter.com/scienceinpublic
www.scienceinpublic.com.au
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