Schedule
Day 3
Wednesday
23 September 2026
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08:30
Registration
Keynote
Room E-550
In Person Session: Can I trust this research? A workshop
Paul Glaziou
Virtual Session: Research impact storytelling (Pre-Recorded)
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10:30
Brain Break (Scientell)
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10:35
Morning Tea
Breakout 3
Track 1
Trust Me, It's Complicated
Rm 550 and Online
What does a recent human-shark interaction at Coogee Beach say about intermedia influences and the presentation of science in newspapers and social media?
Cheerleading for science: the good, bad and the ugly
The highs and lows of telling science stories in real-time: Year 3 of a 7-year science communication experiment
When models and observations disagree: co-designing a climate visualisation video
Track 4
Evidence Into Action
Rm 556
Science, funding and trust: the role of communications when a clinical trial needs public support
Beyond media coverage: designing science communication for real-world uptake
Building a national picture of bushfire hazard: lessons learned for knowledge translation and governance
Citizen science works. Now we need to tell its story.
Panel 3
Evidence Into Action
Rm 558
Asteroids to Oceans: The Power of Multi-Organisation Science Comms Networks
Jo Savill, Fanny Peters, Alina Bryleva, Kerry Mora, Emma Joughin, Susan Warner
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12:05
Changeover
Workshops
Sciency song group co-write: pitch lyric ideas about “evidence” then sing the finished song all together
Rm 550 and Online
Feeding Frenzy – an interactive food web game for high schoolers
Rm 558
Combining evidence, experience, and values in science communication
Rm 556
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12:45
Lunch
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13:45
How ASC can make your life better: Discussing the future of the ASC
Phil Dooley and the National Council
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14:45
Brain Break (Scientell)
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14:50
Changeover
Lightning Talks
Rm 550 and Online
Climate, Cockpits and Communication: Can the same skills fly?
Vox populi: leveraging events for high-impact, low-effort SciComm
Comparing Different Approaches to Science-Focused Shortform Content
Why it’s worth making science cartoony
Plenary Talk
Talk With, Not At: What 100 Science Communicators Told Us About What Actually Works
Rm 558
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15:25
Afternoon Tea
Keynote
From investigation to impact: science journalism that saves lives
Tom Hartley, Jasmine Fellows
Joint session with Science Journalists Association of Australia
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16:55
Brain Breaks - Conclusion - A wrap up from all the breaks across the conference!!!
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17:05
Conference Closes
Joint Social Event with Australasian Medical Writers Association
Get to know new friends, cook up collabs, and unwind
Lord Alfred Hotel, 68 Petrie Terrace,
Brisbane City QLD 4000