science communication
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Brain power
Critical Eye: The damage of “science by media release”
The publication of a media release about a scientific study when the study itself is not generally available to read…
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Opinion
The public disengagement with science
Ensuring greater public engagement with science is crucial. How can this significant challenge be met?
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In the news
Metadata 2020 initiative launched
Metadata 2020 advocates for richer, connected, and reusable metadata for all research outputs.
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Opinion
Research Check: is it true only half your friends actually like you?
A study claiming "only half your friends like you" made headlines last week. But the data support a humbler, and…
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Opinion
The hype in science publishing and reporting is facing increasing scrutiny
Comedian John Oliver's 20-minute segment and new articles in The Conversation and Nature.
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In the news
Alan Alda on the art of science communication: ‘I want to tell you a story’
Alan Alda is known to many people as the actor in the US television series M.A.S.H and later in The…
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Brain power
Critical Eye: An example of hype in science publishing and reporting
A paper published in a respected journal illustrates the hyping of language used in science and the low quality of…
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Brain power
How does academic research cross the chasm
Shrinking the gap between research being published by universities and that knowledge finding its way into practice in our organisations.
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Opinion
In science we trust… up to a point
Adam Rutherford, a former geneticist and now science writer and broadcaster, asks if we can continue to trust the science…
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In the news
Australian academics seek to challenge ‘web of avarice’ in scientific publishing
Medical Journal of Australia editor-in-chief Emeritus Professor Stephen Leeder was sacked in April for opposing the outsourcing of some journal…
