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Where we are coming from. Our Commitment.
At Science into Action this is the way we view the world, and hence what we commit to about how we work. We need to make better...

Jul 18, 20224 min read
How does science impact public decision-making? The dark art explained.
Science, engineering, and technically complex stuff are essential to good decision-making. At the very least, the COVID-19 pandemic has...

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ACT Environment, Planning & Sustainable Development - Environment Division Science Plan 2020
The Environment Division of the ACT Environment, Planning & Sustainable Development Directorate required leadership mentoring of a key...

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Parks Victoria Land Management Strategy
Following the declaration of a new Parks Victoria Act in 2018, a small expert and trusted team was mandated to deliver the crucial new...

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PFAS Community Co-design Framework and Guidelines
Senior figures within the Australian Government working across multiple agencies with the National PFAS Taskforce wanted to understand...

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Marine National Facility Evaluation Stream 1
Following the release of a 10-year strategy for the Marine National Facility (aka the Research Vessel (RV) Investigator) to guide the use...

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VEAC Marine Values Report
The Victorian Environment Assessment Council (VEAC) required an expert review of a draft of a very broad and robust assessment of the...

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Melbourne Water Education Future Directions Plan 2020
Melbourne Water required a team with strong science literacy, communication, and strategic skills to examine the organisation’s education...

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Royal Society Victoria Future Thinking Forum (2018 and 2020)
Following a new strategy to build the influence of science in Government, the R Royal Society Victoria wanted a new approach to enable...

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Public Science Lecture: Science of Climate Adaptation - Government House Victoria 2019
The Governor of Victoria, the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, as patron of the Royal Society of Victoria, needed an experienced and trusted...

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WA Health for A C-D
WA Health needed to build the capability of more than 40 of its staff in using co-design with health partners and clients. What we did In...

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AgriFutures – Revaluing Workshop Waste in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
AgriFutures required a diverse and expert team to deliver a project under the national waste initiative focused on finding innovative and...

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Delburn Wind Farm - Independent Chair
The Delburn Wind Farm, proposed for a plantation in Gippsland Victoria, has very high levels of community interest. They needed an...

Jul 18, 20221 min read
SECCCA AVA Evaluation
The SouthEast Council Climate Change Alliance needed an executive-level evaluator and storyteller for a major project to assess the...


Jul 18, 20227 min read
Doing science is a messy business – and doing it in public is even messier.
What COVID vaccine uptake has taught us about making impact with science. Throughout COVID we have had the chance for an ongoing,...


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Networking for scientists - it's the same process in a COVID world!
Late in 2019, in a world without COVID and in a room with some wonderfully successful scientists, I led a panel discussion focused on how...

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Five important tips about science for decisions in a COVID-19 world
We are currently experiencing a lot of complex scientific and technical information in the public domain, being used by non-science...


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It takes a village to raise a successful scientist!
A recent survey in Nature showed that 60% of young researchers are making future career decisions from the internet. Is that good? While...


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Making research work: three elements for successful collaborations.
Having built and run significant research partnerships involving business, Government, Universities and other research providers, here...


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The six (6) ingredients you need for citizen science co-design
I was privileged to work with a community in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria late in 2016 to co-design a new air monitoring network that...
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