Category: Posts
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Submission to the Nature Repair Market Bill
My submission to the proposed Nature Repair Market can be found below.
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Help to shape policy with your science
Thanks to Julia Rosen for this piece in Nature News & Comment. Read the full piece here. Megan Evans got a crash course in science policy in 2011. As a research assistant at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, she joined a project helping the Australian government to develop a tool to compensate for the…
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Early career researchers – so you want to make a difference?
There’s a new breed of scientist in town, wanting to make a positive impact in the world. They just have one question—how!?
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Understanding and engaging with conservation policy at #SCBO2018
At the upcoming Society for Conservation Biology – Oceania conference in Wellington (3rd-5th July 2018), I’m very excited to be running a short course that will provide conservation scientists an introduction to public policy in theory and practice. You can have a look at the agenda here. Unfortunately the course is fully booked out, but we…
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I got a thing
I’m very surprised, humbled and obviously rather awkward about the fact I was recently awarded the University of Queensland Faculty of Science 2018 Rising Star – Academic award. The award recognises “individuals who demonstrate excellence and future potential in research (science or teaching & learning), teaching, academic or professional service, or driving positive workplace culture.” I was…
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Really PhinisheD
Thesis is printed and uploaded to the library (but not allowed to call myself Dr until graduation in December). Is this really real?
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Network of Environmental Social Scientists 2017 Forum
This year I had the pleasure of co-organising the 2017 Network of Environmental Social Scientists Forum. The aim of the event was to showcase a range of experiences and insights on how to influence public policy in the current political climate. Kelly, Ange and I were thrilled to secure ten fantastic speakers working across the science-policy-practice interface…
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Findings tabled from the Senate Inquiry into Environmental Offsets
A report into the recent Senate inquiry into environmental offsets has now been tabled – you can download the full report here. The inquiry was set up earlier in the year by the Australian Greens with the support of the Labor Party, and generated a fair bit of media at the time (here, here and here). I’m…
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