Department of Science Communication Otago
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Connecting people with science to inspire wonder, nurture an understanding of the natural world, and empower meaningful action to address society’s challenges.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Joined May 2020
Check out this action just up the road from us, at the tip of the Otago Peninsula. :)
8/23 14:53 What the #RoyalCam chick has been waiting for. Winds are up & the wings are out. Getting stronger now. Not long before QT graduates to seabird. Now she just has to get off the ground. She is a determined chick.
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Latest edition of FutureProof – a good newsletter written by our very own Ellen Rykers, MSciComm. :) The fate of West Coast wilderness: Up for debate?The fate of West Coast wilderness: Up for debate? https://t.co/qh9D6aCvs4
@ellerykr
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Written by MSciComm grad Ellen Rykers! Coming soon https://t.co/iccoknBpgD
@ellerykr @TheSpinoff #scicomm
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https://t.co/G4XQXwYwD8 available from a participatory action research led by Gisela Sole and others from Otago Physiotherapy, with Nancy Longnecker and Jenny Stein from Science Communication, supported by OtagoUni Media Unit. #shoulderpain #physiotherapy #scicomm
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This is such a well deserved award. Good science communication can save lives. Thank you Toby Morris! (and Siouxsie Wiles!) @XTOTL
Te Puiaki Whakapā Pūtaiao the Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize goes to Toby Morris @XTOTL for his incredible graphics and illustrations communicating about Covid-19 with @SiouxsieW @TheSpinoffTV @WHO #nzpmsciprizes
https://t.co/uUK4HZlYus
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Today feels like winter has arrived in New Zealand. Here's a reminder about why we continue to wear masks.
Vaccines alone do not prevent the spread of #COVID19. Please keep: 😷Wearing well-fitted masks ↔️ Safe distancing 🚷Avoiding crowds 🖐️🏽 Cleaning your hands 🪟 Opening windows Do it all to lower your risk!
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We are so excited to be named this morning as finalists in Best Factual Podcast and Best Weekly Feature in the NZ Radio Awards! Thanks to all of you who listen to and support the show 😊🙏
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If we make science more accessible, do we democratise access to science, or science itself? This study finds that Spanish YouTubers tend to be science boosters, rather than science critics. Read it here: https://t.co/uHTKmq68qt
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An illustration of the need for SciComm work that focuses attention on wildlife which is not charismatic megafauna.
An enviro group contacted my friend (a biologist) to ask if she knew anyone that could provide vids or photos of NZ native wildlife. My friend contacted me and asked if I would help out. This was the response when she told the group that my photos would be of native mussels.
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One of Dunedin's gifted science communicators reminds us to keep a look out for local taonga/ treasures.
In case you want to watch videos of me excited about trees I have a tiktok which is basically just that. With some short breaks for videos of me getting excited about other wildlife.
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Alison is such a talented science communicator.
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📣Breaking News📣 Today we are pleased to announce the opening of our next free exhibition ‘Kura Pounamu: Our Treasured Stone’. Kura Pounamu tells the story of this most precious of stones, its significance to Māori, and its enduring value from ancient times until today.
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Meanwhile, up on Otago Peninsula...
3/24 Windy day at the #RoyalCam. Time for a little practice. Building wing strength takes time – but every flap helps. More rest for QT. Then the chick has a front row seat at the afternoon alby aerial show. One day QT - all in good time. https://t.co/9A481yArCu
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Yes, it is official! "New Zealand Festival of Nature - Wild Dunedin" is going ahead! And we are only a month away. Programs are coming out shortly. Watch this space! https://t.co/ac1deOTE21
odt.co.nz
When organisers say the New Zealand Festival of Nature is "a happening thing", it has a double meaning. Not only is it one of Dunedin’s favourite...
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Lovely sounds at Orokonui Ecosanctuary in Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. Thanks for sharing, @TayTalksTrees @AotearoaSoundStories
If you need it here is 45 seconds of native birds calling out through the misty forest.
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Fossil-Fueled War: Ukraine’s Top Climate Scientist Speaks Out https://t.co/7lAsnzIMnM via @undarkmag
undark.org
For Svitlana Krakovska, recent events have clarified the human, economic, and geopolitical catastrophe of fossil fuels.
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How wonderful to have safe-haven, Orokonui Ecosanctuary in Dunedin. Thought to be extinct for decades but sighted again in 1948, the tāonga takahē live for 16–18 years in the wild and 20–22 years at sanctuary sites. #endangered #takahe @NZEcosanctuary
Population of our flightless rail, Takahe, is just over 400. And at Orokonui Ecosanctuary in Dunedin, we can see their family life up close and personal! What a bliss.
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