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EchidnaCSI wins citizen science award
EchidnaCSI has won this year's SA Citizen Science and Engagement Award for Outstanding Science and Research.
Consumer research on new breeding techniques
New research from the Food Values Research Group provides insight into Australian and New Zealand consumers' attitudes towards the use of new breeding techniques in food production.
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Public engagement in synthetic biology: What’s possible and how do we get there?
On 27 October 2021, we were joined by Dr Lucy Carter who spoke about public engagement efforts in the field of synethic biology, including as part of the CSIRO's Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform.
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PESTA seminar (27.10.21)
Public engagement in synthetic biology: What’s possible and how do we get there?
How can scientific objectivity benefit from citizen participation?
On 13 September 2021, we were joined by Prof Stéphanie Ruphy who spoke about the impact of citizen science on scientific objectivity.
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Gene editing in the beef industry
A new research project led by PESTA convenor Prof Rachel Ankeny seeks to understand community attitudes towards the use of gene editing in the beef industry.
Koalas, the New Polar-Bear-on-the-Iceberg for Climate Change – Why People Donated After the Fires
On 18 August 2021, we were joined by Prof Chris Daniels who spoke about the public response to the bushfires of 2019/20.
PESTA seminar (18.08.21)
Koalas, the New Polar-Bear-on-the-Iceberg for Climate Change – Why People Donated After the Fires
Successes and Failures of Citizen Science: Self-Critique of Crowd the Tap, Public Science for Safe Drinking Water
On 29 June 2021, we were joined by Assoc Prof Caren Cooper who talked about the successes and failures of citizen science.
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