Research Research areas Science Communication toc About The Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at ANU was the first science communication centre in Australia and is now the most diverse of its kind in the world. The Centre’s mission is to encourage a confident democratic ownership of modern science nationally and internationally by increasing science awareness in the community, fostering public dialogue about science, and improving the communication skills of scientists. Through research led education our students become skilled communicators who can engage people with the science, technology, or medical information that is most relevant to them. Our research investigates the ways science is being communicated in the public arena, new ways to excite the public imagination about science and methods to encourage informed decisions about scientific issues that concern us in the 21st century. We are global leaders in our field, developing methods to encourage informed decisions about the big scientific issues. We are an accredited Centre for the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, and boast partnerships with the Alan Alda Centre for Science Communication at Stony Brook University in New York and Shell Australia amongst many others. Facilities Kioloa Coastal Campus The 348-hectare ANU Kioloa Coastal Campus is one of Australia’s premier field stations, offering a diverse ecology which encourages research across all scientific disciplines. View the facility Makerspace The ANU MakerSpace is an initiative by the Research School of Physics and Engineering, where we know people learn by doing. View the facility Podcast Studio The CPAS Podcast Studio is open to staff and students throughout ANU (not just scientists!) to record and grow podcast series. Your success is our success: we want to help you make the biggest and best podcast series in the world. View the facility Science precinct Our new $240-million science precinct on the ANU campus has state-of-the-art biological and chemical research laboratories, as well as a teaching hub. View the facility Wood Library Designed by Eggleston, MacDonald and Secomb, the Forestry Building (#48) was officially opened on 16 May 1968 by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh with the unveiling of a wooden sculpture in the building’s main foyer. View the facility Articles Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens walks the tightrope between pop culture and science Dr Jürgens has the “beautiful and challenging” task of combining the two very different academic cultures of science and humanities. Read the article "What a waste of taxpayer money!": Why are people so angry on science social media? People on social media have a lot of strong feelings about the money spent on science research. It is all a big misunderstanding? Read the article The "glass obstacle course" facing women in marine science Major change is needed to counteract the lack of gender equality in marine science, according to new research. Read the article Load More Events Wed, Feb 8 2023, 5 - 6:30pm Book launch: How Government Experts Self-Sabotage The ANU Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS) is pleased to invite you to the official book launch of How Government Experts Self-Sabotage: The Language of the Rebuffed by Christiane Gerblinger. View the event toc
