Research Impact for Public Good Webinar Series
An online webinar series that explores how researchers can achieve impact through policy and public engagement.
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Online
About this event
The research is clear, why aren't things changing?
There is a common belief that if someone truly understands scientific findings and the consequent impact on humanity, they will immediately change their behaviour. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. When science is "mission-led" or a collaborative, transdisciplinary, multi-organisational approach to solving ‘big picture’ problems, how do we go about creating impact? This webinar will look at mission-led science communication and engagement and how it goes beyond explaining research, instead aiming to help people respond to science with meaningful action. Using her recent report for the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor as a starting point, Ceridwyn will explore best practice of the communication and engagement involved in mission-led science across the Aotearoa New Zealand science system.
The webinar will be held via Zoom and will include a Q&A session. Register now to reserve your spot in the audience, and to receive the link to the webinar recording afterward.
Date: Wednesday, 16 October
Time: 12.00pm – 1.00pm NZDT
Zoom: https://auckland.zoom.us/j/97149160245
About our invited speaker
Ceridwyn Roberts is a science communications professional with her own consultancy. A Fellow of the Office of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor, Ceridwyn is also on the Board of SCANZ (Science Communicator's Association of New Zealand). She specialises in synthesising research outputs for policy, and is proud to have worked for six of the eleven National Science Challenges. Her main focus over the last ten years has been on climate change (NZ SeaRise, Climate Change Commission, Extreme Weather Research Platform, GNS Science, and the international Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2 degrees of global warming project), and economics (Motu Research, Transpower, Government Economics Network). A self-described 'massively curious person with a flypaper brain', she has also worked on topics including disaster resilience, biodiversity, geology and engineering, fisheries, energy, tertiary education, the performing arts, social services, and vehicle manufacturing.