Early career researchers at Flinders are invited to apply for Fresh Science SA.

Successful applicants will participate in Fresh Science SA: A day of media and communication training, learning how to find and share the key, compelling ‘story’ in their research, followed by a public communication challenge.

Applicants can be researching in any field of science – from medicine to mathematics, from environmental science to computer science.

Nominations  close on  23 March. Fresh Science will be held in Adelaide on 14 and 15 June.

We’re looking for:

• early-career researchers (from honours students to no more than five years post-PhD)
• a peer-reviewed discovery that has had little or no media coverage
• some ability to present ideas in everyday English.

How to nominate

Read the full selection criteria, then see what questions will be asked in the nomination form.  We strongly recommend applicants write their project summary and project description in Word or similar, and collect all the other information they need, then cut and paste their answers into the online application form.

About the Fresh Science program

We select ten applicants for each state, who are invited to a day of media training followed by two public events.

During the media-training day (14 June), the Fresh Scientists learn how to communicate their discovery with a lay audience and will hear what makes science news. They also learn how to pitch their discovery to print, radio and TV and participate in mock interviews. All ten stories go online with short, media-ready profiles. We prepare a press release on the best story from each state.

The following day (15 June) the Fresh Scientists face the challenge of explaining their research to an enthusiastic pub audience.

About Fresh Science

Now in its 19th year, Fresh Science SA is supported by the South Australian Museum and the three major universities.

Fresh Science has generated hundreds of news stories via TV, print, radio and online. You can read past stories online at freshscience.org.au/stories

For further information visit freshscience.org.au or contact Errol Hunt on (03) 9078 5398 or email errol@scienceinpublic.com.au.