Lies, Deep Fries, and Statistics!! The search for the truth between public attitudes and public behaviour towards genetically modified foods

Consumer/Household Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,

Ten Big Questions on Public Engagement on Science and Technology: Observation from a Rocky Boat in the Upstream and Downstream of Engagement

That good public engagement on contentious science and technology applications leads to better product and policy outcomes is fairly easy to get an agreement on. But as to what good engagement in this area actually looks like in practice - thatisn’t so clear. This paper offers an overview of observations that raise some question about science and technology engagements that need to be better addressed in both theories and practices

The Challenges of Community Engagement

Lyons and Whelan provide a useful list of recommendations as to how community engagement on nanotechnology could be improved, which very few people working in community engagement could disagree with. However, as the conclusions of any study are dependent on the data obtained, if more data had been obtained and analysed then different conclusions might have been reached. Addressing the key issues in the paper and providing more data, also allows an opportunity to expand on current issues relating to community engagement on nanotechnology and the challenges it provides for practitioners

Ten Big Questions on Public Engagement on Science and Technology: Observation from a Rocky Boat in the Upstream and Downstream of Engagement

That good public engagement on contentious science and technology applications leads to better product and policy outcomes is fairly easy to get an agreement on. But as to what good engagement in this area actually looks like in practice - thatisn’t so clear. This paper offers an overview of observations that raise some question about science and technology engagements that need to be better addressed in both theories and practices

Last supper : the creation and recreation of Alexander Pearce

A creative reimagining of the life of Alexander Pearce (1790?-1824), the \u27cannibal convict\u27 of Van Diemen\u27s Land, seeking a more historically accurate portrayal than the narrow stereotypes seen in literature, such as the brutish character Gabbett in Marcus Clarke\u27s 1874 novel "For the term of his natural life." The critical exegesis surveys the literary tradition of the convict novel in Australia

MEDIA RELATIONS - MEDIA COVERAGE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY - JUST HOW BAD IS IT?

Media coverage of biotechnology in Australia is often lamented by those in biotechnology research or industry. But just how bad is it? An examination of press coverage of biotechnology issues over the past 12 months, with some variations depending on topic and publication, reveals that it has actually been increasingly favourable