Alice Motion
Alice Motion is Deputy head of the school of chemistry and Deputy director of the Sydney nano institute at the University of Sydney. Alice leads the Science communication, outreach, participation and education (Scope) research group and is recognised as a leading international science communicator. Alice’s research and practice explores science democratisation through open source drug discovery, citizen science and creative methods for science communication. Alice was awarded the Eureka prize for promoting public understanding of science in 2020. They are the creator of Live from the lab, founder of the Breaking Good citizen science initiative, co-host of ABC Science podcast Dear Science and host of monthly science segment, Science in Motion, on ABC TV Breakfast.
Contact info
- Website:
- http://alicemotion.com/
OpinionThe CaSE for engagement in research
Discussions shed light on how the public would like to contribute to R&D
OpinionThe science education programme partnering with people in prison
Think Like a Scientist focuses on empowering students
OpinionWhat science communication can learn from a summer of sport
Alice Motion suggests ways scientists can take inspiration from how events like the Olympics engage with viewers
OpinionWatching the water with the help of citizen scientists
Why we should all be keeping an eye on our water supply
OpinionUsing the art of drag to communicate science with pride
How The Drag Experiment is reaching new audiences
OpinionHow a citizen science project crystallised school students’ interest in chemistry
Over 100 schools took part in Project M, a project to explore calcium carbonate structures
OpinionPlanning for public engagement in 2024
As a new year begins, take some time to think about the communication opportunities ahead
OpinionTransforming lab coats into Cloaks for Sydney WorldPride
Celebrating LGBTQIA+ scientists through fashion and photography
OpinionCitizen science project investigates what happens to biodegradable plastics in compost heaps
Testing the biodegradability of plastic through citizen science
OpinionA citizen science app for teaching botany
App-based tools support botanical literacy and citizen science
OpinionCan scientists communicate better with comedy?
It’s no joke: scientists and comedians are collaborating to share research
OpinionBringing citizen science into school – and to the beach
A coastal project to contextualise concerns about pollutants and microplastics