95. Interview with science communication consultant Rachael Vorwerk

Let's Talk SciComm

This week we had the wonderful pleasure of catching up with one of our very own alumni! Rachael Vorwerk studied science communication with us many years ago and has gone on to forge an incredible career in the field. Rachael is a science communicator and freelance consultant who has been published in The Conversation, Cosmos Magazine and Eingana. She has helped scientists to share their research in BBC World News, The Independent, ABC and The Age, among others.

Currently Rachael works at RMIT University as the Science Communication, Education and Outreach Manager at a 7-year Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence, the biggest research funding scheme available in Australia. She works with a group of around 50 researchers spanning PhD students through to Distinguished Professors – and helps the team to make their research more accessible to broader audiences.

You can follow Rachael and learn more about her work here:

https://au.linkedin.com/in/rachael-vorwerk

https://twitter.com/rachael_vorwerk

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https://www.combs.org.au/ (The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Optical Microcombs for Breakthrough Science (COMBS); AKA the 7-year Research Centre where Rachael is currently working)

https://climatethrive.com.au/ (Climate Thrive, the company Rachael co-founded)

Transcript: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/8jsp