You know the evidence. Journalists need to hear from you. The Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) can help you have a voice in the media, giving your research real-world impact.
Join our Find an Expert database on Scimex so that journalists can get in touch when your subject hits the headlines. You can specify which types of media you're comfortable doing, and showcase your communication skills directly to journalists.
When a story breaks, the AusSMC sources expert comments to inform reporting as it happens. These Expert Reactions feature in news stories across all major news outlets. They are also shared through the global network of Science Media Centres.
It might be suitable for an online media briefing, giving you the chance to explain the work directly to journalists. Contact us to pitch your idea.
Your media team can upload media releases on your work to our science news portal, Scimex.
If there is a story on the horizon or an issue bubbling away in your area of science, please contact us. We'd love to have an off-the-record chat with you.
Join our Find an Expert database on Scimex so that journalists can get in touch with you when your field of science hits the headlines.
Not comfortable being contacted by journalists directly? Contact us to be included in an offline AusSMC database.
Our weekly newsletter is a great way to keep in touch. Sign up here.
Not sure if you're ready to face the media just yet? We provide a number of training activities to help you get science media savvy. Media training workshops include:
- Science in the mainstream media
- Video for scientists
- Interview Bootcamp
- Self-defence against trolling and abuse
- Communicating contentious science
- Social media for scientists
If your research organisation is a supporter of the AusSMC, you may be eligible for one of our free media training sessions. Contact us for more information.
No time to attend a workshop? You can also access our online training resources by visiting ScienceMediaSavvy.org which includes handy tips for scientists preparing for media work.
We run a number of programs to help scientists better engage with the media
Are you an Indigenous researcher and would like to hone your media skills? The AusSMC has developed a program to train and mentor Indigenous researchers, with the aim of increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation in media coverage of science. Contact us for more information.
The AusSMC's Collaborative Journalism Program, funded by a META Public Interest Journalism grant from the Walkley Foundation, matches newsrooms with a range of experts from around the country who have deep expertise in the topic being explored. The program was awarded the Australian Science Communicators Inspiring Project in Science Communication Award in 2024. Contact us for more information.
Women are under-represented in science and also in the media. The AusSMC delivers several programs to support women in STEM.
- We deliver the media training component of Science and Technology Australia's Superstars of STEM
- The AusSMC offers tailored media training programs for women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Contact us for more information about these programs.
Working with the AusSMC brought our story on the origins of vertebrate sex to the forefront of world media attention.
"With access to the best scientific brains, many of whom are good communicators, the AusSMC provides a wonderful service and is eminently worthy of support."
"[The Science Media Centre's website, Scimex.org]... should improve even further the relationship between the journalists and scientists/doctors who come into contact through the AusSMC and generate the reporting of important stories in a timely manner."
