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32. Making Sci Comm Training Stick: Brendon Bosworth on finding the right training approach for your team
Looking to implement communication training that creates lasting change? Communication specialist Brendon Bosworth shares practical insights on choosing the right trainer, designing effective programs, and embedding communication skills in your research team.

21. Philanthropic Funding: A/Prof Nicholas Van Dam on raising $10M for a new research centre
Today’s episode is a deep dive with Associate Professor Nicholas Van Dam on how he raised $10M in philanthropic funding for the University of Melbourne's Contemplative Studies Centre.

16. Prof Greg O'Grady on moving from academia to startups
Today’s episode is a deep dive with Prof Greg O’Grady, a professor of surgery at the University of Auckland who has successfully made the transition from academia to the world of startups.
Greg is the co-founder and CEO of Allimetry. Greg gives us a first-person account of what it was like to make the move, and shares invaluable insights about navigating the unique challenges and opportunities that come with bringing academic innovations to the commercial market.

15. Elizabeth Davie on unlocking the power of play for researchers
Today’s episode is a deep dive with Elizabeth Davie, the coordinator of the University of Melbourne’s Complex Human Data Hub and an accomplished comedy performer, director, and teacher.
Elizabeth shares her insights on the critical role of playfulness in research communication and engagement. She brings unique perspectives from her experience in clowning, improv, and stand-up comedy, emphasising how these art forms can transform workplace culture and enhance researchers’ communication skills.
Popular topics:
- Public engagement
- Storytelling
- Career development
- Team alignment
- Making your work relatable
- Strategic comms
- Your pitch
- Talks and presentations
- Mentorship
- Collaborating with professional staff
- Communicating in different formats/mediums
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Stakeholder/audience mapping
- Community engagement
- Feedback
- Listening
- Representing your discipline
- DEI
- Strategy
- CALD/multicultural communities