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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In-person tickets going fast for this symposium. Join us for this day of talks and networking!
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SSN 2026 Symposium "Putting the History into Health Humanities"
Join the Deakin SSN and 11 leading researchers to explore issues of medicine, ethics and history in health humanities.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
SSN Screening: "Plastic Tsunami: Voices of the Pacific" Grab your tickets for this free screening and conversation with filmmaker April Howard Friday 16 October. In person at Deakin Burwood and livestreamed to Waurn Ponds!
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SSN Screening: "Plastic Tsunami: Voices of the Pacific"
A documentary screening and seminar with filmmaker April Howard. In person and livestreamed to Deakin Waurn Ponds.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join the SSN for our next symposium on the 13th November: Putting the History into Medical Humanities. In-person at Deakin Downtown (fully catered), and online!
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SSN 2026 Symposium "Putting the History into Health Humanities"
Join the Deakin SSN and 11 leading researchers to explore issues of medicine, ethics and history in health humanities.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don't miss this opportunity to hear from filmmaker April Howard on her new film "Plastic Tsunami: Voices of the Pacific". April is a passionate documentary maker whose work exemplifies how the form can embody advocacy and impact.
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SSN Screening: "Plastic Tsunami: Voices of the Pacific"
A documentary screening and seminar with filmmaker April Howard. In person and livestreamed to Deakin Geelong.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Join the SSN and Assoc. Prof. Ole Sando (Norway) for our next seminar: "Children, Risk and Virtual Reality"
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SSN Seminar: "Children, Risk and Virtual Reality"
Join the SSN and Assoc. Prof. Ole Sando to explore how kids navigate risks in virtual reality and what it means for their safety and fun.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Join the SSN and the Centre for Contemporary Histories to celebrate the launch of Jessica Urwin's new book...
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"Contaminated Country: Nuclear Colonialism and Aboriginal Resistance"
Book Launch: Join the SSN and Jessica Urwin in launching her new book, out in 2026 from Melbourne University Press.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Interdisciplinary grants program | Deakin Science and Society Network
We are calling for proposals led by Deakin University Early and Mid-Career Academic Researchers (EMCRs)
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Applications are open for the Deakin Science and Society Network's Interdisciplinary Incubator Grant. Led by EMCRs, these projects bring Deakin STEM & HASS researchers together and provide seed funding and mentorship. Due: 2 October 2026 For more info and to apply - link in the comments
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
About to begin if anyone wants to join the livestream!
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Join the SSN for this hybrid in-person/online seminar with Dr Evan Center (UN Global Compact Network Australia) as he presents on the UN-Business Nexus & Global Mechanisms for Climate Action. The session will be chaired by Associate Professor Ameeta Jain.
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SSN Seminar: "The UN-Business Nexus & Global Mechanisms for Climate Action"
The first 'Transitioning to a Net Zero Future' seminar of 2026 by Dr Evan Center (UN Global Compact Network Australia).
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Join the SSN for this hybrid in-person/online seminar with Dr Evan Center (UN Global Compact Network Australia) as he presents on the UN-Business Nexus & Global Mechanisms for Climate Action. The session will be chaired by Associate Professor Ameeta Jain.
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SSN Seminar: "The UN-Business Nexus & Global Mechanisms for Climate Action"
The first 'Transitioning to a Net Zero Future' seminar of 2026 by Dr Evan Center (UN Global Compact Network Australia).
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
A huge thank you to all our speakers and facilitators for a wonderful series of eye-opening discussions this week around Converging Crises: Mental Wellbeing and Home. A special thanks to our Keynotes: Nikita Simpson and Fiona Andrews.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Convened by Prof Ann Vickery, the ‘Reading and Writing Ageing in Australia and Aotearoa’ symposium is taking place on 22-23 June at Deakin Downtown. Registration is free 😊
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Reading and Writing Ageing Symposium
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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SSN 2026 Symposium "Converging Crises: Mental Wellbeing and Home"
Join Deakin HOME, SSN, Nikita Simpson, and 10 groundbreaking speakers for our 2026 'Emerging Issues in Science and Society' in-person event.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Article out now by Prof Fiona Andrews & Prof Richard Tucker of Deakin HOME. Come and see their keynote on the topic at Converging Crises: Mental Wellbeing and Home 9 June! Registrations still open, see the link in comments below ⬇️
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Home design the key to supporting long term security for those sleeping rough
Trauma informed tiny home microvillages are helping Geelong homeless to transition to long-term accommodation, based on tailored architecture from Deakin researchers.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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SSN 2026 Symposium "Converging Crises: Mental Wellbeing and Home"
Join Deakin HOME, SSN, Nikita Simpson, and 10 groundbreaking speakers for our 2026 'Emerging Issues in Science and Society' in-person event.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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SSN 2026 Symposium "Converging Crises: Mental Wellbeing and Home"
Join Deakin HOME, SSN, Nikita Simpson, and 10 groundbreaking speakers for our 2026 'Emerging Issues in Science and Society' in-person event.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Full program out now! Join Deakin HOME, SSN, A/Prof Nikita Simpson (UK), and 10 groundbreaking speakers for our 2026 'Emerging Issues in Science and Society' in-person event. Registration and program links in comments...
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
You can jump on and join us now or watch later at this link: www.youtube.com/live/_vfxaeY... #systemsthinking #Systemdynamics
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SSN Seminar: "Using Systems Thinking in Environmental/Societal Challenges" with Birgit Kopainsky
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The case study she is using is on meat consumption in context of climate change. She's drawing on the case study described here: gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
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An endogenous modelling framework of dietary behavioural change in the fully coupled human-climate FRIDA v2.1 model
Abstract. Integrated assessment models (IAMs) occupy a central role in understanding and assessing the intricate interlinkages within the human-climate system for informing climate mitigation and adap...
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
#systemdynamics can help you tell a more differentiated story, says Bridget Kopainsky as she makes a case for Systems thinking as useful for interdisciplinary research. "Its the perfect marriage between #qualitative and #quantitative research" #ssnseminar
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
"You can't manage complex problems, but you can dance with them" - Birgit Kopainsky on feedback thinking as part of Systems Dynamics. #ssnseminar
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
We're in the room with Birgit Kopainsky who has just kicked off her #SSNseminar on food systems thinking - she's focusing on food security to walk us through her thinking on Systems Thinkings. Jump on now- you can catch up or plunge in. www.youtube.com/live/_vfxaeY...
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SSN Seminar: "Using Systems Thinking in Environmental/Societal Challenges" with Birgit Kopainsky
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Sujatha Raman is now pointing out at that Culture is often targeted for behaviour modification, something interdisciplinary research can address. Also, deeply contextual place-based knowledge is crucial, particularly when we want to 'scale up' knowledge #ssnseminar www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I7g...
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SSN seminar: 'Toward Community-Based Heat Adaptation' with Aalok Khandekar
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Robert ends his response with the salient question "Can we afford not to learn from this case study?"
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Robert Faggian is now responding from the Australian context, where he has also found that modular/ cookie cutter policy solutions in climate adaptation fall short. Policy treats informal and community responses as risky, rather than an as asset in adaptation.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
The effects of heat, unsurprisingly, impacts women disproportionately: Aalok Khandekar is now sharing a tech stack they are working on to model better models for policy and practice www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I7g... #ssnseminar
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SSN seminar: 'Toward Community-Based Heat Adaptation' with Aalok Khandekar
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I7g... a fab seminar kicking off right now - jump on. We have Aalok Khandekar in the house (the Deakin downtown house) about to talk about his fascinating/ hot ethnographic work in Hyderabad
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SSN seminar: 'Toward Community-Based Heat Adaptation' with Aalok Khandekar
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Are you joining us tomorrow? Our next hybrid SSN seminar, "Cooling in a fractal grid" is by Aalok Khandekar, in conversation with experts in Climate Change and STS, policy and science communication- Robert Faggian and Sujatha Raman. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1497797174...
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SSN seminar: 'Toward Community-Based Heat Adaptation' with Aalok Khandekar
Join the SSN for a hybrid seminar "Cooling in a Fractal Grid: Towards Community-Based Heat Adaptation in Hyderabad’s Informal Settlements"
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Emma Kowal @profemmakowal.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Very much looking forward to hosting Aalok Khandekar from IIT-Hyderabad for a @deakinssn.bsky.social seminar on Community-based climate adaptation. With two fabulous discussants, Sujatha Raman and Robert Faggian. Join us in the city or online!
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Our next #SSNseminar deals in responses to extreme heat, examining the rift between policy and everyday realities, the gendered nature of heat vulnerability and possibilities and challenges thereto. Join the SSN and Aalok Khandekar, Thursday 7 August www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ssn-semina...
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SSN seminar: 'Toward Community-Based Heat Adaptation' with Aalok Khandekar
Join the SSN for a hybrid seminar "Cooling in a Fractal Grid: Towards Community-Based Heat Adaptation in Hyderabad’s Informal Settlements"
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Come and join us tomorrow afternoon to celebrate 6 years of interdisciplinary research supported by the SSN - it's going to interesting, and fun. All are welcome!
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
From astronaut welfare to phenomenological neuroscience for Tourettes syndrome, from confronting the ethical limits of AI to developing award-winning climate resilience tools - this is research that connects science with society in meaningful, sometimes surprising, ways.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Join the SSN, Christina Twomey of the ARC, Peter Enticott and a line up of interdisciplinary experts on 8 July for “Doing Interdisciplinarity..." — a TEDx-inspired event showcasing powerful stories of interdisciplinary research in action. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/doing-inte...
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Doing Interdisciplinarity: 6 years of the Science and Society Network (SSN)
Join the SSN, the ARC's Christina Twomey & SSN grantholders for an afternoon of insights and success stories of interdisciplinary research.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🤯 Andrew Lakoff's SSN seminar (live now, just started) www.youtube.com/watch?v=400P... on 'Planning for the wrong pandemic' didn't start with Covid-19 news trickling in. It started with an emergency packaged hospital designed to shelter North American atomic bomb refugees, being set up in Nigeria..
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SSN seminar: "Planning for the Wrong Pandemic" with Andrew Lakoff
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
The SSN and Andy Lakoff going live in 5 - jump on and join us! www.youtube.com/live/400Pt5R... @tdneale.bsky.social
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SSN seminar: "Planning for the Wrong Pandemic" with Andrew Lakoff
Join the SSN for this hybrid seminar with Andrew Lakoff, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, who visiting us from the University of Southern California. Andrew will be discussing his new book "Pl...
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Jump on now to join @profemmakowal.bsky.social and Toija Cinque speaking interdisciplinarity at this #SSN and #DeakinRDA workshop youtube.com/live/1Iu0cP_...
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Making Interdisciplinarity Work for You: Shaping your project and finding funding
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Reminder to Deakin researchers to register asap if you can join us on Thursday at 10am for our workshop on 'Making Interdisciplinarity work for you'. We're adding on a livestream link if you can't join us in person
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
If you're a Deakin Researcher with an interdisciplinary itch... We worked with the RDA (@tseenster.bsky.social and co) to put on a workshop just for you. This coming Thursday, 10 AM, Deakin Downtown, lunch 🌮. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/making-int...
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Making Interdisciplinarity Work for You
Shaping your project and finding funding
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Massimiliano Simons @masssimons.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
New PhD Position at Maastricht University, in #philtech, #STS or #techethics of agricultural #automation. Come join a fun group of interdisciplinary scholars!
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Thanks for sharing, Tseen - we're joining the Africa-friendly meeting due to a clash but will be there!
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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Come celebrate DORA’s 12th birthday with the launch of “A Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment at Research Performing Organizations”! With guest speakers in 3 sessions, we will introduce and discuss how the guide can help take action. See you there! bit.ly/DORAGuide-La...
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Delighted to be putting on an SSN seminar with Andy Lakoff on Tuesday 27 May on his new book "Planning for the wrong pandemic". Join online or in the flesh! Thanks to @tdneale.bsky.social. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ssn-semina...
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SSN seminar: "Planning for the Wrong Pandemic" with Andrew Lakoff
Join the SSN's Environmental Challenges stream for this in-person and online seminar on Professor Andrew Lakoff's new book.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
"When you take your own pandemic response road, you need to pave it with your own data". This crucial lesson draws on the point that a "Precautionary Principle comes with an evidence obligation". Future pandemic decision- makers, take note! #ssnseminar #CatherineBennett #Covid19Inquiry
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
#CatherineBennett is walking us through this extremely complicated process and journey of working together. What an incredible talk on the Independent Covid Inquiry.
Photos of slide with bullet points: Inter, Cross, Multi, Mixed methods, Interprofessional, Trans, Meta, Integrated Studies, Systems, Whole of Government. List is beside image of a valley with a river running through, helicopter bridge and diving/ upside-down person emojis.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
During the pandemic, Catherine answered calls from members of the public who rang up to berate her. They'd end up having a conversation. She says this was a key way to understand misinformation #ssnseminar
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Transdisciplinary communication was key, but the work came with a degree vulnerability. A leap of faith, or perhaps a leap of commitment, was required.
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Deakin Science and Society Network @deakinssn.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
and even worked at the Olympic Games public health coordinator! The message so far is one of transferrable skills, manoeuvrability and a dual relationship between the application of biostatistics and her work in physical anthropology, dealing with the repatriation of ancestral remains.
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