What is it?
The Community Science Newsletter is a collaborative newsletter written by researchers, reviewed by, and for the community to connect healthy ageing researchers at UniSC with their audience and engage the community with the latest healthy ageing research. We aim to connect curious minds in the community to current experts in healthy ageing research, providing a platform to exchange ideas and knowledge, improving translation of findings into practice and tailoring future research to fit the community's needs.
You can access all our articles here online or sign up for our newsletter and have them delivered to your inbox hot off the press!
Community Science Newsletter Articles
Behaviour is a mirror in which everyone shows their true image
CORE CONCEPT
Researchers at UniSC work with the Coast’s locals to reveal the behaviours that underpin healthy ageing.
Published: 08 FEB 2024
Reviewers: Geoff Clarke, Judith Mackenzie Ross, Jason Law
Life takes you down many paths, but the best lead to the beach
LIVED EXPERIENCE
UniSC researchers and community members show us the world of assistive technology and how to access the Sunshine Coast's beaches.
Published: 18 MAY 2024
Reviewers: Pomona District and Community House Science Club
Scars heal but with help from our native stingless bee they may never form
NEW DISCOVERY
Researchers at UniSC, Brisbane and the UK work to discovery the anti-scarring potential hidden in our native stingless bee hives.
Published: 8 JUL 2024
Reviewers: Pomona District and Community House Science Club
Seafood, greens, nuts and beans help us all stay supple and lean
NEW DISCOVERY
Researchers at UniSC explore our diets potential to help maintain our muscle strength as we age.
Published: 21 AUG 2024
Reviewers: Pomona District and Community House Science Club.
Ageing in place with smart home technology
LIVED EXPERIENCE
UniSC researchers investigate perspectives from both family caregivers and community dwelling older adults in adopting smart home technology.
Published: 23 OCT 2024
Reviewers: Pomona District and Community House Science Club
Optimising goal setting for Parkinson's disease
LIVED EXPERIENCE
UniSC researchers and community members take a deep dive into goal setting and the impairments that underpin them.
Published: 24 NOV 2024
Reviewers: Pomona District and Community House Science Club
TBD
NEW DISCOVERY
Researchers at UniSC, Brisbane and the UK work to discovery the anti-scarring potential hidden in our native stingless bee hives.
Published: 8 JUL 2024
Reviewers: Pomona District and Community House Science C
TBD
NEW DISCOVERY
Researchers at UniSC explore our diets potential to help maintain our muscle strength as we age.
Published: 21 AUG 2024
Reviewers: Pomona District and Community House Science Club.
How the community science newsletter works
UniSC Researchers and our HACA science communicator work together to translate their research that is published in scientific journals (which are often hard to understand by other scientists in different fields let alone the public) into engaging, digestible articles written for the intended audience of their research, us!
Our team of community reviewers work with our science communicator to review the articles making sure they are interesting, digestible and well written. During the review we pose questions, suggestions and queries for the researchers to answer.The researchers edit their articles in response to our review. The final article is a much stronger piece of work created through community collaboration.
Words from our review team
Check out what our team have to say about the community science newsletter review process
“As a science communicator I work with both the researchers to translate their work and then the community reviewers to make sure the articles are interesting and accessible. The community reviewers always have very interesting, invaluable takes on the current research being done at UniSC which has also lead to some offshoot research projects. This community feedback and insight is the best part of this process and makes my job worth while.”
Dr Kathryn Broadhouse: HACA science communicator
“Communities can only benefit from research if they can access the findings and translate them into practice. The Community Science Club is a great way to find out what the healthy ageing researchers are up to at UniSC and to directly influence their future direction of their studies with your feedback.”
Susan Schiotz: Coordinator Community Development at Pomona & District Community House
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PCH Community Science Club
Join our friendly community science club team to discuss and review the latest research findings from UniSC over morning tea! Get in contact with the friendly team at PCH for more information.
ONLINE TEAM
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Join the HACA team online to discuss and review the latest findings from UniSC. Get in touch to find out about the next online review.
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If you like the idea of joining a Community Science Club in person but cant get to PCH or if you would like to host a local club please get in touch as we are always looking to grow our community.
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