80. Interview with consultant, scientist and editor Dr Rachel Nowak
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This week we were privileged to have a wonderful conversation with Dr Rachel Nowak who is a consultant, an advisor, a scientist and a journalist. She has been working in science, technology and innovation on three continents.
Her specialities include science journalism, knowledge mobilisation, research and technology assessment, and stakeholder engagement.
She has been Washington Bureau Chief and Australasian Editor of New Scientist magazine. She was Director of Research Marketing and Communications at the University of Melbourne. She founded the social-good brain tech start-up The Brain Dialogue and is currently a Consultant Editor with Custom Media at the Nature Springer group.
Rachel did her PhD in agricultural science at the University of Leeds. She studied writing, alongside poets and novelists, at The Johns Hopkins University.
Her award-winning science journalism has changed R&D and medical practice, and research law and policy around the world.
Rachel immigrated to Australia on a Distinguished Talent visa for her international record of outstanding achievements in science communication.
You can follow Rachel and learn more about her work here:
https://www.nowakassociates.net/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rachel-nowak-gaicd/
https://twitter.com/DrRachelNowak
Transcript: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/6nb8
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