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Organisation profile
Welcome to the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS). We are a leading centre in Australia for research, education and practice in science communication and engagement. CPAS was the first science communication centre in Australia and is a global leader in the field.
Our mission is to encourage a confident democratic ownership of science. As science and its relationship to society changes in unprecedented ways, CPAS is reimagining science communication for the 21st century. Our work strongly connects with current debates on transdisciplinary knowledge systems; controversial science and public trust; misinformation and disinformation; inclusive science communication; and inclusive innovation for sustainable development.
Our work sees us exploring the distinctive contribution science communication can – and should – play in addressing major challenges of environmental change, public health, new technologies in agriculture and biomedicine, climate and energy transitions, and biosecurity and defence.
The Centre hosts the ANU RI Lab (Responsible Innovation Lab), POPSICULE (Popular Culture and Entertainment Hub at the ANU) and the UNESCO Chair in Science Communication for the Public Good.
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Profiles
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Reimagining Circularity: Critical Minerals Governance and Just Transitions in Indonesia
Astuti, R. (PI) & Raman, S. (CoI)
1/12/25 → 31/10/28
Project: Research
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Post Drilling Funding Application Expedition 405 JTrack
Grant, W. (PI)
19/03/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Foundational Research: Building a First Nations Research Agenda to support the Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials
Bainton, N. (PI), Astuti, R. (CoI), Barry, C. (CoI), Drake, N. (CoI), Raman, S. (CoI), Taylor, J. (CoI), Walls-Nichols, E. (CoI), Yap, M. (CoI) & Yu, P. (CoI)
1/11/24 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
Research output
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Advancing Australia's Science-Policy System
Montana, J., Grant, W., Killen, E. & Raman, S., 1 Mar 2025, p. 1-10, 10 p.Research output: Working paper
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Advancing transdisciplinarity through library–academic collaboration
Bammer, G., Foley, T., Chitravas, N., Richardson, A. P., Valter, K., Nabavi, E., Johns-Boast, L., Browne, C. A., Nurmikko-Fuller, T. & Jones, J. S., 14 Aug 2025, In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 12, 1, p. 1-7 7 p., 1326.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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An aspirational approach to planetary futures
Ellis, E. C., Malhi, Y., Ritchie, H., Montana, J., Diaz, S., Obura, D., Clayton, S., Leach, M., Pereira, L., Marris, E., Muthukrishna, M., Fu, B., Frankopan, P., Grace, M. K., Barzin, S., Watene, K., Depsky, N., Pasanen, J. & Conceicao, P., 25 Jun 2025, In: Nature. 642, p. 889-899 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus)