SLEEP SCIENCE (symposium session): The Sleep Health Foundation's Annual Sleep Science Communication Award
Tracks
Track 3
| Saturday, November 14, 2026 |
| 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM |
Details
Join us for a unique and stimulating session in which a science communication expert leads a session to help improve how we get our research messages accurately into the media. Come and see the 5 finalists show their creative and innovative talents in which they showcase their plain language public pitch, summarising their research. The researchers in this final have been encouraged to produce either a short video to explain the benefits and/or potential impacts of their research, or a TED-talk style presentation, or any innovative way of presenting. Increasingly in this era of an explosion of sleep stories in the media and particularly on social media, there is a great risk of misinformation in all platforms of the media. It is essential therefore that researchers help to accelerate the translation of their science via digital creativity.
Speaker
Dr Bridie Schultz
Managing Director
Essential Skills For Science Pty Ltd
Opening address
3:45 PM - 4:00 PMBiography
Dr Bridie Schultz is Co-founder and Director of Essential Skills for Science, an organisation dedicated to helping researchers and research organisations maximise the impact of scientific research. Bridie specialises in science communication, research translation, project management and stakeholder engagement, supporting scientists to turn evidence into meaningful outcomes. She holds a PhD in veterinary genetics and a Master's degree in Education, and has extensive experience working across academia, industry, government and the not-for-profit sector. Through her work, Bridie helps others build the professional skills needed to ensure research investments create lasting scientific, social and environmental impact.
