Discover the projects our students are currently working on…
Discover how our student projects develop and disseminate new ideas to promote innovation, understanding and interest in science and research; increase science awareness in the community on the national and international stages; foster public dialogue about science; cultivate social and art-driven engagement with science by addressing, navigating and including different communication landscapes with diverse non-expert audiences; and encourage critical and original research-enriched thinking.
Enhancing Learning – Overview of Student Projects, Course Feedback (SCOM2006/6006) and Student Engagement
Ongoing student projects (2024+)
“Parasites in Pop Culture” (shorthand/working title)
PhD project, Shao-Jie Jhou (supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Professor Alex Maier), ongoing
“Science in Comics” (shorthand/working title)
PhD project, Crystal-Leigh Clitheroe (supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens), ongoing
“Locating Newspaper Fiction: Search String Algorithmic Retrieval of Speculative Literature Subgenres”
PhD project, Neil Hogan (associate supervisor/Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens is on the PhD panel), ongoing
“An inspiration from Iron Man: How can scientists’ interlocking roles foster the ideals of responsible innovation”
SCOM8000 project, supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Dr Ehsan Nabavi, ongoing
2023
Science as Fantasy: Humour and Human Psychology in Pixar’s Inside Out (2015)
SCOM6006 publication project, supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens
Publication project, Isabel Richards (mentored by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens)
Gender and Terror Tangled in the Weeds: What Poison Ivy Can Teach About Eco-Feminism and its Intersection with Eco-Terrorism
SCOM3003 project (supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens)
The Horror of Plants: An exploration of the portrayal of plants and horror in Swamp Thing
SCOM3003 project (supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens)
CPAS internship, Sarah Barnes, supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2023
CPAS internship, Rishika Nair, supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2023
“Co-Creation and Collaboration – Engaged ANU“
CPAS internship, Isha Singhal, supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2023
SCOM2006 publication project, Emilie McKenna (mentored by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens) 2023
2022
“Correcting Critter Misconceptions with Comics“
SCOM6006 publication project, Dr Emma Rehn (mentored by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens) 2022
A Portrait of a Lab on Fire: The Popular Image of the Laboratory in Superhero Cinema
Honours project, Lilia Walsh (supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens)
What the scientific image of the laboratory in popular film, and how the cultural continuity of the ‘scientific laboratory accident’ has shaped contemporary superhero films?
Ecology of the apocalypse: How Japanese anime uses living weapons in their environments to convey a distrust in scientific authorities
SCOM3003 project (supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens)
Street Art as a Vehicle for Environmental Science Communication
SCOM3003 project (supervised and mentored by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2022)
Challenging the Stereotype through Humour: Comic Female Scientists in Animated TV Series for Young Audiences
SCOM6006 writing project (mentored by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Karina Judd, 2021/22)
Communicating Urgency Through Humor: School Strike 4 Climate Protest Placards
SCOM2006 writing project (mentored by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Karina Judd, 2021/22)
Beakers and Broken Hearts: the Comedic Portrayal of Female Scientists in Television
SCOM2006 writing project (mentored by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Karina Judd, 2021/22)
Humour for Change? Melting Ice and Environmental Fragility in the Animated Film Comedies Ice Age: The Meltdown and Happy Feet Two
SCOM2006 writing project (mentored by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Karina Judd, 2021/22)
“The use of humour and animation in the production of science research communication videos”
PhB project, supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2022
2021
Healthy Humour: Outwit the Virus! Humorous COVID-19 clips
SCOM2006 – creative science communication project, Eliza Martin (supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens 2021)
See also: “Healthy Humour: Outwit the Virus! Humorous COVID-19 clips” by Eliza Martin, 2022
Science communication through animistic magic in Aboriginal Australian sci-fi texts
Honours project, Isabel Richards (supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2021)
Far out! Visions and Visualisations of Outer Space in Science, Sci-Fi Film and Space Art
CPAS internship, Lilia Walsh (supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Dr Brad Tucker, 2021)
Ice (St)Ages: Icy Imaginaries in Science, Arts and Spectacles
CPAS internship, Rishika Nair (supervised by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2021)
