2024

“Science in Comics” (shorthand/working title)

PhD project, Crystal-Leigh Clitheroe (supervised by Anna-Sophie Jürgens), ongoing

“Locating Newspaper Fiction: Search String Algorithmic Retrieval of Speculative Literature Subgenres”

PhD project, Neil Hogan (associate supervisor/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 Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Ehsan Nabavi, ongoing

2023

Science as Fantasy: Humour and Human Psychology in Pixar’s Inside Out (2015)

SCOM6006 publication project, supervised by Anna-Sophie Jürgens

Being the Environment: Conveying Environmental Fragility and Sustainability through Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge in Contemporary Aboriginal Science Fiction

Publication project, Isabel Richards (mentored by 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 Anna-Sophie Jürgens)

The Horror of Plants: An exploration of the portrayal of plants and horror in Swamp Thing

SCOM3003 project (supervised by Anna-Sophie Jürgens)

“Enacting Innovation”

CPAS internship, Sarah Barnes, supervised by Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2023

“To be Continued”

CPAS internship, Rishika Nair, supervised by Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2023

“Co-Creation and Collaboration – Engaged ANU“

CPAS internship, Isha Singhal, supervised by Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2023

“Comedy for Conservation“

SCOM2006 publication project, Emilie McKenna (mentored by Anna-Sophie Jürgens) 2023

2022

“Correcting Critter Misconceptions with Comics“

SCOM6006 publication project, Dr Emma Rehn (mentored by 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 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 Anna-Sophie Jürgens)

Street Art as a Vehicle for Environmental Science Communication

SCOM3003 project (supervised and mentored by Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2022)

Challenging the Stereotype through Humour: Comic Female Scientists in Animated TV Series for Young Audiences

SCOM6006 writing project (mentored by Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Karina Judd, 2021/22)

Communicating Urgency Through Humor: School Strike 4 Climate Protest Placards

SCOM2006 writing project (mentored by 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 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 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 Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2022

2021

Healthy Humour: Outwit the Virus! Humorous COVID-19 clips

SCOM2006 – creative science communication project, Eliza Martin (supervised by 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 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 Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Brad Tucker, 2021)

Ice (St)Ages: Icy Imaginaries in Science, Arts and Spectacles

CPAS internship, Rishika Nair (supervised by Anna-Sophie Jürgens, 2021)