Science, clearly.
A series of workshops has been demystifying the often intimidating world of data, helping to unlock its power for everyday benefit. Data allow us to make better decisions sooner, saving time and money, and improving social outcomes in fields such as education and health. However, data come in many – often highly mathematical – forms.… Read more »
The Australian immunisation handbook has been rewritten for a digital platform, giving health professionals in Australia better access to clinical advice on vaccines. The digital adaptation of the 600-page printed Handbook was recently launched by the Australian Government Department of Health. While the Handbook’s familiar structure remains, it has been transformed into an intuitive, interactive… Read more »
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has launched the beta version of its new website – packed with rich, interactive content and well-structured information for the health and research sectors. The NHMRC is Australia’s leading expert body promoting the development and maintenance of public and individual health standards, and its new website caters… Read more »
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has launched the Australian Hospital Patient Experience Question Set (AHPEQS) website. AHPEQS is designed to be used by hospitals and healthcare services to ask recent patients about their experiences of treatment and care. The Commission shaped AHPEQS around a set of 12 questions, based on the… Read more »
BLOG: Jane Yook Jeong In participated in our ‘Successful science writing and editing’ course, delivered by trainer Kath Kovac. Jane is an Honours student at the Research School of Psychology, ANU, and recently spent time at Biotext as an intern. Most of her writing experience is academic, and she is currently writing her dissertation about face… Read more »
Science makes a fundamental contribution to our society, health and wellbeing, environment and economy. Writers and editors working in the science arena need to be able to express complex science information clearly and logically … AMOSS provides the guidance needed to achieve this. The Australian manual of scientific style (AMOSS), developed by Biotext and published in… Read more »
A ‘Connections Innovation grant’ awarded to Biotext by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation and Science will see new ground broken in readability standards for health content in Australia. It’s important that information about health is as clear and understandable as possible. But ‘clear and understandable’ might mean different things to different audiences. Biotext… Read more »
Whereas the land animals of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are well documented and renowned for their diversity, head into the water and it’s a different story. ‘The marine fauna of PNG is poorly described’ the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) states in the foreword to its publication Sharks and rays of Papua New… Read more »
The requirement to accurately rate our homes for energy efficiency has meant rapid changes in the way structures are designed and built. It’s also become a societal expectation – that the environment, energy efficiency, sustainability and cost-effectiveness be not just a consideration when building, but a central concern. In 2016, CSIRO developed software to allow… Read more »
Antimicrobial resistance – where microorganisms (such as bacteria) develop resistance to antimicrobial medicines – limits the effective treatment of infections and is a growing threat to global public health. Inappropriate use of antimicrobials is one of the main drivers of antimicrobial resistance, and something that Australia manages carefully. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality… Read more »