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Assessing the psychological benefits of community directed science engagement

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Student: Andrew Persian (UniSA)​

Supervisor: Elissa Pearson and Bri Le Busque (UniSA)

Project overview

Meaningful engagement with community and stakeholders is critical to inform the development of science and maximise benefits of research outcomes.  This honours project aims to understand how people engage with science, and how this can be improved to enhance connections across the region.

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The honours project will involve a combination of surveys and community events to will explore the public’s relationship with science and the natural environment. The project will include a 'Science by the Shore' community event on the 28th June 2025.

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ABOUT US >

We are a new, collaborative partnership working to create locally-driven and inclusive knowledge creation and exchange to inform decision making in the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth region. We acknowledge people of the Ngarrindjeri and First Nations of the South East as traditional owners of the region in which we work.

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The Goyder Institute for Water Research will receive $8 million from the Australian Government over 4 years from 2023-26 to work with communities to investigate the impacts of climate change on the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) region. 

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The Goyder Institute for Water Research is a research partnership of the South Australian Government through the Department for Environment and Water, CSIRO, Flinders University, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia.

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