Media & Publications

Interpretation Australia Conference Keynote
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

Interpretation Australia Conference Keynote

How can we have a big impact, but leave a small footprint when creating projects to engage the public? My keynote presentation drew on my own experience in how igniting change can begin with just one person.

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Girls to Graduates - Regional Roadshow
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

Girls to Graduates - Regional Roadshow

Girls to Graduates aims to engage and empower girls and women in STEM. I spend a week in the NSW north coast running workshops, panels, and presentations with schools to give them a taste of science, and of university life.

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Palaeontology @ Astronomy Open Night
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

Palaeontology @ Astronomy Open Night

Macquarie University’s Astronomy Open NIght is one of our largest events of the year, bringing together professionals and enthusiasts for all things stars, space, and science!

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Seeing yourself as a leader - MQ Keynote
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

Seeing yourself as a leader - MQ Keynote

Who do you imagine when you picture a ‘leader’? I share my leadership journey with Yer 12 students from across NSW to how they can shift their perspecive to start seeing themselves as leaders.

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Fossil Prep with UNE
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

Fossil Prep with UNE

I got to spend a week in the lab at UNE’s Palaeoscience Research Centre playing with fossils!

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Found a Fossil on TuneFM
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

Found a Fossil on TuneFM

Chatting with UNE’s Student Radio Station TuneFM, we got to talk all about the Found a Fossil project and the importance of these archives of the past

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Leadership Forum - Macquarie University
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

Leadership Forum - Macquarie University

From exploring the value of role models, not knowing what you want to do with your life, acknowledging the messiness of being human, and how quiet inspirations can change the world, I was delighted to be invited back again to give a keynote speech at the Macquarie University Year 12 Leadership Forum.

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Found a Fossil featured on ABC Afternoons Victoria
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

Found a Fossil featured on ABC Afternoons Victoria

In their weekly science catch up, ABC host Trevor Chappell, and Tanya Ha, Engagement Director of Science in Public, talk about what to do if you discover a fossil, and how the Found a Fossil website can help.

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Fossils & Fiction Podcast
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

Fossils & Fiction Podcast

Chatting with Travis Holland for the Fossils and Fiction podcast, we had a great conversation about engaging kids in STEM, pathways into palaeontology, and the Found a Fossil project!

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ABC Radio National - The Found a Fossil Project
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

ABC Radio National - The Found a Fossil Project

In September I got to chat with radio producer Shelby Traynor from ABC Radio National! We talked about digging dinosaurs in Canada, how I became a palaeontologist, and the Found a Fossil project!

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ABC Radio Perth - Finding Fossils in WA
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

ABC Radio Perth - Finding Fossils in WA

I was able to have a great conversation with Jackson Worthington from ABC Perth Early Mornings to talk all about the Found a Fossil project and how it THE place to go if you think you’ve found a fossil, or an Indigenous artefact.

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Lightning Ridge Dinosaur Fieldwork
Sally Hurst Sally Hurst

Lightning Ridge Dinosaur Fieldwork

Lightning Ridge is one of the only places in Australia to find dinosaurs! I worked with a team from the Australian Opal Centre and the University of New England to look for new dinosaur specimens.

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