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December 8, 2021

Nature is hiding in every nook of Australia’s cities – just look a little closer and you’ll find it

Erin Roger, CSIRO and Alice Motion, University of Sydney

There’s enormous value in citizen science projects that encourage urban-dwellers to learn about what is often, quite literally, on their doorsteps.

March 27, 2020

Citizen science: how you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house

Ayesha Tulloch, University of Sydney; Aaron Greenville, University of Sydney; Alice Motion, University of Sydney; Cobi Calyx, UNSW ; Glenda Wardle, University of Sydney; Rebecca Cross, University of Sydney; Rosanne Quinnell, University of Sydney; Samantha Rowbotham, University of Sydney, and Yun-Hee Jeon, University of Sydney

As scientists frantically try to find drugs to slow COVID-19’s spread, citizen science offers an opportunity for all of us to get involved.

By working in real time together, we can create something robust and inexpensive in a short time frame. Johan Larson/Shutterstock

September 14, 2016

Making drug development less secretive could lead to quicker, cheaper therapies

Matthew Todd, University of Sydney and Alice Motion, University of Sydney

With the right investment, an open source drug discovery system might compete with the traditional pharmaceutical industry to deliver the drugs we need.

Olympic authorities were quick to deny that the green pool posed a risk to divers’ health, but that actually depends on why the water changed colour. Reuters/Antonio Bronic

August 11, 2016

Going for … green? Why Rio’s swimming pools are changing colour

Alice Motion, University of Sydney

The possible culprits are: a sudden algae bloom; a change in pool alkalinity; or a chemical reaction in the water. How do these cause a change in the colour of the water?

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