Our new recommendations for citizen science, via phys.org: phys.org/news/2026-07... Paper: doi.org/10.1371/jour... #CitizenScience #Science

"Citizen science needs radical transparency: open, standardized reporting of how projects are run, who is contributing and how they're funded" says Dr Jack Nunn Peer-reviewed article: doi.org/10.1371/jour... #CitizenScience #Transparency #Data #AI #Science

This video explores how AI can expand the scope and possibility of what can be achieved in citizen science. It also highlights why keeping people at the centre matters for human health and planetary health. Based on the paper: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331161 #worldebhcday

Our paper on how we can strengthen #CitizenScience for improved societal and ecological outcomes has just been published🎉 To celebrate, we made a video for the launch of #WorldEBHCDay The paper is available at journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Science is being politicised, defunded & drowned in disinformation. Citizen science is one of our strongest defences — keeping knowledge in public hands. Our paper is out today: 10 recommendations to strengthen it. doi.org/10.1371/jour... #CitizenScience #Science

📢 Exciting news! The #WorldEBHCDay 2026 campaign is officially launching! This year’s theme is: ‘Evidence and AI: People at the Centre’, exploring how we ensure people remain central in AI-enabled evidence-based healthcare. Learn more 👉 worldebhcday.org#WorldEBHCDay #EBHC

For people just getting introduced to accessibility concepts, the number of resources can be overwhelming for people who don't know where to start. These 10 tips from Lireo Designs can be a good way to introduce your team to the basics. www.lireo.com/10-ways-to-i...

Loving this ... so much... www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite at @jbiebhc.bsky.social gLocal Solution Room in Adelaide. “Safety I is looking at what goes wrong and trying to prevent harm from happening. Safety II is working out what is going well so you can do more of that.” 1/2

Reviewers in two groups were given identical resumes for Emily Clarke and James Clarke and told they had used AI. Emily's was 2x as likely to raise doubts about competence. "She can't even write a CV herself." But James "just needed a bit of help." fortune.com/2026/05/10/i...

JBI Evidence Synthesis invites researchers, academics & health professionals to contribute to the upcoming special issue, 'Maternal, Child & Family Health', scheduled for publication in April 2027. Learn more: https://jbi.global/news/article/special-issue-maternal-child-and-family-health #JBIEBHC

If you’re working at the edge of EBHC methodology, JBI iGNITE 2026 wants to hear from you. This year’s two-day virtual format removes barriers to participation — no travel, lower costs, global reach. 🗓 Abstract submissions close 26 April 🔗 Submit: https://jbi.global/jbi-ignite/posters

This planet — with all its troubles — is worth caring for. That should be our single purpose, as a species: To be stewards of this magnificent world, ensuring it thrives long into the future.

Prof Barbara Nussbaumer-streit, Head of Cochrane Austria, presents on responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis. Watch the full presentation at https://youtu.be/PYXLQOUVleM?si=S6Xt3JN5J5Gj7RFh #JBIEBHC #AI

"What happened to Grace Tame tells you everything you need to know about who holds power in this country and how ruthlessly they will defend it." Andrew Brown. #auspol michaelwest.com.au/grace-tame-a...

This commentary reflects on a digital media campaign for sharing evidence synthesis methodology more widely—and the bigger question behind it all: does reach lead to uptake? bit.ly/41bamSF #SciComm @biancapilla.bsky.social

Dr Edilene Lopes McInnes, Adelaide University presents at JBI's research symposium, explaining that there is a spectrum of research methods of PPI. On this spectrum we find methods spanning informal discussions, to partnership research approaches such as action research, co-production & co-learning

Should we be asking, 'What does AI standardise?' in addition to 'What does AI automate?' Great blog at: medium.com/@tomwm/the-o...

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

AI is often sold as perfect solutions to the "problem" of having to create captions and transcripts. That framing, of course, centers creators and producers over the people who actually rely upon the captions and transcripts. But there is no replacement for humans when making content accessible.

JBI's Research Dissemination Guides include advice on how to create a video abstract. Various downloadable guides available at: https://jbi.global/research-dissemination-resources #SciComm #ResearchDissemination

Do not rely on the A.I.-generated alt text in Facebook or Instagram. The result is vague and useless, like "may be an image of food and text," and "may be an image of outdoors." These do nothing to give users the context and content of an image.

Pages of links to buy books to support authors who have pulled out of the Adelaide Writers' Week. From Avid Reader in Qld. #AusPol #booksky 💙📚 avidreader.com.au/c/support-x-...

A common question about alt text is whether or not it's appropriate to mention attributes like race or skin tone. A common response is, "It depends." In this post, Tolu Adegbite explains how race can be relevant and important in providing context. medium.com/shopify-ux/t...

To reduce the cognitive load in data visualizations, directly label your data rather than using legends. This helps colorblind or visually impaired users. It also decreases the work of scanning back and forth trying to match the legend with the data.

JBI's practical research dissemination guides are freely available for download and are developed for authors who want their research to reach audiences beyond academia to amplify their research impact. https://jbi.global/research-dissemination-resources #EBHC #SciComm

The Cochrane Collaboration, The Campbell Collaboration, JBI & Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) have released a position statement on the use of #AI in #EvidenceSynthesis, marking a unified global approach to managing AI's integration into #EBP research. https://ow.ly/1Fzg50Xqkkb#AI#EvidenceSynthesis#EBP#EBHC

Really looking forward to #JBIKochi and delivering a workshop on Inclusive #SciComm of #EBHC using Gen-AI. Co-facilitators are @biancapilla.bsky.social of @jbiebhc.bsky.social and our friends at the @campbellreviews.bsky.social and eBASE Africa.

MEXA shares an adaptable academic poster template that makes scientific posters clearer, more accessible, and more effective. Downloadable at: docs.neuromatch.io/p/g0uskpKuJp... #SciComm

An overview of the steps for disseminating research presented a visual format. For step by step guidance, go to: jbi.global/research-dis... #SciComm

We explain what collaborative knowledge communication is, and how it contributes towards #HealthEquity. 🎉Celebrating #WorldEBHCDay and #SciComm!

Spoken poem, reflecting on the possibilities and problems when it comes to communicating evidence. Celebrating #WorldEBHCDay and #SciComm

Heather McCulloch from JBI invites us to consider the role of #CitizenScience in fostering collaborative knowledge communication, exploring how individuals can contribute to shared knowledge creation for more inclusive & equitable #EBHC policy & practice. https://ow.ly/WINo50WOUn6#CitizenScience#EBHC#WorldEBHCDay

Read #WorldEBHCDay blog by Heather McCulloch, Global Comms Coordinator at JBI, which tells the story of a toxic bloom in South Australia that is devastating marine life & bringing harm to human health. But with it comes a story of hope. https://ow.ly/e41250XcSkL#WorldEBHCDay#SciComm #OceanChat #CitizenScience

New article in The Lancet is a good read for #SciComm peeps.

Find a complete guide for research dissemination, and a host of other practical guides, including how to create a video abstract, communicating your research through blogs, and more! Go to: jbi.global/research-dis...

Twitter isn't dead, but it is on life-support. It has swapped tweets for beeps in social media's ICU, tapping out SOS in morse code. #AcademicSky

How do we improve citizen science? I'm presenting at the Australian Citizen Science Association conference about how we co-created 10 recommendations with researchers and the public. You can read our discussion paper pre-print here: doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.13.670232 #CitSciOz25

So excited about the #SciComm workshop I'm co-facilitating with @biancapilla.bsky.social and colleagues from Campbell South Asia & eBASE Africa at the JBI colloquium in Kochi, India. Registrations for #JBIKochi close 17 October: jbi.global/jbi-colloquium #EvidenceSynthesis #HealthEquity

"Improving citizen science: Co-creating recommendations with researchers and the public" A pre-print about an exciting project with Science for All, supported by the Australian Citizen Science Association & the Australian Academy of Science doi.org/10.1101/2025... #citizenscience #public #science

Capitalization affects how people read hashtags or how people hear them on screen readers. Use #camelCase or #PascalCase in hashtags instead of lowercase. You could have #DoctorWhoRewatch ("Doctor Who Rewatch") or #doctorwhorewatch ("doctor whore watch.")

To mark #MentalHealth Awareness month, we share a story of hope that comes out of the #HAB devastating #MarineLife in Australia. “Communities became the storytellers, scientists, and sentinels, sharing what they saw and what they knew." Read #WorldEBHCDay blog at: worldebhcday.org/blog/2025/re...

Read #WorldEBHCDay blog on impact stories: why they work and how to craft them with rigour, empathy and purpose through the lens of collaborative knowledge communication: worldebhcday.org/blog/2025/im... #SciComm @biancapilla.bsky.social

Talk about knowing your audience

"A video abstract is like a movie trailer; it introduces a wide audience to a research paper. As with a movie trailer, a video abstract should be short, engaging & easy to understand ... [It] aims to pique interest & direct viewers to the published article." jbi.global/sites/defaul... #SciComm

English dominates scientific publishing, which can limit access to knowledge for #EBHC for clinicians, policymakers, and communities who speak languages other than English (LOTE). www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gzt...

You don't necessarily want to use the exact same alt text each time a specific image is used. Alt text must consider the context of the image and why it's being included on a site, post, article, etc. In other words, alt text depends on where you're including the image and why.

If you have a hashtag with multiple words, write the hashtag in #PascalCase or #camelCase to help users of screen readers. That helps the screen reader to read out the words out individually, rather than trying to read them in one long word.

What happens after evidence is generated/published/disseminated?🤔 For 5+ years I’ve worked with JBI’s global evidence network to publish impact stories — powerful narratives of evidence driving real change 📖 Read more in my latest #WorldEBHCDay blog: worldebhcday.org/blog/2025/im... #Storytelling