Conference Proceedings & Papers

• An Introduction to Framing. Public Communication of Science & Technology: July, 2008. Malmo, Sweden.
• Engaging Visions: Science communication, art and natural resource management in Australia’s Murray-Darling River Basin. Public Communication of Science & Technology: July, 2008. Malmo, Sweden.
• Engaging Visions: community, art, environment. 10th International River Symposium. September, 2007. Brisbane, Australia.
• Science & Technology Policy in the Pacific Islands: A Science Communication Perspective. Invited by the director of the United Nations University – Institute for Advanced Studies to speak at their session  “Strengthening Linkages between Science and Policy”. 21st Pacific Science Congress: June 2007. Okinawa, Japan
• Science communication overview. 21st Pacific Science Congress: June 2007. Okinawa, Japan
• The Pacific Science Gateway: PacSci.Net. 21st Pacific Science Congress: June 2007. Okinawa, Japan
• Science and technology policy in the Pacific. Pacific Islands Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC), Science and Technology Resources network (STAR) annual session. September, 2006. Honiara, Solomon Islands
• PacSciNet – the Pacific Science Gateway Pacific Islands Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC), Science and Technology Resources network (STAR) annual session. September, 2006. Honiara, Solomon Islands
• Science Communication for Scientists. Public Communication of Science & Technology: Working Symposium,  June, 2005. Beijing, China.
• Maximising social participation in science communication: Some lessons from anthropology and psychology. Public Communication of Science & Technology, June, 2004. Barcelona, Spain.
• Promoting Science Awareness in the Pacific: The creation of the Pacific Science Communication Network. Public Communication of Science & Technology, December, 2002. Cape Town, South Africa
• How Many Publics? Science communication and lay impressions of mental illness expertise in Australia. Public Communication of Science & Technology, January, 2001. Geneva, Switzerland
• The Communication of Mental Illness Information to the Public: Lay Source Preferences and Professional Expectations. 19th Pacific Science Congress, July, 1999. Sydney, Australia
• Implementing Learning Strategies and Enhancing Learning Outcomes: The Role of Experiential Learning. 7th Annual Convention and Conference of the Australasian Association of Engineering Education, December, 1995. Sydney, Australia

Conference Chairs & Workshop Facilitation

• Communicating climate change and other controversial topics. Session chair and individual presenter. Public Communication of Science & Technology: July, 2008. Malmo, Sweden.
• Workshop on the UNESCO Model Curricula for Journalism Education for Developing Countries. Present session on science communication in the Pacific and provide ongoing expert advice on behalf of ANU and UNESCO: May, 2008 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
• Science communication in the Pacific. Session Chair. 21st Pacific Science Congress: June 2007. Okinawa, Japan
• Science communication and social change – Chair of Plenary. The Australian Science Communicators/ Australian Medical Writers Association conference. Coolangatta, Australia, September, 2004.
• Workshop leader to the Pacific Environment Information Network program for Pacific environmental journalists. Apia, Samoa, May, 2002.
• Project manager/ Workshop presenter/ Facilitator, for “train the trainer” workshop on Science Communication for Small States, joint initiative of CPAS, UNESCO, & COSTED. February, 2001. Canberra, Australia
• Project manager/ Workshop presenter/ Facilitator "Pacific Regional Science Communication Forum", a joint initiative of CPAS and UNESCO, Apia. August 2001. Apia, Samoa

Scholarly papers & creative works

• van Leeuwen, B., Lamberts, R.,  Newitt, P., & Errington, S (2007) Ethics, issues and consequences: conceptual challenges in science education. Proceedings of the Assessment in Science Teaching and Learning Symposium September 28 & 29, 2007, The University of Sydney, ISBN: 978-1-74210-005-0. (refereed)
  http://science.uniserve.edu.au/pubs/procs/2007
• The words are familiar, but what do you mean? Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p18 (November, 2006).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360 [article focus -  how the same words have different meanings to people, particularly in science and everyday language]
• Different paces of life… Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p18 (January/February, 2006).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus - fear and climate change action]
• Back to basics… .Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p18 (November, 2005).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  importance of seeing larger Pacific problems as multi-dimensional/disciplinary]
• Choice and inevitability Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p18 (September/October, 2005).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  the difference between the inevitable and the optional. Focus on climate change example]
• Science and religion: different traditions, equal value?.  Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p18 (July/August, 2005).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  areas of convergence & divergence between religion and science in everyday life]
• Education equals motivation – or does it? Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p22 (May/June, 2005).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  the difference between knowing and doing, and public motivation to act on scientific information]
• Are you involved in science in the Pacific? Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p18 (April, 2005).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  practical aspects of communicating science in the Pacific Islands and awareness raising of an online initiative I was piloting as a UNESCO consultancy]
• Science and Communication: Saying I Do. Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p18 (March, 2005).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  informed consent in medical interactions]
• The subtle currents of the rumour mill. Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p16-17 (November, 2004).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  assessing sources of information]
• Shortcuts, beliefs and the best source in the world. Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p16-17 (September, 2004).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  questioning where people get their beliefs and information and bases for their assertions of facts]
• Today’s changes or tomorrow’s dangers.  Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, pp16-17 (August, 2004).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  conflicting temporal and geographic imperatives for climate change action]
• Culture, networks and science. Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p17 (July, 2004).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  encouraging Pacific science-related people to speak-up and to use a UNESCO-consultancy online science communication facility I designed and tested]
• Science is for everybody. Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p20-21 (September, 2003).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  why scientists and non-scientists might find it hard to communicate and how it might be facilitated]
• Science and communication: the science communicator. Tapu: The magazine for the Samoas, Niue and Tokelau, p20-21 (launch issue, 2003).  Apia, Coral Sands. ISSN:1176-6360
  [article focus -  what is science communication]

Consultant research reports

• Cerini, B & Lamberts, R (June, 2007) Audit of pacific science presence on the web: Research Report to UNESCO. UNESCO, Apia.
• Perera, S & Lamberts, R (2006) Review of existing literature on formal science policy in the Pacific Islands: A research project for the UNESCO Apia’s programme on science policy development in the Pacific Islands. UNESCO, Apia

Invited reviews/ popular publications

• Lamberts, R (2002) The Seductive Statistician, or: how controversy sells books. Book Review of “The Skeptical Environmentalist” by Bjorn Lomborg. 13/5/2002 The Australian Review of Public Affairs -  http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/drawingboard
• Lamberts, R (2003) Review of “Sharing Knowledge: A guide to effective science communication” by Julian Cribb and Tjempaka Sari Hartomo. ANU Reporter, 2003