The 2015 Alan Saunders Memorial Lecture presented by Assoc. Professor Cordelia Fine - 'The gender galaxy beyond Mars & Venus: Insights for science and society' at ABC Ultimo centre, Sydney, 7th July 2015, will be broadcast on ABC Radio National Big Ideas radio at 8.05 pm AEST this evening (Tuesday 14th July). The lecture is also available as a podcast, for further details see: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/the-alan-saunders-lecture/6606398

At the lecture the following AAP Media prize winners were announced:

Dr Henry Martyn Lloyd, University of Queensland, was awarded the 2015 AAP Media Prize for two pieces on free speech - an online article on The Drum (“Brandis misses the finer points of free speech”) and an interview with Ian Newton from Radio Adelaide. more>>

Dr Tim Dean, science and technology section editor for The Conversation, was awarded the AAP Media Professionals' Award. more>>

Beth Matthews, host and presenter of 'Radical Philosophy' on 3CR community radio, was awarded a commendation. more>>