Scimex (the Science Media Exchange) is an online news portal aimed primarily at helping journalists cover science.  The site features a Newsfeed, our Find an Expert database of media-savvy scientists and science events listing.

• If you're a journalist writing about science, Scimex is here to make your life easier. The website is designed to deliver the top science stories straight to your inbox in a news time frame, and to make it easy for you to access research, experts, events and multimedia.
• If you're a media officer, Scimex can help you promote stories generated by your researchers. You can upload media releases, scientific papers and newsworthy events to Scimex.
• If you're a scientist, you can join the Scimex expert database and upload any newsworthy events via our events listing.
• If you're a member of the public, you can see breaking science stories, including some of the world's biggest scientific discoveries, and the best science from Australia and New Zealand on the Scimex Newsfeed.

What's on Scimex?

• Scimex contains news content from a wide range of sources, including universities, research institutions, scientific journals and scientific conferences. The site is also a hub for science journalism and communication training.
• The portal delivers research news directly to the inboxes of registered journalists, enabling them to access research papers, media releases, conference and event details, expert recommendations and multimedia  from the site's password protected area.

Embargo

• All embargoed content on Scimex is available only to registered journalists.

How is Scimex funded?

Scimex is a collaboration between the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) and the Science Media Centre of New Zealand (SMCNZ), and was developed through substantial funding from the Australian Government's Inspiring Australia program, with additional support provided by Squiz, the Myer Foundation and supporters of the Australian Science Media Centre.

Meet the teams behind Scimex

Scimex contains content from universities, research institutions, scientific journals and scientific conferences. Scimex content is moderated by the teams at the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) and the Science Media Centre of New Zealand (SMCNZ). The teams maintain editorial control over all Scimex content. We may publish, check, edit or remove all or part of the news items, attachments, multimedia, links, profiles or any other content which is submitted to us at our sole discretion.

The current editors/moderators are:

AusSMC

Dr Susannah Eliott - Chief Executive Officer (contact Susannah)

Lyndal Byford – Director Of News And Partnerships (contact Lyndal)

Joseph Milton – Senior Media Officer (contact Joseph)

Ben Kaldi – Science Information Officer (contact Ben)

Olivia Henry – Media Officer (contact Olivia)

Steven Mew – Media Officer (contact Steven)

Rachel Mcdonald – Media Officer (contact Rachel)

NZ SMC

Dacia Herbulock – Director (contact Dacia)

Daniel Walker – Media Advisor (contact Daniel)

Claire Kaplan – Media Advisor (contact Claire)

Tehnuka Ilanko – Media Advisor (contact Tehnuka)

For any queries or concerns regarding Scimex content, please contact us.