Hi, I’m Associate Professor Jen Martin.

Leader, Science Communication Teaching Program
Faculty of Science
University of Melbourne

Radio broadcaster
102.7 FM Triple R community radio

Podcaster
Let’s Talk Scicomm

Author
Why am I like this? The science behind your weirdest thoughts and habits (Hardie Grant, 2024)
 
As a scientist, I spent the first decade of my career chasing possums at night to learn about their sex lives.
 
Then I decided the most useful thing I could do as a scientist was to teach other scientists to be better communicators. So I founded the science communication program at the University of Melbourne. I love teaching science students how to write and talk about science so that everyone else can understand them. I’ve also been talking about science on Triple R community radio for more than 15 years.