Science Communication

Books

Cooke J. 2011. My Little World. Illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall. Omnibus Books, Malvern South Australia [Children’s Picture Book] more here

Anthologies

  • Cooke, J. 2015. My Little World in The Poetry Bug: an anthology of writing by professional poets, entomologists, intellectuals, musicians and more… by John Tennant. Parthian Books.
  • Cooke, J. 1992. My Special Place in Special forever : an environmental communications project. Murray-Darling Basin Commission.

Newsletter/newspaper articles

  • Cooke, Julia 2014.  Ask Fuzzy: How carnivorous plants capture their prey.  Sydney Morning Herald/Canberra Times [article]
  • Cooke, Julia 2011. Bernard Fennessy Memorial Lecture 2011: Julia Cooke presents My Little World. Anti-Rabbit Roundup 15:6 pdf
  • Cooke, Julia. 2011.  Is plant ecology more siliceous than we realise? PhD summary. STEP Matters. No. 161 pdf
  • Cooke, Julia. 2011. Getting the science right in My Little World.  STEP Matters. No. 160 pdf
  • Cooke, J. Ash, J. and Groves, R.H. 2003. The Ecology of Ward’s Weed (Carrichtera annua; Brassicaceae): a weed of southern rangelands of Australia.) [Extended conference abstract, Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Adelaide, 2003] pdf
  • Cooke, Julia. 1996. Is a Scribble just a scribble?  Australian National Botanic Gardens Newsletter, Summer 4: 4

Displays and walks

  • Cooke, J. 2010.  Botanical Vampires! Parasitic and Carnivorous Plants in the Ecology Reserve [Macquarie University Arboretum Walk] pdf
  • Downing A. (text adaptation Cooke, J.) 2010 Campus History Walk [Macquarie University Arboretum Walk] pdf
  • Cooke, J. and Macquarie University Arboretum Committee 2010. Plant Evolution Walk [10 permanent signs installed on campus]
  • Cooke, J. Ash, J. and Groves, R.H. 2003. The Ecology of Ward’s Weed (Carrichtera annua; Brassicaceae): a weed of southern rangelands of Australia.) [Extended conference abstract, Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Adelaide, 2003] pdf
A permanent sign for the plan evolution walk

Talks

  • 2017 Lecture for U3A Milton Keynes: Scribbles, scrawls and algal balls, why I can’t help being a scientist.
  • 2017 Podcast with ‘in situ Science’ (available here)
  • 2017 Northern Ireland Science Festival
  • 2016 Science Uncovered, Belfast (more here)
  • 2016 Soapbox Science (more here)
  • 2015 Denbigh Highschool STEM lecture series (more here)
  • 2014 Scientists in Schools, Australia (more here)
  • 2012 Construction of the PIREL webpage
  • 2012 Construction of The Wright Lab webpage.
  • 2011 PhD Thesis summary published in STEP newsletter, NSW
  • 2011 Bernard Fennessy Memorial Lecture, Australian National Botanic Gardens
  • 2011 Publication of a children’s picture book, My Little World illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall (Omnibus Books). More here.
  • 2013-2009 Macquarie University Arboretum.  More here.
  • 2014-2006 Construction and maintenance of Plant Invasion and Restoration Ecology Lab webpage
  • 2011-2006 Bush regeneration.  More here.
  • 2010 Ride To Work Day, Commuter Race, Macquarie University, promoting electric bicycles.  More here.
  • 2009 Organiser of inaugural Macquarie University Plant Ecologists Meeting (attended by 40 people)
  • 2009-2006 Macquarie University Open Day: invasive plant species display

Media

  • 2021 January. Three Counties Radio, talking to Roberto Perrone about The Green Planet.
  • 2019 January. #MeetUsMondays video for @OU_STEM on Twitter
  • 2017 May. Video about my research interests and how that feeds into teaching for The Open University.
  • 2015 February. Science Alert.  Another version of my article on movement in carnivorous plants was presented with some groovy graphics.
  • 2014 December.  Radio interview with on Afternoon, 981, ABC radio in South Australia, with Sonya Feldhoff about Christmas tree longevity Scientists in School project.
  • 2014 December. Sydney Morning Herald. An article about our research on Christmas tree longevity with Year 7 students from Kambala school.
  • 2014 October. Science Alert. Our work on the green algal balls – identification of the dominant species – is mentioned in an article.
  • 2014 September. Ask Fuzzy, Fairfax Media (SMH, Canberra Times). I answered a question about how plants move in a short newspaper article.
  • 2012 June. Meanjin, Issue 71, No. 2. by Max Whitten quotes text fro My Little World and mentions my research of the insects that create the scribbles on scribbly gums.
  • 2011. For media relating to My Little World see here.
  • 2011 February. I appeared (planting grasses) on Sydney Weekender filmed at the Lane Cover River Tourist Park for the NSW Tourism awards 2010.
  • 2011 January.  My name in lights on the side of the Australian Museum (see image) for 15 seconds of fame as part of John Baldessari’s installation for the Sydney Festival.
  • 2010 October.  Ride to Work Day Challenge. News at MQ, Sydney Cylist,
  • 2009 February.  Professor Marie Bashir, Governor of NSW, officially opened the amazing new Biology teaching labs at Macquarie University.  I was a model student for the photo shoot and appeared in the Northern District Times, and News@MQ!
  • 2007 June/July. Details of research on scribbly gums appeared in the Australian Plant Society Newsletter (Newcastle Group).