Niall Byrne

Creative Director of Science in Public

Niall is a science writer and publicist based in Melbourne. The focus of his work is helping scientists bring their work into the public space through the media, events and festivals.

He also guides science organisations in the development of communication strategies to reach their stakeholders, customers and the public.
Recent clients include: Nature; Monash University, The Australian Institute of Marine Science and the GAVI Alliance.

Brought up in Hadleigh, Suffolk in the UK, Niall completed a biology degree at Durham University before running away to the Antipodes.

Contact Niall: niall@scienceinpublic.com.au

Some highlights of his work include:

Story-telling and publicity for the Prime Minister’s Science Prizes (2004-2018), L’Oréal For Women in Science Fellowships (2007-2015), the Eureka Prizes (2003-2006; 2013-2015), and the Clunies Ross Foundation (1998-2004).
Working with CERN on the Australian end of the Higgs boson discovery at the High Energy Physics Conference (2012).
Conference director, 5th World Conference of Science Journalists in Melbourne in 2007, and the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers in 2009.
Development and management of the Fresh Science program (1998-present).
A series of supplements for Nature (2003-2014)
Re-building the public profile of CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory (1988-1998)
CSIRO’s communication response to disease emergencies such as equine morbillivirus, bat lyssavirus and pilchard deaths
CSIRO’s communication response to the escape of rabbit calicivirus from Wardang Island.