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Samantha Vilkins

Samantha Vilkins is a PhD candidate in science communication and Communication and Outreach Coordinator at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at The Australian National University in Canberra.

Drawing on a background in mathematics and an ungodly fascination with bureaucracy, her current research focuses on the uses of quantified evidence in politics, and what gets left behind by metrics and statistics.

Experience

  • –present
    PhD candidate, Australian National University

Education

  • 2017 
    Australian National University, Master of Science Communication (With Commendation)
  • 2015 
    University of Queensland, Bachelor of Science (Computational Science and Mathematics)