Dr Linden Ashcroft
Lecturer in Climate Science and Science Communication, The University of Melbourne
I grew up in country Victoria on the lands of the Yorta Yorta people, and am a lecturer, climate scientist and science communicator at the University of Melbourne.
I teach undergraduate weather and climate science within the School of Earth Sciences, and postgraduate science communication with the wonderful UnimelbScicomm program.
My career has spanned the academic, non for profit and government sectors, including a stint at the Bureau of Meteorology, and managing a national citizen science project. My current research explores past climates of Australia using historical documents and weather observations, so the past can help us prepare for the future.
I was a 2019–2020 Science and Technology Australia Superstar of STEM, received the 2020 Australian and Meteorological Society Science Outreach award, and was selected as a Victorian Tall Poppy by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science in 2021 for my excellence in scientific research and outreach.
I am a regular on the Einstein A Go Go on Melbourne’s 3RRR radio station, discuss weather and climate science in the media, and love talking to schools and community groups about science communication, climate change and climate action. Wanna chat? Get in touch!
lindenashcroft.com 