WELI to co-host The Visionaries Among Us at ANU
Dr WELI joins science communicator Lee Constable to host ANU's alumni showcase on 15 August, alongside a Nobel Laureate and researchers in AI, astrophysics and deep history.
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News from the studio. Releases, recognition and press, newest first.
Living Wild, where the partnership reaches into the field
The WildWooHoo x WELI partnership reaches past its first animal, welcoming research labs that study wild animals to make more sci pop stories from wildlife.
A career lane for science graduates drawn to film, music and culture
A field guide to where science meets film, entertainment and music: the bodies that broker the work, the directories that list it, and how a graduate starts.
What we stand for, the commitments that guide the work
Participation, inclusion, equity, culture, emotion, translation and impact, grounded in the work the studio makes.
Falling Walls Engage 2025 names Science and the People in the Top 30
Dr WELI's public-engagement project was recognised by the Falling Walls Foundation. WildWooHoo Studio formed afterwards.
Cabra da Peste released, a research-to-song commission
An original song by WELI for the Etologia 2024 plenary in Brazil. Supported by Inspiring Australia ACT.
Kangaroo Time released, a song and film with a Canberra dance cast
Dr WELI's Kangaroo Time, made before the studio, turning his kangaroo research into a song, a music video and choreography.
Kangaroo Time sync-licensed by three international broadcasters
MSNBC in the United States, UFA in Germany and Productions Mustang III in Canada. Master clips are held with cleared sync rights.
Kangaroo Time named AAAS Dance Your PhD Global Winner 2024
It was the overall winner of the year's contest, from a peer-reviewed kangaroo study.
Press
Coverage of Kangaroo Time, attributed to the outlet and linked out.
Science Magazine, Sean Cummings, on the contest win
The official announcement called it a video that carries meaning in its joyful madness.
The Guardian, Kelly Burke, on the global prize
WELI told the paper it was like Eurovision, except they all have PhDs.
ANU Reporter, George Booth, on the journey to the prize
WELI described winning the contest as the equivalent of winning Eurovision.
Smithsonian Magazine, Christian Thorsberg, on the winning video
The magazine called it a musical celebration of kangaroo behaviour.
ABC News, Charlie Gore and Don Sheil, on the ANU academic behind it
The story ran across Australia, covering the research and the performance.
NPR, Ari Daniel, on science, art and identity
A longer piece on the research, the music and WELI's own story.
As featured in
Science Magazine, The Guardian, ANU Reporter, Smithsonian Magazine, NPR, ABC News, MSNBC, BBC, NDTV, O Globo, Folha de Sao Paulo, SBS Portuguese, The Canberra Times, The Australian, Australian Geographic.
Archive
Further English-language coverage tracked in the studio's archive, not exhaustive: BBC, Network 10 The Project, Seven Sunrise, ABC News Breakfast, RN Breakfast, The Australian, news.com.au, Yahoo UK, MSN, Revry, My Modern Met, NDTV, LGBTQ Nation, Daily Mail, Australian Wildlife Protection Council, Neatorama, European Broadcasting Union, Scimex, EurekAlert, The Canberra Times. The full press record sits at drweli.com/media.