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  1. How English-centric metrics distort global scientific productivity. The Scientist (2025).
  2. Who gets to do science? A demand for English is hurting marginalised researchers. The Conversation (2025).
  3. 英語力と性別、女性研究者の足かせに　論文却下、英語話者男性の約3倍. (in Japanese) 日本経済新聞 (2025).
  4. 科学研究、属性で不利に？　女性かつ非英語圏、低所得国で. (in Japanese) 共同通信 (2025).
  5. Breaking language barriers: ‘Not being fluent in English is often viewed as being an inferior scientist’. Changemakers in science series in Nature (2025).
  6. 「英語がうまくないと、評価されない」アカデミアに根づく“流暢”バイアス. IDEAS FOR GOOD (2025).
  7. Prestigious journals make it hard for scientists who don’t speak English to get published. And we all lose out. The Conversation (2024).
  8. What to do when language impedes science. Chemical & Engineering News (2023).
  9. How ChatGPT and other AI tools could disrupt scientific publishing. News article in Nature (2023).
  10. English is the common language of science. That comes at a cost for scientists and the planet. ABC (2023).
  11. Scientists who don’t speak fluent English get little help from journals, study finds. News article in Nature (2023).
  12. The true cost of science’s language barrier for non-native English speakers. News article in Nature (2023).
  13. For nonnative English speakers, scientific careers bring particular challenges. Careers article in Science (2023).
  14. Non-native English speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up, global research reveals. The Conversation (2023).
  15. Non-English-speaking scientists work harder! Post on Instagram by The Conversation Australia + NZ (2023).
  16. English may be science’s native language, but it’s not native to all scientists. Scientific American (2023).
  17. Non-native English speaking scientists at ‘profound disadvantage’. Times Higher Education (2023).
  18. Hacer ciencia en inglés tiene un alto coste para los hablantes no nativos: “Tienes 12 veces más barreras” (in Spanish). elDiario.es (2023).
  19. Desventajas de científicos no angloparlantes e indígenas (in Spanish). SciDev.Net (Latin American and Caribbean edition) (2023).
  20. Les chercheurs non anglophones fortement désavantagés dans les publications scientifiques (in French). Le Monde (2023).
  21. 英語で科学研究、つらい　論文に時間、国際学会を敬遠 (in Japanese). Kyodo News (2023).
  22. 英語の壁を超える責任は、あなた一人で負わなくていい【前編】【後編】 editage blog (2023)
  23. Interview (from 2:04:32) at ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) radio Tasmania Afternoons with Joel Rheinberger (2023).
  24. Language barriers in conservation research could be hurting biodiversity efforts. What can be done about it? Ensia (2022)
  25. Lost in translation: is research into species being missed because of a language barrier? The Guardian (2022)
  26. Non-English studies can fill conservation gaps. The Wildlife Society (2022).
  27. The English language dominates global conservation science – which leaves 1 in 3 research papers virtually ignored. The Conversation (2021).
  28. Searching English publications only ‘misses vital research’. Times Higher Education (2021).
  29. Bridging language barriers could improve efforts to protect Earth’s biodiversity. UPI (2021).
  30. The science that isn’t seen because it’s not in English. Axios (2021).
  31. Linguistic diversity could help save biodiversity. Cosmos (2021).
  32. Biodiversity studies overlook non-English research, says Australian scientist. Xinhua (2021).
  33. Conservation research is being ignored because it is not in English. Brisbane Times (2021).
  34. The untapped side of science that could boost evidence-based conservation. Conservation Evidence blog (2021).
  35. La ciencia no solo se comparte en inglés: la conservación habla todas las lenguas (in Spanish). The Conversation ES (2021).
  36. Nicht immer nur Englisch: Wie Wissen verloren geht und Sprachen sterben (in German). Deutsche Welle (2021).
  37. Vielfalt schützt Vielfalt (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (2021).
  38. IPN promueve la pluralidad lingüística en pro de la biodiversidad (in Spanish). Excélsior (2021).
  39. IPN contribuye en investigación que promueve pluralidad lingüística (in Spanish). Once (2021).
  40. Angielski dominuje w naukach o ochronie przyrody. Przez to jedna trzecia prac naukowych zostaje niezauważona (in Polish). Gazeta Wyborcza (2021).
  41. Science’s English dominance hinders diversity—but the community can work toward change. Careers article in Science (2020).
  42. Global syntheses of biodiversity require community-driven approaches to reduce bias. Our eLetter in response to a meta-analysis of insect declines published in Science (2020).
  43. When English is not your mother tongue. Career Feature in Nature (2019).
  44. The giant shoulders of English. Coverage by the Economist (2017).
  45. Cambridge zoologist says international science is overly fixated on using English. Coverage by Cambridge Independent (2017).

Presentation

  1. Language, economic and gender disparities widen the scientific productivity gap. (2025) 5th Helsinki Initiative Webinar on Multilingualism in Scholarly Communication.
  2. How to run a language-inclusive ICCB. (2025) 2025 Annual General Meeting, the Society for Conservation Biology Oceania Region.
  3. How can we leverage AI to overcome language barriers in science? (2025) “Promises, Perils and Possibilities: AI in Research and Scholarly Publishing.” Higher Degree by Research (HDR) student week, The University of Queensland Library.
  4. Language barriers in science: consequences and solutions. (2025) University of Zurich Cámara Leret Group lab meeting.
  5. Language barriers in science: consequences and solutions. (2025) Universtiy of Tasmania Biological Sciences Seminar.
  6. Language barriers in science: consequences and solutions. (2025) iTHEMS (RIKEN)-Theory Center (KEK ) Joint Workshop 2025: Scientific Writing and Diversity-Equity-Inclusion.
  7. How AI can deepen inequities for non-native English speakers in science. (2025) Nature Careers Podcast.
  8. Language barriers in science: consequences and solutions. (2024) Plenary presentation at the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Winter Meeting 2024, Edinburgh, UK.
  9. Non-English-language evidence for conservation. (2024) Thematic session “Evidence-based conservation at 20: Past achievements and future challenges” at British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2024, Liverpool, UK.
  10. Basing conservation on the global literature. (2024) Bill Sutherland’s Conservation Concepts.
  11. Language barriers in science: consequences and solutions. (2024) Wildlife Disease Association 2024 Off Country Conference: “Belonging in wildlife health: embracing diverse, inclusive, and equitable collaborations”.
  12. Language barriers in science. (2024) Plenary presentation at the 2024 Symposium, Research Retreat, Capacity Workshops of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture. Brisbane, QLD.
  13. Language barriers in biodiversity conservation: consequences and solutions. (2024) Integrative Conservation Webinar Series.
    Recording available here.
  14. Language barriers in open science. (2024) The closing keynote session “Is open science really open for everyone?” of Open Research Week 2024, organised by University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, Edge Hill University, and the University of Essex.
    Recording available here (from 55:00).
  15. Making better use of non-English literature in meta-research. (2024) Meta-Research Methods – A Webinar Series, Berlin Institute of Health.
  16. One-way mirror in the room: how language barriers impede conservation. (2023) The Linnean Society of London lunchtime lecture.
  17. Non-English-speaking scientists work harder! (2023) Post on Instagram by The Conversation Australia + NZ.

  18. Language barriers in conservation science: consequences and solutions. (2023) Helsinki Initiative webinar on multilingualism in scholarly communication.
  19. Transcending language barriers – reconnecting evidence and people for conservation. (2022) Keynote presentation at the 2022 Joint Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia and the Society for Conservation Biology Oceania, Wollongong, NSW.
    Recording available here (from 48:48)

  20. Why language matters in conservation. (2022) The ARI seminar series. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research.
  21. Language barriers in conservation and science. (2022) Ecology and Conservation lab seminar. Monash University.
  22. Why language matters in conservation. (2021) The 29th Philippine Biodiversity Symposium Virtual Meeting. The Biodiversity Conservation Society of the Philippines.
  23. Sharing and using evidence on conservation in a multilingual world. (2021) Major Topics in International Bird Conservation Webinar Series. The Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute and Taiwan Wild Bird Federation.
  24. Overcoming language barriers in science. (2021) Keynote presentation at the Bioconductor Virtual Conference Asia 2021.
  25. Why language matters in ecology and conservation. (2021) iDiv seminar, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv).
  26. Language barriers in conservation and science. (2021) Lab seminar. The Invasion Science & Wildlife Ecology Group, University of Adelaide.
  27. Panelist for roundtable “Language bias as a barrier in ecological sciences: challenges and solutions toward a truly inclusive community” (2021). The 2021 Ecological Society of America annual meeting.
  28. Overcoming language barriers to academic publishing. (2021) UQ Mentoring and Diversity in Biology Workshop, The University of Queensland.
  29. Panelist for workshop “Decolonizing evolution: A conversation about how language barriers affect science and what to do about it” (2021). Virtual Evolution 2021.
  30. Why language matters in conservation and what you can do. (2021) AER Live, The Applied Ecology Resources.
  31. The translatE project: our aims and progress so far in overcoming language barriers in conservation science. (2021) CBCS Tuesday seminar. Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland.
  32. Is non-English-language literature important in science? (2020) Keynote presentation at the 2nd annual meeting of the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research and Open Science (AIMOS). Presentation slides available here.
  33. Flying over the Tower of Babel: Implications of language barriers on shorebird conservation. (2020) Keynote presentation at the International Shorebird Twitter Conference 2020 (#ISTC20).

  34. How to overcome language barriers in science. (2020) eLife #ECRWednesday Webinar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW7eNQp2Gkc
  35. Ignoring non-English language literature may bias ecological meta-analyses. (2019) Ecological Society of Australia 2019 annual conference, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.