An Indigenous Leader and a Science Communicator Honoured by INRS - Gouvernement du Québec

A dietitian and researcher investigating the impact of plastics in our diet on health outcomes has won FameLab Australia 2026 – the world’s leading public-facing science communication competition and training program. Dr Amelia Harray, a Senior Research Fellow at The University of Western Australia’s Medical School, delivered You are what you eat it out of – a presentation on her research testing whether low-plastic diet and lifestyle changes can improve health outcomes in Australian adults, while working with food producers to reduce plastic contact from paddock to plate.