What roles can citizen science play in the governance of nuclear technologies? In this episode, I explore this topic with Michiel Van Oudheusden, Associate Professor of Public Participation in Science and Democracy at VU Amsterdam. Michiel previously worked at the Nuclear Research Centre in Belgium, and had the opportunity to study citizen science initiatives focused on managing nuclear technologies in both Japan and the European Union. We explore what he found in this work, and discuss how these lessons might apply to the Australian context – particularly given the growth in our involvement with nuclear technology due to AUKUS.

This is our final episode for this season. Stay tuned for Season 2 in March 2026.

CREDITS

Guest: Michiel Van Oudheusden

Host: Liz Williams

Audio Producer: Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio)

Acknowledgements

Thank you to A/Prof Fabien Medvecky for recommending Michiel's work to me.

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