Science journalist and broadcaster Robyn Williams has presented ABC's The Science Show for 50 years.
Robyn Williams has hosted ABC Radio National's The Science Show for 47 years making it one of the longest running on-air programs in Australia and the world.
Interviewing scientific minds for five decades, it was medical science research out of Edith Cowan University (ECU) that the 78-year-old claims helped him recover from cancer in 2015.
"Professor Rob Newton was WA Scientist of the Year for his work connecting exercise with recovery from some cancers and indeed mine, so I owe this university a great deal," Mr Williams said
"There are just so many wonderful stories to be told here, ECU has such a splendid spirit."
Rob Newton, Professor of Exercise Medicine and Deputy Director of ECU's Exercise Medicine Research Institute shared the latest developments in his world renowned research into how exercise can be used during the treatment of cancer.
Also quizzed by the radio veteran during his most recent tour at ECU's Joondalup campus, was Dr Mohi Ahmed Senior Lecturer of Computing and Security who had a warning for online hackers with major developments in the ability to identify online scammers during the act, thanks to the work of ECU's Security Research Institute (SRI).
Sharing ground-breaking updates with Mr Williams also was Professor Paul Lavery on the destruction of Australia’s seagrasses and how it is affecting escalating global climate change.
"I've talked about seagrasses here once again, in which ECU's department leads the world, I come back here to make it known," Mr Williams said.
Robyn Williams joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Science Unit in 1972 where, after several years in background production and interviewing for the Insight program, he hosted Innovations in early 1974 and Investigations that same year.
Since 1975 he has been at the microphone for the much-loved program The Science Show.
Now almost 79 years of age, the veteran journalist, renowned for his entertaining, comical and informative interviewing style said he is not slowing down anytime soon.
"Budding scientists out there, science is about the future, can you think of anything that is more about the future than the analysis of the study of the world and how it operates?" says Robyn.
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