Vaccines in the Void: Hesitancy and Heuristics

Vaccine hesitancy isn't just a public health problem. It's a communication problem, a psychology problem, and increasingly, a policy problem. This event cuts to the heart of why evidence alone doesn't change minds, and what it takes to shift behaviour at scale. 

Keynote Speaker:

• Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, Chair of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Bristol and one of the world's foremost misinformation researchers.

Panellists:

• Professor Katie Attwell from the VaxPol Lab at The University of Western Australia, a leading expert on vaccine policy and immunisation politics.

• Professor Ullrich Ecker from The University of Western Australia, whose research on false beliefs and how to correct them is reshaping how we think about health communication. 

Moderated by:

• Emily Roper, Former Director General at the Department of Premier & Cabinet

Attendees will leave with a sharper understanding of the cognitive and social drivers of vaccine hesitancy, practical insights into what the evidence says about effective communication, and a clearer sense of the policy levers available to governments and institutions navigating this terrain. 

Whether you work in health, policy, communications, or research, this is a must-see conversation. 

Registrations open at 5:30PM and the event will commence at 6:00PM.