This page sets out how Emerging Evidence handles research: what we will say on air, what we will not, and where the authority on any study actually sits. It is written for listeners, and for the researchers and communications teams deciding whether to talk to us.
Emerging Evidence is an independent podcast about health and mental health research being conducted in Australia. Each episode is a conversation with the researcher behind a current study, in plain language, for a general audience.
It is not affiliated with, funded by, or speaking on behalf of any university, institute, health service or study.
Every study we cover links to its official registry listing or the research team's own page. That listing is the only authority on eligibility, risks, consent and how to take part. If anything we say differs from the official record, the official record is correct.
Where a study is recruiting, we point listeners to the approved information supplied by the research team rather than writing our own.
We ask guests to speak only about work that is already public, whether published, registered or announced. We do not ask researchers to discuss unpublished results, and we do not ask about identifiable participants.
Guests are offered a transcript ahead of publication to check factual accuracy. We do not offer editorial approval over the edit, and we do not accept payment or sponsorship in exchange for coverage of a study.
If we get something wrong, tell us and we will correct it. Where a correction is material, we will say so in the episode notes and, if warranted, on air.
For researchers and communications teams
If you have a current study worth talking about, or you would like to check anything on this page before your researcher takes part, please get in touch.