Dr Amanda LAWRENCE

Research Fellow, Open Knowledge Systems, RMIT University

Amanda Lawrence is a researcher and librarian specialising in digital collections, open knowledge infrastructure and research communication and impact for public policy and social innovation. She is currently Research Fellow, Open Knowledge Systems in the school of Media and communication at RMIT University and is a Senior Associate at Outside Opinion. Amanda has a PhD in Media and Communications from RMIT University, a Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Management and an Arts Degree with Honours from the University of Melbourne.  Previous roles include Director of Analysis & Policy Observatory (apo.org.au) from 2006 until 2018 and Manager of the Literature Program at the Asialink Centre, University of Melbourne.