National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Each year, the Queensland National Science Week Coordinating Committee offers seed grants to assist hubs, clubs, organisations and schools to run STEM inspired activities across the state. The Queensland National Science Week Coordinating Committee offers annual seed grants for activities undertaken during National Science…
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TAS: New Year’s Resolutions
Every year, a lot of people around the world choose 1 January to mark a turning point in their lives. Some people want to get healthy or read more books. Us? We just want to science. Each year, our Coordinating Committee do a report on how everything went and part of that is outlining what…
TAS: Event holder survey is live! Win $100!
We would like to extend a huge thank you to all of our event holders this year! We will post a summary of Tassie’s science month soon, so watch this space. If you held an event in Tasmania for National Science Week in 2019, please fill out our event holder survey by Friday 27 September…
TAS: Young people needed to ReShape the World
The first ReShape the World forum for young people interested in sustainability and in helping to address environmental challenges will be held during National Science Week. Registrations are now open at reshapetheworld.eventbrite.com.au. Today’s young Tasmanians are increasingly aware of current global ecological and climate crises and are passionate about the world they live in, with…
Space, dinos and plastics up for debate in Launceston
NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK TO HIGHLIGHT PLASTIC PROBLEM ON AUSTRALIAN ISLANDS Dr Jennifer Lavers of the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and Adrift Lab, will be speaking on the accumulation of single-use disposable plastic items on remote islands on Friday 16 August, 7.15pm. She made global news earlier this year with her study which…
Science and the arts merge for Tasmanian National Science Week
On Argyle Street in Hobart there is a large art piece, spray painted using stencils. It features Tasmania’s only Nobel Prize winner, Professor Emerita Elizabeth Blackburn, and images inspired by Tasmanian scientific research. The artwork was painted as part of the Science Street Party held on Saturday 3 August 2019 and it can also be…
TAS: Download a copy of our program of events
You can download a copy (8.4 MB, pdf) of our program of events that went out to 80 000 Tasmanians in late July. Please check event listings online for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Enjoy National Science Week! GET SOCIAL #scienceweek twitter.com/sciencetasmania facebook.com/natsciwktas Festival of Bright Ideas facebook.com/fobitas instagram.com/festivalofbrightideas #fobi19
Finalists: Unsung Hero Awards of South Australian Science 2019
Congratulations to the finalists for the Unsung Hero of South Australian Science and of Science Communication for 2019. Best of luck at the awards ceremony in National Science Week. Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Katja Hogendoorn Dr Katja Hogendoorn is a senior researcher at the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine at the University…
South Australian Grant Recipients
Congratulations to the following events that were successful in attracting funding for National Science Week in South Australia: Metropolitan Events Space Day (Campbelltown Library) Science vs Magic (Rob Ellinger Magic) Alphabet of Awesome Water (SA Water) Spectrum of Research (Zoos SA) Science is Child’s Play (Hawthorndene Kindergarten) Secrets of Kaurna Wetlands (City of Salisbury) Science…
Nobel Prize Winner Announced as Tasmania’s Patron for National Science Week
Tasmanian Nobel Prize winner, Professor Emerita Elizabeth Blackburn, has been named Patron of Tasmanian National Science Week. She is lending her enthusiasm for science as the face of this annual festival celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in schools, towns, pubs, and venues across Tasmania this August. No matter how far Professor Blackburn’s career…