Can You sci-ku?

I love exploring the junction where art and science meet. National Science Week is the perfect platform to showcase how these seemingly disjunct disciplines have the capacity to enrich each other. From SCINEMA screenings (science meets cinema), to visual art and theatre, the arts help us explore scientific concepts in new ways. The RiAus annual sci-ku…

Science Festival at QUT

Ideas to Change the World QUT’s Science and Engineering is running an online competition for Year 11 and 12 students. The Ideas to Change the World Challenge aims to encourage young minds to be our future problem-solvers and for them to understand the positive impact they can have on improving the lives of others and…

Have a Brain Break!

Have a Brain Break Morning Tea to celebrate National Science Week. Hold one at your work place, school staff room, gym… anywhere! Brain Break coasters, science questions and two T-shirts (for prizes) will be provided to each participating business or organisation. Contact the Chair of National Science Week SA Coordinating Committee Rona Sakko or phone on…

National Science Week in Queensland

From Queensland Chief Scientist, Dr Geoff Garrett AO Protecting the magnificent Great Barrier Reef, discovering cures for chronic disease, ensuring food and water security for a growing population, protecting Australia’s unique biodiversity, managing the future of our natural resources, understanding the universe… When it comes to science, Queensland seriously punches above its weight. Our world-class…

Gold Coast Science Fair

The 2012 Gold Coast Science Fair is being held in the heart of the Gold Coast, at the Evandale Parklands, Bundall on 4 August! With education providers, industry representatives, live demonstrations and interactive exhibits the event promises to excite BLOW your mind along with ‘myth busting’ some of those stereotype theories associated with the industry….

Grants for Public Primary Schools in NSW!

Grants are available to primary public schools in NSW to run an activity during National Science Week to encourage primary school children, teachers and their communities to engage with and celebrate science. Grants are for activities or events aimed at children between K – Year 6 students and may involve parents or the general public. Activity…

Learning from our Elders: the Indigenous Science Experience

National Science Week 2012 kicks off in Sydney with an exciting collaboration between Macquarie University, the Australian Museum, the Redfern Community Centre and Aboriginal communities from around Australia, sharing knowledge, skills, ideas and enthusiasm. Living in and managing the Australian environment requires care, knowledge and consideration. Aboriginal people have supported themselves here for tens of…

Food Science Fascinates Victoria’s Visiting MIT Graduate

Following the very successful 2011 tour of international guest Jeff Potter, author of Cooking for Geeks, this year we have invited Kevin Liu, food fanatascist and blogger. Kevin learned to love food as an endearingly chubby middle schooler, pursued his passion for science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and then conjoined those two worlds when he…