Celebrate National Science Week with free family fun at Centennial Park. Science in the Swamp returns to Loch Avenue South packed with science, fun and discovery. Engage in hands-on experiments, get up close with native animals and meet real life scientists including geologists, zoologists, mathematicians and marine biologists. Say hello to Ginger the life-size dinosaur,…
Topic: Health and Medical
Art of Science
The Art of Science exhibition presents fascinating scientific art from creative and visionary Walter and Eliza Hall Institue of Medical Research (WEHI) researchers, working to solve the world’s most complex medical challenges. This year there will be 16 still and moving images presented. The moving images have accompanying music created by the students of the Melbourne Conservatorium of…
National Science Week: UQ Ideas Forum Livestream
In recognition of National Science Week the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) is hosting a special event in collaboration with the Institute of Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and the Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) on Friday 18 August. This year’s theme for Science Week is Innovation: Powering Future Industries, and we would like to take this…
STEM Show and Tell
Celebrate National Science Week with some of WA’s women in STEM champions. This event is for WA-based students in years 10-12 interested in learning about how rewarding and exciting a career in STEM can be. Students will have the opportunity to meet with different women working in a range of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths…
HealthLAB – Palmerston Library
The HealthLAB Team will be visiting Palmerston Library. HealthLAB is an interactive, mobile lab that promotes healthy lifestyles. With the HealthLAB team you can: Test your hydration Find out your reaction time Test your agility Test your strength See your future with HealthLAB Time Machine and so much more HealthLAB aims to increase science and health awareness,…
Using Ancient Knowledge for Environmental Sustainability, Healthcare and Cultural Revitalisation
In this webinar, you will hear from the fully Indigenous owned organisations Native Secrets and South Coast Seaweed and how they are working to revitalise customary knowledge on natural resources and extend on this knowledge in innovative ways leading to positive impacts for our environment and for healthcare. They will share examples of the customary…
MicroART: Science and art collide
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is proud to present MicroART 2023, an exhibition of images captured by our cancer researchers on powerful microscopes. Using stains, images are lit up in vibrant colour to help researchers identify certain structures within cells – resulting in images that look like works of art. Come along to Peter Mac (Level 7…
Wollongong University’s Design a T-shirt Competition
The University of Wollongong is delighted to announce that entries for the Design a T-shirt Competition are open. The competition is for children in Years 3-8 (Stages 2, 3 & 4) to help celebrate the National Science Week theme of Innovation: Powering Future Industries. The theme incorporates the advancement in technology in all industries, especially…
Authors Platform: In conversation with Dr Mark Williams
Learn how understanding the evolution of the brain and the importance of reconnection can change the whole world. Professor Ronika Power will be in conversation with cognitive neuroscientist Dr Mark Williams about his new book The Connected Species. Attendees on the night have the chance to win a signed copy of the book. Book Summary…
Dr Karl and Friends: Innovation and Beyond
There’s a buzz this National Science Week as Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and friends join forces, live on stage at Sydney Town Hall. Take a ride with Dr Karl through the past 100 years of the greatest scientific discoveries and innovations that changed our lives forever. Today’s thinkers will do the same, but how? Dr Karl…