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How will you keep science-ing?
We have squeezed so much inspiring science into the last nine days during National Science Week it has been mesmerising. In fact, so much, that it has spilled out and is threatening to turn ...
A Smorgasbord of Science
As National Science Week 2019 draws to a close, we’ve found time to look back over the past week of activities (in between attending events of course) and reflect on the diversity and variety ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
There is so much space in Science Week – it’s astronomical!
National Science Week has already been astronomical with hundreds and hundreds of events taking place all around the country. And given 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and ...
Second weekend of non-stop excitement
So, what did you see? Which ones did you get to? Wait, what? Still on your “to do” list?!? Never fear, there are still lots of interesting and mind-broadening experiences to discover during the ...
The Aha! Challenge wants to get inside your head!
Scientists want to know the things that make you go “aha!”. Throughout August, researchers from the University of Melbourne are conducting a country-wide citizen science project to better ...
Where science can take you – a look into our labs and beyond
National Science Week is all about celebrating science and technology in Australia. It provides an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of Australian scientists to the world of knowledge. ...
Celebrating Indigenous knowledge this Science Week
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology, providing an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of Australian scientists to the world of knowledge. ...