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Riverina Country – Night Lights Projections
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Riverina Country – Night Lights Projections

  • By Science Week Team
  • 14 August, 2017

In Wagga Wagga (NSW) things are getting into full swing with the Riverina Science Hub Festival, which will host activities in multiple venues over the coming week. Supported by Wagga Wagga City ...

Little learners get hands-on for Science Week
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Little learners get hands-on for Science Week

  • By Science Week Team
  • 13 August, 2017

Engaging with, and learning about STEM is a life long journey that can start from a very young age. Children have an inherent curiosity about the world around them which we would all do well to ...

Science Meets Arts
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Science Meets Arts

  • By Science Week Team
  • 13 August, 2017

National Science Week 2017 once again sees many science and art events across the whole country. Shirty Science launched on Thursday night at a packed event in Canberra city. Paired artists and ...

What is your relationship with your smartphone?
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What is your relationship with your smartphone?

  • By Science Week Team
  • 12 August, 2017

Each year National Science Week partners with the ABC and some of Australia’s talented researchers to create a national project that everyone around Australia, wherever their location, can ...

Science Week Coordinating Committees – the backbone of the week!
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Science Week Coordinating Committees – the backbone of the week!

  • By Science Week Team
  • 11 August, 2017

Each State and Territory has a National Science Week Coordinating Committee, made up of enthusiastic and energetic volunteers. They come from diverse backgrounds and day jobs, including members ...

Young Australians present their Plan for the Planet
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Young Australians present their Plan for the Planet

  • By Science Week Team
  • 10 August, 2017

This morning’s national launch event was also attended by 27 student and 12 teacher representatives of the inaugural Young Australians’ Plan for the Planet, who were in Canberra as part of th...

National Launch of National Science Week
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National Launch of National Science Week

  • By Science Week Team
  • 10 August, 2017

National Science Week 2017 was officially launched on August 10th by Senator the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO, Minister of Industry, Innovation and Science. The launch event in the Mural Hall of ...

Make science a priority this National Science Week
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Make science a priority this National Science Week

  • By National Office
  • 7 August, 2017

Science leaders in Queensland have issued a call to action ahead of National Science Week – make science a priority and prepare for jobs of the future. Queensland Science Minister Leeanne Enoch ...

Sydney Science Festival 2017
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Sydney Science Festival 2017

  • By National Office
  • 2 August, 2017

The third Sydney Science Festival presents a stellar line up of science events for all ages in venues across Sydney from Tuesday 8 to Sunday 20 August 2017. With 175 registered events on offer ...

2017 App Updates
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2017 App Updates

  • By National Office
  • 1 August, 2017

Our smartphone and tablet apps have been updated for 2017 and are available now. The apps are probably the easiest way to find National Science Week events near you. There are apps for Android ...