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Becoming Martian, and other things
Science Week News, State Blogs

Becoming Martian, and other things

  • By National Office
  • 17 July, 2014

National Science Week is just a month way, and things are starting to get chaotic here in Perth. After Inspiring Australia's amazing support last year, lessons about running science events have ...

Science Fiction at Kawana Waters State College
Science Week News, State Blogs

Science Fiction at Kawana Waters State College

  • By National Office
  • 17 July, 2014

My name is Jordan Knight, I am a student at Kawana Waters State College and am running an event in the school for National Science Week. For the whole of Term 2, I’ve had been doing science ...

ACT #natsciwk Program Poster
Science Week News, State Blogs

ACT #natsciwk Program Poster

  • By National Office
  • 26 June, 2014

The ACT National Science Week Coordinating Committee have just published a poster program guide that is being distributed around Canberra over the next few weeks. The event listing on the...

Neural Knitworks stitch up the country
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Neural Knitworks stitch up the country

  • By National Office
  • 13 June, 2014

With its first Patron on board and deliveries of hand made textile neurons starting to arrive at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Neural Knitworks is now well underway. Great timing considering that ...

WA Small Grant Recipients 2014
Science Week News, State Blogs

WA Small Grant Recipients 2014

  • By National Office
  • 11 June, 2014

The WA National Science Week Coordinating Committee was thrilled at the number and quality of applications they received in 2014. The events selected to receive funding in 2014 include: Perth ...

Brain Break blog
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Brain Break blog

  • By National Office
  • 5 June, 2014

On Tuesday 13 August 2013 James Cook University (JCU) scientists held a Brain Break Morning Tea on campus in Cairns. We wanted to celebrate 2013 National Science Week and the research conducted ...

ACT seed grant recipients 2014
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ACT seed grant recipients 2014

  • By National Office
  • 4 June, 2014

The science of glass, decoding the dance of the chromosome 21, flying seeds, living rocks, science in the pub, the secret life of plants and the maths of pizza... These are just some of the ...

School grant recipients 2014
Grant Information, Science Week News

School grant recipients 2014

  • By National Office
  • 21 May, 2014

Thank you to each and every one of the 440 Australian schools who applied for school grants. It is fantastic to have such a huge interest in running activities in schools during National Science ...

Seed grants in the ACT
Grant Information, Science Week News, State Blogs

Seed grants in the ACT

  • By National Office
  • 20 May, 2014

The ACT Science Week Coordinating Committee is offering seed grants of between $500 – $1000 (incl. GST) to support science engagement events, programs and activities conducted between 1 July and ...

National Science Week at the Ekka
State Blogs

National Science Week at the Ekka

  • By National Office
  • 2 May, 2014

Liddell Education, with the support of a National Science Week grant, are running a National Science Week event during Brisbane's Ekka in 2014 (Ekka will be running from 8 - 17 August). They are ...