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Science Poem of the Day: 13 August
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Science Poem of the Day: 13 August

  • By National Office
  • 13 August, 2013

Today’s poem is from Holding Patterns: physics & engineering poems, published by The Poets Union for National Science Week 2010. Ron Pretty Christmas Concerto Light and clear day and so ...

Five positive things about Positive Psychology
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Five positive things about Positive Psychology

  • By National Office
  • 13 August, 2013

We are Dr Rachel Earl and Dr Anthony Venning, Positive Psychology researchers at the University of Adelaide. Positive Psychology is a branch of psychology that investigates the positive aspects ...

Tasmanian Seed Grant Winners
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Tasmanian Seed Grant Winners

  • By Tasmania
  • 12 August, 2013

Congratulations to the following successful National Science Week seed grant recipients  in Tasmania  - 2013  is yet another great year of science events and activities! Lynn Davies – Morris ...

Bring the kids, friends and family to Extraordinary Science @ ESP
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Bring the kids, friends and family to Extraordinary Science @ ESP

  • By National Office
  • 12 August, 2013

Weed controlling insects, maggot painting and an autonomous underwater vehicle will be on show as part of Extraordinary Science at the EcoSciences Precinct (ESP) during National Science Week, ...

Science Poem of the Day: 12 August
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Science Poem of the Day: 12 August

  • By National Office
  • 12 August, 2013

Today’s poem is from Earthly Matters: biology & geology poems, published by The Poets Union for National Science Week 2010. Carol Jenkins Pollen Down-scale gene lifeboat, wind shifted silt, ...

Get involved with Young Scientists of Australia
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Get involved with Young Scientists of Australia

  • By National Office
  • 11 August, 2013

You’re young and you’re into science, you study it in school and spend your spare time googling it, but you want something more? The Young Scientists of Australia (YSA) Brisbane Chapter Inc. has ...

Science Poem of the Day: 11 August
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Science Poem of the Day: 11 August

  • By National Office
  • 11 August, 2013

Today's poem is from Law and Impulse: maths and chemistry poems, published by The Poets Union for National Science Week 2010. Mark O'Flynn The Allotropes of Tin [For Roy Tasker] From the sublime ...

Get ready for the 2013 Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off
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Get ready for the 2013 Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off

  • By National Office
  • 10 August, 2013

Masterchef meets Mythbusters this National Science Week, at the first ever Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off! There’s even a science themed cake decorating competition. Want to try out your ...

Welcome to National Science Week 2013 from Queensland Chief Scientist, Dr Geoff Garrett AO
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Welcome to National Science Week 2013 from Queensland Chief Scientist, Dr Geoff Garrett AO

  • By National Office
  • 10 August, 2013

We need science. It’s part of our lives – all day, every day and everywhere – in the food we eat, clothes we wear, medicine we ingest, money we spend and devices we use. Science is so deeply ...

Science Poetry Competition
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Science Poetry Competition

  • By National Office
  • 10 August, 2013

We're partnering with Australian Poetry to present the inaugural Australian Poetry Science Poetry Prize. Submissions for the prize opened this morning and will be open until Friday 23 August ...