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International Guests Arriving in Victoria
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International Guests Arriving in Victoria

  • By carlysiebentritt
  • 22 July, 2013

I never realised that working for National Science Week was going to provide me with friends, colleagues and contacts all around the world. My next trip to the USA is going to involve no ...

School Grant Winners Take Science Outside
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School Grant Winners Take Science Outside

  • By National Office
  • 22 July, 2013

Bowen State High School and Tieri State School are among 22 Queensland schools which have received National Science Week school grants in 2013. More than 190 schools around the country have ...

Mike Hussey and National Science Week
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Mike Hussey and National Science Week

  • By National Office
  • 18 July, 2013

We're really pleased that former test cricketer Mike Hussey (aka "Mr Cricket") is appearing in National Science Week's community service announcement this year. ...

Five Things I Love About My Job in Science
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Five Things I Love About My Job in Science

  • By National Office
  • 17 July, 2013

Hi, I’m Tracey O'Connell, the owner of Blue Sky Science and I LOVE my job! I suppose it makes sense that I love it so much because I created it. Yes, you read right. I created a job based on what ...

Share Your Ideas to Change the World
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Share Your Ideas to Change the World

  • By National Office
  • 15 July, 2013

Entries for QUT’s Ideas to Change the World 60 second challenge has been extended to 19 July 2013. Queensland students in Years 10-12 are invited to share their ideas on finding a solution toward ...

ACT National Science Week Calendar
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ACT National Science Week Calendar

  • By National Office
  • 12 July, 2013

There are more than 80 events happening across the ACT in National Science Week this year. From the National Dinosaur Museum to Geoscience Australia, the Shine Dome and Questacon, there's ...

All the fun of science at the Gold Coast Science Fair
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All the fun of science at the Gold Coast Science Fair

  • By National Office
  • 11 July, 2013

Come along to the Gold Coast Science Fair during National Science Week for fantastic science and technology activities, live entertainment, demonstrations and competitions. The Gold Coast Science ...

Science Events Cooking Across Queensland
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Science Events Cooking Across Queensland

  • By National Office
  • 8 July, 2013

A solar bake-off, multi-location trivia night and a Café Scientifique featuring a speaker from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum are some of the events that Queenslanders can look ...

Showcase Your Work in an Art/Science Exhibition
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Showcase Your Work in an Art/Science Exhibition

  • By National Office
  • 5 July, 2013

Celebrate National Science Week and showcase your work in an Art/Science Exhibition at the Ecosciences Precinct (ESP), Dutton Park. The Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation ...

Australian grown and Australian made
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Australian grown and Australian made

  • By National Office
  • 3 July, 2013

Last time you ate chocolate, was it dark or milk? Do you know how much cocoa it contained? Do you know where that cocoa came from? Most of the world’s chocolate is made from cocoa grown in third ...