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Space, dinos and plastics up for debate in Launceston
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Space, dinos and plastics up for debate in Launceston

  • By Tasmania
  • 16 August, 2019

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
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Science and the arts merge for Tasmanian National Science Week

  • By Tasmania
  • 16 August, 2019

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 ...

TAS: Download a copy of our program of events
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TAS: Download a copy of our program of events

  • By Tasmania
  • 30 July, 2019

You can download a copy (8.4 MB, pdf) of our program of events that went out to 80 000 Tasmanians in late July. Please check event listings online for the most accurate and up-to-date ...

Finalists: Unsung Hero Awards of South Australian Science 2019
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Finalists: Unsung Hero Awards of South Australian Science 2019

  • By National Office
  • 8 July, 2019

Congratulations to the finalists for the Unsung Hero of South Australian Science and of Science Communication for 2019. Best of luck at the awards ceremony in National Science Week. Unsung Hero ...

South Australian Grant Recipients
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South Australian Grant Recipients

  • By National Office
  • 8 July, 2019

Congratulations to the following events that were successful in attracting funding for National Science Week in South Australia: Metropolitan Events Space Day (Campbelltown Library) Science vs ...

Nobel Prize Winner Announced as Tasmania’s Patron for National Science Week
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Nobel Prize Winner Announced as Tasmania’s Patron for National Science Week

  • By Tasmania
  • 26 June, 2019

Tasmanian Nobel Prize winner, Professor Emerita Elizabeth Blackburn, has been named Patron of Tasmanian National Science Week. She is lending her enthusiasm for science as the face of this annual ...

Sydney Science Festival 2019
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Sydney Science Festival 2019

  • By National Office
  • 24 June, 2019

The Sydney Science Festival 2019 program is now live! Produced by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences with support from Australian Museum and Inspiring Australia, the fifth citywide Festival ...

ACT Seed Grant Recipients 2019
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ACT Seed Grant Recipients 2019

  • By National Office
  • 19 June, 2019

The ACT National Science Week coordinating committee is thrilled to announce our 2019 seed grant recipients. We were overwhelmed with the number of exciting event applications for this year and ...

WA Small Grant Recipients 2019
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WA Small Grant Recipients 2019

  • By National Office
  • 11 June, 2019

The Western Australia National Science Week Coordinating Committee awarded $20 000 in small grant funding to 13 successful applicants this year. Thank you to the over 50 applicants who put ...

Call for InterACTive stallholders in Canberra
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Call for InterACTive stallholders in Canberra

  • By National Office
  • 5 June, 2019

This year the ACT National Science Week committee brings you two big events over one massive day! Key event information Event date: Saturday 10 August, 2019 Venue: The Shine Dome, 15 Gordon ...