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Science Week Tasmania Update
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Science Week Tasmania Update

  • By Tasmania
  • 23 August, 2012

National Science Week has been very popular in Tasmania with almost 100 events all over the state and thousands participating. This year, the Young Tassie Scientists, or STARs, celebrated 10 ...

National Science Week Tasmania: it’s NOT a wrap!
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National Science Week Tasmania: it’s NOT a wrap!

  • By Tasmania
  • 20 August, 2012

National Science Week officially ended on the 19th but not for many places all over Australia. Tassie has events on until early September. A discussion on the Square Kilometre Array will be held ...

Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Awards 2012
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Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Awards 2012

  • By National Office
  • 16 August, 2012

The awards were announced by Prof Don Bursill and presented by Prof David Solomon. 2012 Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Award Dr Jeremy Austin Jeremy is an Australian Research Council ...

Day 4: Robogals Workshop Ignites Tasmanian National Science Week
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Day 4: Robogals Workshop Ignites Tasmanian National Science Week

  • By Tasmania
  • 14 August, 2012

Yesterday at the University of Tasmania in the state's south, a group of students and adults participated in the Robogals Robotics Workshop. Using Lego kits, participants built small, four ...

Science Week: Day 3
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Science Week: Day 3

  • By Tasmania
  • 13 August, 2012

We hope you're enjoying National Science Week so far. There is a diverse schedule of events all over Tasmania through to early September. Ok, why don't we just call it 'Science Month'? This ...

read4Nature (farm books) @ Dimboola Library
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read4Nature (farm books) @ Dimboola Library

  • By enviroed
  • 9 August, 2012

Recent Read4Nature workshops held in local libraries lead to local NSWk events, when participants will share chosen farm picture books with a small group of children, to unlock the science in the ...

National Science Week Means a Croc Trip for Australia Zoo
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National Science Week Means a Croc Trip for Australia Zoo

  • By National Office
  • 8 August, 2012

Every August I look forward to the buzz surrounding National Science Week, and if you are reading this you must be someone who gets excited by science too! August is also exciting for us here at ...

The Science of Wound Healing
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The Science of Wound Healing

  • By National Office
  • 8 August, 2012

You might think of a wound as a cut or scratch that just needs a bandage and a few weeks to heal. If so, you’ve obviously been lucky enough to never have had a chronic wound. Chronic wounds are ...

Tassie’s Science Week Sneak Peek
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Tassie’s Science Week Sneak Peek

  • By Tasmania
  • 7 August, 2012

We simply couldn't wait. Though National Science Week doesn't officially begin until Saturday, there are plenty of events on already in Tasmania. In the north of the state, Wednesday morning you ...

Powerhouse Discovery Centre Open Day
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Powerhouse Discovery Centre Open Day

  • By National Office
  • 7 August, 2012

It’s the date you grab the kids and head to the Powerhouse Discovery Centre in Castle Hill where there’s a HUGE amount of fun going on for the first weekend of National Science Week! Our ‘Amazing ...