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 festival celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in schools, towns, pubs, and venues across Tasmania this August. No matter how far Professor Blackburn’s career…
Month: June 2019
Sydney Science Festival 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 to mark National Science Week in Sydney features a huge range of events across the city from 6 –18 August. High-profile Festival guests include pioneering…
ACT Seed Grant Recipients 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 are pleased to fund 14 different events that will help bring Science Week in the ACT to life. A big congratulations to all the successful…
WA Small Grant Recipients 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 forward incredible ideas for National Science Week activities. Over $80 000 of funding requests for event ideas from across the state – it was a very tough process deciding…
Call for InterACTive stallholders in Canberra
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 Street, Acton InterACTive Science, family oriented: 1pm-5pm InterACTive Science: After Dark, targeted at adults but all welcome: 6pm-9pm Food will be available for…
Launch to the Future! National Tour
LAUNCH TO THE FUTURE! A STEM Story is an exciting, fact filled, science sketch comedy presentation that focuses on how space programs and lunar science propel us into the future using STEM! Celebrating National Science Week and the theme: Destination Moon: more missions, more science, Launch To The Future combines high energy improvisational comedy to entertain, inspire and educate audiences…