Every year, a lot of people around the world choose 1 January to mark a turning point in their lives. Some people want to get healthy or read more books. Us? We just want to science. Each year, our Coordinating Committee do a report on how everything went and part of that is outlining what…
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National Science Week grants for 2020
The $500 000 grant round to support National Science Week events in 2020 is now open. Science Week will be held from 15 – 23 August in 2020. The objectives of the grant round is to: support diverse local organisations and government to work together on science engagement activities that have been adapted to local needs…
Thank You to All Who Contributed in 2019
It’s a wrap! National Science Week 2019 has officially come to an end. And all across Australia, we’ve scienced hard! (Note that although Science Week has officially finished, there are still plenty of opportunities to science all year round – see the How Will You Keep Science-ing? blog post for more information.) The figures are…
How will you keep science-ing?
We have squeezed so much inspiring science into the last nine days during National Science Week it has been mesmerising. In fact, so much, that it has spilled out and is threatening to turn August into Science Month! While today is the official final day of Science Week there are still plenty of opportunities for…
A Smorgasbord of Science
As National Science Week 2019 draws to a close, we’ve found time to look back over the past week of activities (in between attending events of course) and reflect on the diversity and variety that is this truly wonderful festival of science. Every year, Science Week has a wide range of activities for all ages….
There is so much space in Science Week – it’s astronomical!
National Science Week has already been astronomical with hundreds and hundreds of events taking place all around the country. And given 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and the first moon landing, it is no surprise that many of these events have taken on a space theme with all things stellar,…
Second weekend of non-stop excitement
So, what did you see? Which ones did you get to? Wait, what? Still on your “to do” list?!? Never fear, there are still lots of interesting and mind-broadening experiences to discover during the last weekend of National Science Week! From star-gazing to the science of sketching with visual impairment, coding celestial music, learning about…
The Aha! Challenge wants to get inside your head!
Scientists want to know the things that make you go “aha!”. Throughout August, researchers from the University of Melbourne are conducting a country-wide citizen science project to better understand how the human brain works. The focus of the project, dubbed The Aha! Challenge, is to investigate the kind of sudden problem-solving insight that makes you…
Where science can take you – a look into our labs and beyond
National Science Week is all about celebrating science and technology in Australia. It provides an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of Australian scientists to the world of knowledge. It also aims to encourage an interest in science pursuits among the general public, and to encourage younger people to become fascinated by the world we live…
Celebrating Indigenous knowledge this Science Week
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology, providing an opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of Australian scientists to the world of knowledge. With this in mind, we’d like to take a moment this National Science Week to acknowledge the contributions and importance of Indigenous knowledge to the sciences. Throughout history, Indigenous…