Neural Knitworks: craft a healthy brain

Feel like contributing to a collaborative art/science project about mind and brain health and learning about neuroscience at the same time? All are encouraged to create textile neurons towards this exciting community art project that will present its first exhibition in August at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery as part of National Science Week. Textile neurons created…

National grant round recipients

Congratulations to all of the successful applicants in what was once again a very competitive grant round that attracted applications worth a total of more than triple the $500 000 of available funds. Here are the successful recipients and preliminary project descriptions: Australian Capital Territory ScienceAlert Roadshow The Roadshow will take Derek Muller of Veritasium along…

Score $500 for your Tassie event – seed grant round now open

There were over 160 National Science Week events in Tasmania in 2013 and to continue this celebration of science in 2014, the National Science Week seed grant round for Tasmanian events is now open. The Tasmanian National Science Week Coordinating Committee is offering seed grants of $500 (inc. GST) to organisations* wishing to offer a…

Tasmanian event holders meetings for 2014

Thinking of holding an event this year? Anyone can do it! Learn about National Science Week and how to hold an event by coming along to the Hobart or Launceston National Science Week Information Sessions, hosted by the Tasmanian Coordinating Committee. Our guest speaker is Geoff Crane, Manager of National Science Week, from Questacon in Canberra. …

The “From Research to Reality” TV series

Queensland’s science and innovation sector is at the forefront of discovery.  From developing a digital system that allows police investigators in the field and scientists in the police lab to share evidence as it comes to hand (just like in the movies) to QUT researchers implementing new surgical techniques. Yet few people know about these great…

National Science Week Seed Grants in Queensland

The Queensland National Science Week Co-ordinating Committee will award several grants of up to $2500 to develop and deliver new events, activities or programs for National Science Week. Eligibility The event must be held in National Science Week (16-24 August). Events that demonstrate a capacity to be repeated without financial support in future years are…