Big Issues, Brilliant Minds, Great Sights and Top Science. Feast Your Mind on National Science Week in the heart (and head) of Adelaide. Big Science Adelaide is a curated program of events for primarily adult audiences. Big Science Adelaide brings together events within the Adelaide CBD around a central theme. This year’s theme is ‘The…
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NatSciWk Branding for Victorian Events
Are you running a National Science Week (NatSciWk) event in Victoria this year? Do you want your volunteers wearing NatSciWk t-shirts and caps, making them instantly recognisable? Do you have spare wall space for some NatSciWk posters? If you answered yes to any of the above – read on! National Science Week State and…
SA Unsung Heros of Science and Science Communication – Finalists
These are the finalists in South Australia’s annual Unsung Heros of Science and Science Communication awards. The winners will be announced at the SA Science Excellence Awards gala dinner to be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 11 August. Unsung Hero of SA Science Rachel Burton Professor Rachel Burton is a plant molecular biologist with…
Tassie seed grant recipients
The Tasmanian National Science Week committee has awarded 10 seed grants to help launch science communication events around the state during National Science Week, 12-20 August. These fantastic outreach initiatives include: What’s the job of a marine scientist? Tasmanian Branch of the Marine Science Association This event will introduce Tasmania’s young minds to marine science….
FLOW on the Go
FLOW are proud to be taking our environmental education program on the road to towns around Central Queensland, providing even more opportunities for students in the Fitzroy Basin to learn more about the region’s river systems, land use, animals and unique environments. We’ve visited Emerald, Springsure, Gladstone and Biloela, to name a few, so please…
Street Science Shows
QUT Extreme Science are providing select primary schools in the Caboolture/ Brisbane North area with explosive science shows from the team at Street Science in honor of National Science Week. These shows will have upper primary students engaged in scientific concepts through exciting demonstrations that will also illustrate topics from this years National Science Week…
Catch a Rising Star: women in Queensland science
During last year’s National Science Week (13–21 August 2016), more than 30 women researchers based in Queensland visited regional Queensland communities after attending a two-day training workshop in Brisbane. We call this program the “Catch a Rising Star: women in Queensland science,” and it was the first of its kind. Our aim is to build…
Queensland Grants Announced
The Queensland National Science Week committee is pleased to announce these successful projects for this years’ event. The launch event is being supported with $10 000 and the seed event grants are for up to $2000. Queensland launch event To celebrate the launch of National Science Week, Griffith University is partnering with Westfield Garden City to…
Grants Awarded in NSW
Funding of just under $200 000 will go to twelve new science and technology engagement programs to be delivered across NSW as part of Australia’s national effort to engage the community with science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). For the past six years, the NSW Government has partnered with University of Sydney and the Australian Government…
Perth Science Festival Youth Committee
Applicants wanted Up to five tertiary students are wanted to form a Youth Committee to grow the Perth Science Festival. The focus for 2017 is digital communication. Your role (with the assistance of the Perth Science Festival Team) Developing a digital and social media strategy for the Perth Science Festival 2017 Implementing and testing the…