The City of Melbourne is proud to support National Science Week: Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Melbourne is a Knowledge City and the City of Melbourne actively champions our scientific industries; particularly the fields of biotechnology and clean technology. We have partnered with the CSIRO to present two City Science 2015 events in…
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Jurassic World on Bruny Island, Tasmania
This weekend, step back in time at the Inala Nature Museum and Jurassic Gardens. In their first National Science Week event, Inala opens to the public showcasing their two hectare garden filled with over 400 species of plants that will have you hearing Dr Sattler’s voice: “Alan, this plant should be extinct!” At least there…
In Tasmania, you can become a RoboCup champion!
Entries are NOW OPEN for students wishing to enter the Tasmanian RoboCup Junior competition, to be held on Saturday 8 August. You can find more information and register at their website. RoboCup Junior is a competition open to primary and high school students, who build and program robots to compete in one of three categories: dance, rescue or soccer. The RoboCup Jr…
Schools: last days to register for Young Tassie Scientists visit
Boom! Crash! Sploosh! Young Tassie Scientists will be visiting schools all over Tasmania this August to celebrate National Science Week. They bring interactive and entertaining presentations to your school, for FREE! These presentations are suitable for all ages and open to all Tasmanian schools. You can apply for a visit at their website. Applications close on Friday 24 July….
Sydney Science festival: a smorgasboard of science
The Sydney Science Festival has just released its inaugural program; and it is astronomical. In venues across Sydney from 13 – 23 August during National Science Week, the Festival program is full of events, tours, workshops, exhibitions, and fun science activities for kids and science fans of all ages. A stellar Festival lineup will include…
Should science be sexy? How can we inspire future scientists?
Thursday, 20 August 2015 Queensland Museum, South Bank Do you think science is innately sexy, needs a make-over, or is ‘sexy’ a derogative term for a pursuit of knowledge? Join us during National Science Week as Queensland Museum hosts a Q&A event that explores the appeal of science and its relevance to our everyday lives….
Successful Queensland National Science Week Grants, 2015
The Queensland National Science Week Committee received a greatly increased number of applications for the 2015 Queensland Grant Rounds, with nine successful applicants recently informed of their success. The Queensland Launch will be held in Cairns on Saturday 15 August, and it is pleasing to see the strong representation of successful regional grant applications. The following projects will…
The Future-Makers: Zero Carbon Canberra Workshops
‘The Future-Makers’ is a local scale model building project visualising how the sciences of climate and light will continue to powerfully combine to reshape Canberra’s energy profile over the next decade. The first building workshops for this project are especially for schools in the Wanniassa area to book and participate in from 22 July to…
Feeling the effects of the East Australian Current on Tasmania
The Hobart Centre of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society is running a free public lecture and forum in association with the Australian Marine Sciences Association and the University of Tasmania, at UTas Stanley Burbury Theatre in Hobart on Tuesday 18 August and UTas Newnham Campus in Launceston on Wednesday 19 August, from 6:00 to…
Marine life exposed – under the lens at Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary
The Marine Education Science and Community Centre (MESAC) is a new venture for citizen science based at Beaumaris Yacht Club on the foreshore of Ricketts Point marine sanctuary at Beaumaris. With partners from the marine volunteer community group, marine park manager Parks Victoria, researchers from RMITU and Melbourne Universities, Gould League educators and local government,…