Liddell Education has booked a SOLD OUT tour of South East Queensland to celebrate National Science Week 2013. ‘Science Steve’ and his team of educators have embarked on a run of live performances, kicking off at the Pine Rivers Show from Friday 2 – Sunday 4 August, where they presented 2 shows daily on the…
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Five positive things about Positive Psychology
We are Dr Rachel Earl and Dr Anthony Venning, Positive Psychology researchers at the University of Adelaide. Positive Psychology is a branch of psychology that investigates the positive aspects of our lives – work, families, relationships, communities and societies. Positive Psychology has captured our interests because it offers a fresh perspective and complements other important work that…
Tasmanian Seed Grant Winners
Congratulations to the following successful National Science Week seed grant recipients in Tasmania – 2013 is yet another great year of science events and activities! Lynn Davies – Morris Miller Library, UTAS – “Do Fish Cross Roads” exhibition – SEE IT NOW AT UTAS Kevin Redd and Emma Abbot – TMAGgots, Tasmanian Museum and Art…
Bring the kids, friends and family to Extraordinary Science @ ESP
Weed controlling insects, maggot painting and an autonomous underwater vehicle will be on show as part of Extraordinary Science at the EcoSciences Precinct (ESP) during National Science Week, 10-18 August 2013. The ESP will open its doors to the public from 3.00-5.30pm on Thursday 15 August 2013, with ‘Show and Tell’ with the scientists from…
Get involved with Young Scientists of Australia
You’re young and you’re into science, you study it in school and spend your spare time googling it, but you want something more? The Young Scientists of Australia (YSA) Brisbane Chapter Inc. has been active in Brisbane for over 15 years and its motto is “Promoting science to the youth of Australia”. It is a…
Get ready for the 2013 Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off
Masterchef meets Mythbusters this National Science Week, at the first ever Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off! There’s even a science themed cake decorating competition. Want to try out your engineering skills? Fancy yourself a whiz in the cupcake department? Great! Grab some friends and register a team in the Sunshine Coast Solar Bake-off. The challenge: build…
Welcome to National Science Week 2013 from Queensland Chief Scientist, Dr Geoff Garrett AO
We need science. It’s part of our lives – all day, every day and everywhere – in the food we eat, clothes we wear, medicine we ingest, money we spend and devices we use. Science is so deeply entrenched in our lives that many people who use the wonders of science do so without thinking,…
Science Prodigy Jack Andraka in Brisbane for TEDxQUT
Science prodigy Jack Andraka – who developed a pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer early-detection sensor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine when he was just 15 years old – will share his talent and enthusiasm with live audiences in Brisbane on his first trip to Australia. Jack won the Gordon E. Moore Award in…
Twittergram Photo Challenge in the ACT
To celebrate the Centenary of Canberra’s Science Month, the ACT National Science Week Coordinating Committee is giving away over $2000 worth of amazing prizes! To enter, simply share a photo of a National Science Week event held in the ACT via Twitter or Instagram using the hashtags #NatSciWk #Canberra. Entries are open throughout the months…
School grant winners share science
Balmoral State High School, Villanova College, Marshall Road State School and Miles State School are among 22 Queensland schools which have received National Science Week school grants in 2013. More than 190 schools around the country have received grants from the Australian Science Teachers Association to conduct fantastic science events during National Science Week, 10-18…