Join like-minded bird-lovers to learn how to locate and identify Glossy Black-Cockatoos and their feed trees in the wild. Eric Anderson from Birdlife Southern Queensland will present information about Glossy Black-Cockatoo identification and ecology. Participants will also have the opportunity to sign on to the second annual Great Glossy Count which will be held on…
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The New Sciences of Sex and Reproduction | Challis lecture in Philosophy
New developments in biomedical science have disrupted the formerly tight links between biology and our social practices of categorising people as male and female, parent and child. The School of Humanities at the University of Sydney will be joined by the ABC’s Big Ideas for this public lecture with: Paul E. Griffiths, Challis Professor of…
Science Show in Lorne
Toddlers and preschool aged children and their carers are invited to join us for an exciting science show. It is a fun interactive show where we encourage questions: We will be exploring fun colour changing liquids. There will be demonstrations of a number of physical & chemical changes. Fast burning controlled explosions demonstrating how gases …
STEAM Careers Online Forum: Innovation & Future Industries
This is a careers forum with purpose. Each semester, Science Gallery Melbourne introduces school students to inspiring people who work to solve some of our most pressing global and local challenges that we as a community face. Students will hear not only about career journeys and industry connections, but how these professionals work across…
Intro to Educational Games
Ever thought about turning your passion for science into a game? Have you considered creating an interactive story, an adventure game, or an AR scavenger hunt? Now’s your chance to learn how to do just that. The talk will be led by Rebecca Kerr, who holds a master’s in interactive media and designs educational games…
First Nations Culture and How It Connects to the Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS)
the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is 9 August 2023. To celebrate, Engineers Australia welcomes two speakers in a sharing of knowledge between the old ways of burning and the new, the synergies and opportunities, and in the event of increasing unexpected bushfires as our climate heats, how to be prepared. Mark Anderson,…
WA Museum Virtual School Program
Join us this National Science Week to hear directly from the museum’s collections and research staff online with a series of free talks and suggested activities for school students. Register your interest now, and we’ll send you a link to the talks and resources the week before National Science Week, so you can access them…
Let’s Get Experimental!
Glenroy Neighbourhood House will host STEM Birds to get children aged 10 years of age and up, creating 3D designs with Tinkercad programming.
Innovative Mindset Masterclass
Engineers Australia host the Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI). The CERI Innovative Mindset Masterclass is a comprehensive and interactive course focused on providing a framework to innovate and turn ideas into outcomes. With highly qualified guest speakers in biotechnology and engineering, this course will immerse you in real-world experiences provide you with the…
BrisScience: The power of compost
There’s much to be gained from recycling organic wastes. While gardeners appreciate them in the veggie patch, at the global scale, compost has the power to boost food production and mitigate climate change. The ancient technology of composting uses microbes to convert diverse organic wastes into more stable organic matter. Used with scientific precision in…