The Hunter Science Festival is back for its always-popular and jam-packed day of STEM activity on Sunday 20 August 10am to 2pm at Newcastle Museum. This year’s Festival theme of Innovation – Powering Future Industries will include hands-on interactive learning experiences, showcasing local technology and scientific research happening across the Hunter. Festival highlights make and…
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Darkness Visible Down Under – The search for dark matter in Australia
Decades of relentless research has led astronomers to a staggering conclusion – the existence of a new, enigmatic type of mass, invisible yet surpassing everything we can see by an astonishing fivefold. In this exciting public lecture, Swinburne’s internationally renowned astrophysicist Professor Alan Duffy, will explain what we know about this mysterious dark matter, a substance…
Meet the Innovators – Panel discussion for schools with the South Australian Museum
Join us online as we celebrate National Science Week with this live webinar for students. Dr Mike Lee, Dr Rachael King, and Dr Liz Reed will talk about their pathways into a science career, why they love science and share the innovative research they are currently doing at the South Australian Museum. Aimed at students…
Panel Discussion: Empowering Women in STEM for Sustainable Impact
Hosted By Dr Bita Zaferanloo, lead of Shaping STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Futures at Swinburne, join us for an inspiring discussion focussed on STEM communication and leadership. In this session, Dr Dana Rezazadegan, a nominated Superstar of STEM in 2020. Will share her inspiring career journey. This will follow with a Women in…
Wings of Identity: Great Glossy Count Training Workshop – Logan
Ready to learn how to locate and identify glossy black-cockatoos (also known as ‘Glossies’) and their feed trees in the wild? Come along to this interactive workshop to learn more about this vulnerable species. You’ll get a chance to get up close to a glossy black-cockatoo and other native wildlife with Martin Finland from Geckoes…
The good, the bad and the ugly & Friends in our food – parasites
The City of Mitcham welcomes all to these free community events. Parasites – the good, the bad and the ugly 16 August @ 6-7pm | Mitcham Memorial Library Parasites are far more diverse than the disease-causing organisms most people think they are. They are often vital components of ecosystems the loss of parasites from the…
Create a Parasite Clay Workshop @ Mitcham Memorial Library
There are parasites all around us, but they are often not noticed. Although some can cause diseases many are important parts of nature. Come join Dr Gerrut Norval as he will introduce some kinds of parasites and what they do, and then create your own parasite with clay. The City of Mitcham welcomes all to…
Parasites Unmasked Gallery Display
Take a close look at images and specimens of these intriguing parasites. For the month of August, visit the Mitcham Memorial Library Gallery and explore the world of parasites. Material supplied by Dr Gerrut Norval is an ecologist with an interest in parasite-host associations. His research entails natural history studies and chance observations to elucidate the…
Space to Dream Travelling Exhibition
Each year the Commission for Children and Young People select approximately 20 top rated Space to Dream 2D and 3D design entries from the Commissioner’s Digital Challenge. These entries go on display at the Australian Space Discovery Centre throughout December and January. From February they travel to participating metropolitan and region libraries around South Australia,…
Inquisitive Kids Program – CSI Forensics Lab!
An after-school workshop for primary aged children, with Fizzics Education. This forensic science workshop is designed to intrigue budding super sleuths who enjoy their science mixed with a bit of drama! With over 60 curriculum-linked incursions on offer, Fizzics Education excels at putting together an engaging and educational programme to bring science to life. Participants…