This event carries on from the “At yeast there’ll be beer”, “What’s the malternative” and “in pursuit of hoppiness” presentations from the past three years. This will follow the same format with a one hour talk followed by a beer tasting to illustrate the concepts covered in the talk and general conversation. This talk will…
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Water you waiting for? Let\’s have a beer!
This event carries on from the “At yeast there’ll be beer”, “What’s the malternative” and “in pursuit of hoppiness” presentations from the past three years. This will follow the same format with a one hour talk followed by a beer tasting to illustrate the concepts covered in the talk and general conversation. This talk will…
Oh boy, here comes El Niño
Don’t let the cute names fool you: El Niño (‘the little boy’) and La Niña (‘the little girl’) can have devastating impacts. These oscillating phases of a massive ocean-atmosphere interaction strongly influence Australia’s year-to-year climate variability, driving floods, droughts, and bushfires. How will global warming affect this planetary system? Dr Josephine Brown and Ruby Lieber…
Wollongong University’s Design a T-shirt Competition
The University of Wollongong is delighted to announce that entries for the Design a T-shirt Competition are open. The competition is for children in Years 3-8 (Stages 2, 3 & 4) to help celebrate the National Science Week theme of Innovation: Powering Future Industries. The theme incorporates the advancement in technology in all industries, especially…
Time Detectives: Cold Case
Archaeologists are time travellers. We use the everyday items of the past to build portals through time and space; windows through which we can view landscapes thousands of years old and the people and cultures that they supported. We analyse these everyday items through an ever-increasing array of scientific techniques to explore questions such as…
Science Play Matters at Sunshine Coast Hub
Play Matters Australia is hosting free Science Play Matters Playgroups during National Science Week at the Sunshine Coast Hub. This playgroup caters to families with children aged up to five years old. Become a member and join us for a morning of science activities and lots of fun for everyone. To attend, please register for…
SA’s Rare and Threatened Plants
South Australia has around 3000 native plant species and a staggering 800 of these are threatened. The Threatened Plant Action Group (TPAG) has been conserving some of the rarest and most threatened of these species for the last 30 years. TPAG believes in direct on-ground action to save species at risk of extinction. Join TPAG…
Great Lego Challenge
The Prep students will be invited to participate in a range of STEM Lego building challenges as part of their learning about materials and the design process. They will be challenged to create bridges, towers and boats, that will be measured and tested for strength.
National Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip – School visits
The National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip is coming to a city or town near you. As a part of National Science Week, a team of scientists and science communicators will travel around Australia, delivering engaging presentations, hands-on activities, pub quizzes and more. The nature of dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries…
The Salty Forest Online Expert Panel Discussion
Join an online Mangrove Discovery Forum with a panel of experts and become a part of the People’s Mangrove Forest in the lead up to the Port Pirie SALA Winter Festival 2023. Your experts include Matt Waller from Cutty’s Boat Tours, Kristen Messenger from Bugs and Slugs, Anthony North from local retreat Still Earth and…