Science and stories from takayna. Rainforests, masked owls, Huon pines. The Bob Brown Foundation is hosting a night for takayna. An evening of talks, tales, and film to celebrate ancient takayna / Tarkine. Music by Soda Lite with Moran Wiesel. Learn about the Tasmanian Masked Owl, Huon pines and temperate rainforest, the landmark Moshinsky Federal Court…
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Glass: The Science Fair
To celebrate National Science Week, a lunchtime science fair will be held in the Hannans Primary School library. The science fair’s focus will be the entries of students from Years 1 – 6. Students from Year 1 to 2 will create a science poster around a topic or theme of their choice. Students from Years…
Sky is the Limit
United Muslims of Northern Territory (UMNT) intends to increase the awareness and understanding of the role of technology, science, and innovation in everyday life and in the future. Some of the intended outcomes of this event include assisting young people, as the process of selecting a career pathway for students is often challenging, thus, this allows students in middle school…
National Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip – School visits
The National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip is a travelling science show, bringing all things quantum and dark matter to a town near you. To coincide with National Science Week, a team of scientists and science communicators will travel from Brisbane to Perth via Coffs Harbour, Sydney, Canberra, Bendigo, Stawell, Adelaide, Kalgoorlie and many…
Future Medicine: Healing the heart
Heart disease is Australia’s leading cause of death, killing more than 18,500 people a year; about one every 28 minutes. The National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia presents a public webinar to answer your questions about heart disease and hear about the latest developments in stem cell research to heal broken hearts, hosted by Foundation…
Sea-ing the Future: How the oceans can help us combat climate change
Join curator Emily Jateff in conversation with Professor Chris Turney, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Research at UTS, as they discuss everything from deep time to current and future ecological impacts of climate change. Learn about scientific breakthroughs and the prospect of a zero-carbon economy for Australia. Tickets include a drink on arrival and access to…
Sew4Science: Glow-in-the-dark teddy bears marathon
During National Science Week, Inspired NT is distributing glow-in-the-dark teddy bears to children all over the NT. Join us in-person at the Mal Nairn Auditorium Foyer at Charles Darwin University Casuarina during the Sew4Science marathon on Sunday 7 August. Drop in at any time from 11am to 3pm for this working bee event and help…
SciWorld at Cleve
Join us for a spectacular show presented by SciWorld. We welcome community members of all ages, from the young and old to be amazed by this show which celebrates everything science. You’ll learn about chemistry, energy, forces and so much more. You’ll see explosions, rockets, fire and some amazing demonstrations that are guaranteed to excite…
Science Meets Art: An evening of Sonification and Music
Dr Mark Temple from Western Sydney University uses audio for science data analyses. As a former musician who played drums with Indie rock band The Hummingbirds, Mark began turning human DNA sequences into audio by assigning each genetic letter to a computer-generated musical note. The audio sonically represents various genomic features. Mark has sonifed the Coronavirus…
Science Week at the Burnie Library
Space-themed activities in National Science Week including: A Virtual Night with Dr Brad Tucker Make your own Telescope Space Scouts Telescopes for Absolute Beginners