Do you want to try your hand at making clothes out of recycled and sustainable materials such as paper, plastic wrappers, recycled fabric, and organic material? Bring along your imagination and your creative engineering mindset, and we’ll provide the rest. We’ll talk about the various materials and technologies used in modern fashion design, including the…
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Combining Western and Indigenous Science to Help Us Undertake Responsible Caring of the Land
The objective of the Great Southern Regional TAFE STEM day is to excite students from rural backgrounds about the extraordinary and unique biodiversity of southwestern WA. We want to ‘plant the seed’ to encourage students to continue to seek knowledge about the unique ecology of their local landscapes. We hope they will recognise the importance…
Scientists Assemble – The science of superheroes from screen to laboratory
Science of science fiction matters; more people will be exposed to physics and science concepts in movies than in classrooms, so it’s important that Hollywood gets it right. As we’ll see, science accuracy doesn’t take the fun out of the movie, and in fact, the best movies in terms of physics are often the best…
In Conversation: Ceridwen Dovey and Bianca Nogrady On Writing Science Stories
Making her debut into the world of science writing in 2019 with her first Bragg Award for her essay True Grit, author Ceridwen Dovey talks with accomplished and award-winning science journalist and author Bianca Nogrady about their passion for science and writing. Enjoy an inspirational evening with these two talented and curious writers as they…
Can’t See the Adaptation For the Trees?
Plants, from miniature mosses to towering trees, are fundamental to healthy ecosystems. They provide benefits such as food, habitat, and clean air as well as to people and our cities. But what happens when the environment that plants are used to, changes? Can they adapt to withstand this change and continue supporting our fabulous ecosystems, and…
HMRI’s Poo Palace
The Poo Palace is a giant inflatable with tunnels and slides that re-creates the human digestive system. Children and adults will be able to experience the journey food takes along the digestive tract. The Poo Palace journey starts with children entering a ‘giant mouth’. Next they slide through a tunnel representing the oesophagus and into…
UV Awareness!
Sorry Hillary but I can’t publish an in-person event without a street address. If you could write a short article about the project I could put that on the news feed. That would need an image too (landscape orientation). Geoff Crane, Manager, National Science Week Cancer Council NT(CCNT) provides support, prevention education and advocacy for…
Science Week NT Awards
It is time to recognise our champions who have been promoting science and technology in our schools and communities. We will celebrate our wonderful heroes at the awards night at Crocosaurus Cove on 21 August. Winners will each receive a $250 prize and be celebrated for their amazing efforts and achievements towards STEAM outreach. Award…
S4PG x TFOM: Introduction to Science for Public Good
In this first event of the S4PG x TFOM series, our invited speakers Dr Merryn McKinnon and Dr Sujatha Raman will introduce the broad and complex concept of science for the public good – what is the public good, and what might this look like in science? How should we measure it? How is this…
University of Wollongong IPRI Open Day
Come and learn about the ground-breaking research being conducted at the University of Wollongong’s Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) that is shaping the next generation of smart materials for health and energy solutions to improve people’s lives. On the tour, you will hear about and see our research up close in the labs, including: Discovery…