We have designed an experiment to test the effectiveness of natural soundscapes on mood. The experiment requires participation but, during a pandemic lockdown, gathering participants is not possible. The experiment also needs to test mood levels in the context of normal life, where solutions have the most to offer. To do this, we have made…
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Space+Time (Binary Coalescence Project)
Join us on Sunday 29 August for the online launch of ‘Space+Time’, part of the Binary Coalescence Project. Commissioned by StoryBursts (CBM Group), Aiv Puglielli led a team of collaborating artists across both the West and East coasts of Australia to respond to the research outcomes of world-leading astrophysicist Dr Linqing Wen (Centre of Excellence…
Rescheduled: ANU Science Fair: Science Mayhem
Rescheuled due to the ACT COVID lockdown. A collaboration between the Joint Colleges of Science Representatives and Science Society ANU, this science fair event offers fun activities for interested students and members of the public to engage with and learn about science first-hand. Activities will include slime-making, periodic table cupcakes and science demonstrations. External organisations…
Rescheduled: ANU STEM Internships & Careers Fair
Rescheduled due to the ACT COVID lockdown. A collaboration between the Joint Colleges of Science Representatives and Science Society ANU, the Internships & Careers Fair will feature diverse companies, organisations and research laboratories. This is a fantastic opportunity for attendees, and STEM students in particular, to engage in individual conversations about pursuing a career in…
Game Plus Fest Online 2021
Game Plus Fest 2021 is now running online, due to COVID restrictions. We hope you’ll join us for Game Plus Fest Online 2021: an online celebration of game development and STEM. Game Plus Fest Online 2021 is an online celebration of game development and STEM. You’ll hear from people in these industries, including game developers…
Rescheduled: Sustainability and Composting at Home and in the Workplace
Note: due to the ACT COVID-19 lockdown, this event will now take place entirely online. Did you know that when food and other organic waste goes to landfill, it breaks down in a way that produces methane? While this might not seem bad, methane is a key driver of climate change. Fortunately, there’s a simple…
Rescheduled: Griffith Public School Healthy Foods Installation
Students in Stage 3 will work together to create a healthy food pyramid installation within the school grounds. Students will work within their class groups to make clay models of healthy foods. This will then be painted, sealed and attached to a timber A-frame for installation within the playground. This ties into their OzHarvest FEAST…
Rescheduled: ANU Women* in STEM Morning Tea
Rescheduled due to the ACT COVID lockdown. A collaboration between the Joint Colleges of Science Representatives and Science Society ANU, this event will feature a panel of academics and researchers from the ANU and wider ACT research community who identify as women, woman-aligned or experience gendered oppression as a result of being perceived as a…
Stuart Park Primary School – STEM Food Towers
Each class in the school will be exposed to a very special National Science Week lesson. The lesson will consist of an introduction to National Science Week, highlighting the theme Food: Different by Design and its relevance and importance to society. Then the students will engage in a STEM challenge, using food to design and…
Taminmin College Science Week
This event has had to be modified from a whole school expo to individual class activities due to restrictions surrounding Covid-19. Students from both agriculture and science classes will undertake projects related to food production. These may include: Raising quails: Year 10 agriculture students will hatch and raise quails. They will demonstrate how these animals…