Virtual debate with top researchers working on green energy projects in Australia and Spain. Dr Cesar Menendez Muniz is a research associate at the UNSW School of Chemical Engineering. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the University of Oviedo and his PhD in computational modelling of multiferroics at UNSW Sydney. In his current…
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Pollinator Lab
Come and join the fun and excitement of Pollinator Lab, a weekend of free, action-packed activities for the entire family. Pollinator Lab’s activities highlight and celebrate the vitally important role that pollinators play in maintaining life on Earth. Sadly, many pollinators, in particular insects, are disappearing from the planet impacting its biodiversity and capacity to…
LEGO Volcanoes
Families are invited to come along to design and build a volcano out of LEGO before applying their knowledge of chemistry to make their volcanoes erupt.
The Secret Life of the Pygmy Blue Whale
Tagging and tracking the elusive pygmy blue whales of the eastern Indian Ocean is helping us to protect and manage this endangered species, particularly where their migratory route and feeding areas overlap with Australia’s largest oil and gas producing region. Join Australian Institute of Marine Science Marine Megafauna Ecologist Dr Michele Thums for a special webinar…
Food for Thought: AVR Symposium
A symposium with a big picture focus on impact: for industry, other researchers, the world. Hear about how our scientists are making a difference in food and food security.
How I Did It: From Olympiad Medals to Medicine to Research
Join Dr Manjekah Dunn, International Biology Olympiad Bronze Medallist, as she discusses her career and ‘How She Did It’. In 2014, Manjekah competed at the International Biology Olympiad in Indonesia. Her impressive performance saw her win bronze and cemented her love of Biology. Now, Dr Manjekah Dunn is a doctor with NSW Health and Higher…
Family Science Challenge Evening
Families, upon registering their interest will receive a bag of materials and a challenge related to this year’s National Science Week theme. They will be permitted to view what’s in the bag but not to touch them until everyone comes together on the evening of Thursday 19 August. Participants will be acquainted with the equipment…
Garden Tour: Ainslie Urban Farm
Fiona Buining and Michael Wilson from Ainslie Urban Farm have been growing an astounding amount of food on their suburban block for many years. Within this small area, they grow vegetables, fruit and berries, as well as keeping chickens, bees and rabbits. This tour is a chance to see the techniques and systems that they…
Sensor Based Environmental Monitoring
The optimisation of food production revolves around understanding the environmental conditions and adapting the management and practices accordingly. In our rapidly changing environment, realtime sensors are necessary to provide this information in a timely manner. This project involves the design, construction and installation of Arduino based sensors within marine and land environments to enable the…
This Sounds Like Science: Sounds from the Ice
This event will be taking place online. All registrants will be sent an access link on the day Join scientist, explorer and author Professor Chris Turney in an online conversation with composer Brendon John Warner as they discuss their new work in progress: Sounds from the Ice. Intended as a debut sound and image presentation…