Jervis Bay Maritime Museum will provide you with bite-sized insights into innovative future food production in the waters of Jervis Bay. There will be a short presentation by two speakers who discuss the production of future food in the bay. The speakers will include: a representative from South Coast Mariculture outlining mussel farming in Jervis…
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Oceans vs Space: Battle of the Final Frontiers
Space and our ocean are often described as the final frontiers of science. But which is more challenging, exciting and intriguing? In this lively online debate between Kat Ross (astronomer) and James Dingley (adventurer), we will find out once and for all, which science rules supreme. Tune in Wednesday evening, 19 August at 7:30pm AWST….
Nine Ways To Keep Your Brain Healthy As You Age
Parramatta Libraries presents this fascinating webinar, available for free online during National Science Week. Researchers from the Western Sydney University MARCS AgeLab will discuss a series of practical, evidence-based strategies you can use to keep your brain healthy as you age. Covering physical, cognitive, and social aspects of brain health, the experts will tell you…
Science Storytime
City of Parramatta Libraries presents a special Science Week Story Time session for children aged 2-6 years. This is an interactive story time session for children and their carers.
Little Hands Preschool Science Week
We will be conducting a variety of experiments throughout the Week, discuss what science is and explore “how it works”.
Into the Wild Night
Into the Wild Night – a night vision walk. Explore the Australian rainforest at night using night vision technology for an insider’s look at the animals that live there. The Quad is partnering with the wonderful insightful Wendy from Vision Walks Eco-Tours to present this experience right here in Lismore. Imagine exploring the Australian rainforest at night,…
Into The Space Between
An evening to celebrate astronomy, hosted by North Coast Astronomy. The astronomers will be in The Quad with their telescopes so you can watch the Moon rise and see our galaxy up close. Lismore Regional Gallery keep their doors open into the evening so people can experience the current exhibitions on Saturday night. Fire pits and mulled…
MalignancyVR: A cancer-themed virtual reality game
MalignancyVR is an immersive Virtual Reality game exploring modern cancer treatments. Designed by cancer researchers, Dr Ken Dutton-Regester (Excite Science) and Dr Elke Hacker (QUT), we’re using VR as a platform to teach people about cancer. In its current form, MalignancyVR is a demo game that transports players into the lung. When a metastatic skin…
Mozzies in Your Backyard: Friends or Foe?
This is a National Science Week funded project to showcase all the wonderful and exciting citizen science projects occurring in Australia that are helping combat the nuisance and public health risks presented by exotic Aedes mosquitoes. These mosquitoes, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, transmit diseases like dengue, Zika and Chikungunya viruses and can pose a physical…
Cinema Under the Stars
Bring your picnic blanket and a thermos (temperatures might go below 20°C) and enjoy a series of short films that have been created especially for National Science Week in the NT and will be screened by the Darwin-based Solar Cinema. Learn about the science and technology behind sports, drumming and beer, and discover fascinating facts…