Join us on Facebook as we take you on a discovery into the deep blue with our four part live stream series to celebrate National Science Week. Part four takes us down south to Melbourne in Victoria to view one of the largest Oceanariums to learn about the most amazing creatures that live here. Then visit…
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We Still Need To Talk About Climate Change
2020 Jack Beale Lecture In January we watched helplessly as Australia burned. Over 18 million hectares were destroyed, and more than a billion animals were killed. It was clear to those on both sides of politics that Australia needed immediate climate action. Flash forward and the all-encompassing nature of COVID-19 has made it almost impossible…
E$$ENTIAL MEDICINE$ – hackathon
Join us for a 12-hour hackathon as part of the E$$ENTIAL MEDICINE$ project. In this event, the second of two for National Science Week, we invite you to contribute to a crowdsourced citizen science project which aims to share information about the essential medicines and ultimately improve access to these medicines. School Events To complement…
Live From The Lab – join musicians and scientists in a panel discussion
Join us for an in-depth online discussion between participating musicians and scientists on Friday 21 August from 3.00 – 4.15 pm Live From The Lab (LFTL) is a celebration of science, music, arts and culture. LFTL challenged six local artists to create six new musical compositions inspired by the six cutting-edge Australian science research projects…
SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast Live Stream
Join us on Facebook as we take you on a discovery into the deep blue with our four part live stream series to celebrate National Science Week. Part two takes us up to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland to introduce one of our newest members our baby wobbygong and discover how these bottom-dwelling sharks survive…
Why do you love STEM? Video interviews with STEM professionals
Where could a love for science and STEM take you? The Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist interviewed five Queensland scientists with very different backgrounds and skills to showcase the variety of pathways an interest in STEM subjects could lead. Watch the videos to find out about careers you may not have heard of, and…
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium Live Stream
To kick start National Science Week join us on Facebook for live streams that take us on a journey through the deep blue across Australia and New Zealand. Watch this live stream on Saturday 15 August from SEA LIFE Sydney. It is part one of our four part series that looks at animals that live…
This Show is NOT Rubbish!
Join the Trash Can Man on a rubbishy adventure – as he turns YOUR trash into (scientific) treasure… “This Show is NOT Rubbish!” is a brilliantly fun new web series (based on the award-winning live show of the same name) that playfully examines all those things that humans tend to absently throw away – using rubbish, trash…
Cross Stitch a Cell with a Real Biologist
Have you ever wanted to try cross stitch but aren’t sure how to start? Now’s your chance! Make art inspired by the National Science Week program cover, Science at Home, and meet the artist, Rachel James. A biologist will be on hand to explain what it is you’re looking at, and how a cell works….
Story Time for Young People and Families – “Here We Are”
You can join Nat from State Library of Queensland as she talks about the importance of looking for science every day with young children and families. Nat reads the beautiful children’s book Here we are by Oliver Jeffers. The story time is published on three Facebook pages at 10am on Friday 21 August: @slqPlay, @first5forever, …