Public Libraries NSW and City of Parramatta Libraries presents Amy Heap chatting with James Bradley as he talks about his new book ‘Ghost Species. The talk takes place online from 6:30pm to 7:30pm AEST This free online author talk will be presented via Zoom with a Q &A session at the end. Copies of the…
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Pathology Live!
Take a live video tour of the Museum of Human Disease with Pathology Live! This livestreaming experience will beam our collection of 1500 human tissue specimens straight to your device as our pathology academics and museum education officers take you on a guided tour of the body and how different diseases attack us. We’ll be…
Babylab
Babylab is a webinar for early childhood language and communication development by MARCS Institute at WSU. Their new communication checklist for Australian kids under three asks parents to select which words their child says or understands. Ever wondered how your child’s language development is going, but didn’t know where to look? Watching this 30-minute webinar…
Mid-afternoon Masterclass: Communicating about science
In this mid-afternoon masterclass, Jen will give you some insight into how you can become a better public speaker. She’ll share a few questions you need to ask yourself before giving a talk, some ideas for how to begin your talk and tips on how to become a more confident speaker. Find more great Science Festival events….
Blink of Eye – AR Workshop
Due to COVID-19, most people are required to stay home with travel bans and restrictions. As an IT student, my team and I would like to share our knowledge and teach people how “augment their lives”. National Science Week will be online this year, so we would like to teach people how to create simple…
EP Science Championships 2020
The EP Science Championships (EPSC) are a free event to celebrate students of all year levels and varying strengths, and the extensive range of EP Science content. Students can be enrolled for EP Science for free and take part in the Championships, even if they don’t currently subscribe to EP Science. Students complete any Science…
Mid-Afternoon Masterclass: Cloning the Thylacine
Join Professor Andrew Pask in this exciting short lecture as he describes the process of sequencing the extinct Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) genome. Andrew will describe what we can learn by looking at the genomes of extinct native animals and the increasingly real potential for species de-extinction (bringing extinct animals back to life!). Learn what makes…
Innovations to Save our Oceans
What’s making waves in ocean science? This National Science Week, dive in with our expert panel of scientists to find out the impact of the biggest problems that our oceans are facing, and how science can solve them. Climate change and ocean warming, biodiversity loss and marine pollution are just some of the problems that…
Water is Life
The Menzies School of Health Research HealthLAB is an innovative, interactive, educational experience that allows participants to measure their own biomedical risk factors for chronic diseases in a mobile “pop-up” laboratory. Run by a team of scientists, health professionals and Indigenous trainees, HealthLAB aims to inspire positive lifestyle choices for better health now, and in…
Ocean Plastics Display – GCC Library
A fun display in the Good Counsel College Library showcasing the issue of plastics in our ocean and prompting students to explore ways they can help the situation both on a day to day basis as well as on a large scale.