Canberra Science Treasure Hunt

Explore Canberra’s historic and modern connections with Canberra treasure hunt. You and your team will solve riddles that will take you to different suburbs in Canberra, uncovering hidden historic sites, contemporary art, and colourful local characters. Join the hunt and discover the city’s hidden gems.

Science Pub Trivia – At home

Science Pub Trivia is on again in 2020- but this time, you can play along at home. Get your team together and tune in on Facebook Live for this entertaining evening: questions will cover all areas of the scientific world, the latest tech and pop culture too! There’ll be questions for everyone.

Environment, Health or Wealth – Farm to Fork ECU Educational Game

Join us for a FREE online introduction to the Farm to Fork ECU – Educational Game. This event will start with a brief presentation by ECU staff on how computer games can be used in youth education and introduce viewers to the Farm to Fork ECU game. The facilitator will then work through the game…

Is Urban Farming the Future- Movie night

Join us for a community movie night – at home. Willoughby, Northern Beaches and Ku Ring Gai Library members have free access to the award-winning documentary “Brooklyn Farmer”. Then join our evening talk on urban planning with expert Donna Houston on Thursday 20 August, 7pm. 15 – 22 August, free screening with your library card…

What’s Wrong With Ultra-processed Food?

Are you concerned about the nutritional quality of processed foods? Like to learn more about how governments and the corporations that produce these foods are responding to these health concerns? Join the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Melbourne for an insightful conversation with Associate Professor Gyorgy Scrinis, food politics and…

SEVEN SIBLINGS FROM THE FUTURE: Exhibition at MOD.

The year is 2050. In southern Australia there is a plot of land known as Eucalara. Eucalara is already feeling the impact of climate change. Climate refugees started arriving decades ago, invasive species are on the move, and water is an increasingly precious resource. Amongst all this are seven siblings. The siblings have inherited this…

Science in the Club Quiz Night

How many physicists does it take to change a light bulb? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? What happens when you mix beer, scientists and trivia? Find out the answers to these and more at the Science in the Club Quiz Night. To celebrate National Science Week we’ll be hosting a quiz…

CSIRO National Science Week Challenge

To celebrate National Science Week, we’re challenging all Australians to find out what connects them to the ocean, wherever they live. From taking photos of local waterways to designing and building a water filter, you can explore your connection to the ocean as deeply as you’d like. Head to our National Science Week Challenge website to learn…

The Young Scientist Research Prizes

To foster and recognise excellence in Victoria’s early career scientists, the Royal Society of Victoria established four prestigious competitive prizes open to Victorian students in their final year of doctoral candidature, in all areas of the Biomedical & Health Sciences, Biological Sciences (Non-human), Earth Sciences and Physical Sciences. Following assessment of applications across the four…