The concept will be to engage the wider community and have students from North Cottesloe Primary School present to a range of stakeholders, fellow students, staff, parents and the local community. Our Science Fair Extravaganza will involve students from Year 1 to Year 6. The event will include students presenting their findings to all stakeholders…
Topic: Agriculture
Future Science Talks: Comedy Edition
Future Science Talks: Comedy Edition returns for National Science Week after three sold-out shows at the Sydney Comedy Festival. Each show features six scientists who have partnered with comedians to bring laughter to their science talks. Laugh and learn at the same time. Just how much alcohol consumption really is good for us? Can science…
Friends of the Fitzgerald River National Park – Weekend in the Fitzgerald Biosphere
The Friends of the Fitzgerald River National Park are inviting members for a weekend to visit Bush Heritage and Nowanup properties to learn Noongar culture and local eco-restoration efforts to celebrate national Science Week – the country’s week-long celebration of all things STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths). Event details Cultural walk with Uncle Eugene Eades…
BrisScience: The power of compost
There’s much to be gained from recycling organic wastes. While gardeners appreciate them in the veggie patch, at the global scale, compost has the power to boost food production and mitigate climate change. The ancient technology of composting uses microbes to convert diverse organic wastes into more stable organic matter. Used with scientific precision in…
ODVC-RF Staffroom Science Quiz
Injecting some zest for science into the departmental office’s days.
Feeding Tasmania: Our food future
With the world population estimated to reach 10 billion by 2050, there is an urgent need to address the growing demand in food production. Growers and producers face new challenges to maintain and increase productivity, while caring for our land. How can we feed a growing population whilst maintaining and improving Tasmania’s land and water…
In Conversation on Food Sustainability
Consider this – what would it take to achieve a genuinely food-secure world – one without hunger or malnutrition, where everyone gets to consume the right quantity and quality of food to live a healthy, active, and productive life? At Back to UQ this year, Science alum and Columbia University’s Professor Glenn Denning will share insights from…
Talk: In conversation on food sustainability
Consider this – what would it take to achieve a genuinely food-secure world – one without hunger or malnutrition, where everyone gets to consume the right quantity and quality of food to live a healthy, active, and productive life?At Back to UQ this year, Science alum and Columbia University’s Professor Glenn Denning will share insights from his…
CellAg Challenge
We will be bringing together students from diverse academic backgrounds and introducing them to the field of cellular agriculture. Events will be held across online and in Melbourne, hosted by the University of Melbourne Future Food Hallmark Research Initiative. Students will have the opportunity to explore new opportunities using cellular agriculture technologies through exploring a broad…
Biggest Science Lab Ever
Help us celebrate National Science Week with the Biggest Science Lab Ever. Join us as we explore the idea of innovation. Whether its AI and coding, robot construction, finding sustainable ways to design and create new products or creative ways to help wildlife to thrive in our suburbs, we’ve got you covered in this fun…