Welcome to National Science Week in the Great Southern, Western Australia. Major Albany-based partners Great Southern Science Council (a member of Inspiring Australia WA Regional Science Hub Network) and Museum of the Great Southern combine forces with supporters, presenters, science professionals and our community to curate, collate and celebrate everything sciencey in our vibrant community….
Topic: Energy and Transport
Addressing Australia’s Geoscience Challenges
In late 2018, we gathered Australia’s geoscience community across academia, government and industry to develop ideas about tools, services, data and analytics needed to enable purposeful innovation in our sector. We asked: how can we better address Australia’s minerals, energy, water and geohazards questions as our population grows and the environment rapidly changes? Now, we…
DELWP Science Symposium 2020
DELWP’s Science Symposium will be held over three days (Tuesday 18 – Thursday 20 August 2020) for DELWP and our partners, during National Science Week, and will feature: presentations from our Scientific Reference Panel members a series of 3-minute ‘lightning’ talks DELWP Science Awards examples of sci-art that help us interpret and better engage with…
UWA Albany Info Day 2020 – on campus
Info Day is the perfect opportunity to learn more about what life as a UWA student in Albany has to offer. Staff and students will share course advice, general information and their experiences of studying and working in Albany. You can find out about entry requirements, study options and scholarships for UWA courses in Albany.
Young Scientist Paper Planes Challenge
Engage your students in the 2020 Paper Plane Challenge during National Science Week. Stretch their technological imagination and explore material and physical world concepts in this fun interactive activity. Some Ground Rules before Take Off Paper planes must be made in front of a supervising adult witness using regular A4 or Quarto paper (80GSM or 90GSM)….
Around YOUR World in Eight Days | A STEAMpunk Exploration
Imagine a mini version of Jules Verne’s “Around the world in eighty days”. You have eight days to explore the world around you. Don’t worry about time or space. Verne’s novels are often called the earliest versions of STEAMpunk literature. They imagine different pasts and futures than the ones we have experienced. They contain a spirit…
Report Launch | Australia’s Deep Tech Opportunity — Insights from the Cicada Innovations Journey
As Cicada Innovations turns 20, we are very excited to share a landmark piece of research with you: Australia’s Deep Tech Opportunity — Insights from the Cicada Innovations Journey, prepared by AlphaBeta. As Australia’s first deep tech incubator, we’ve spent the last 20 years supporting some of the country’s brightest minds to create hundreds of millions of…
Ultra Long-Haul Operations: An Emerging Business Model Accelerated by COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak has sent shockwaves throughout the aviation industry, sending a myriad of liquidity-strapped airlines into administration or part government ownership. In turn, during this webinar, Linus Benjamin Bauer from Bauer Aviation Advisory and Daniel Bloch from Bloch Aviation Advisory will argue that the novel phenomenon of Ultra Long Haul (ULH) operations already maintains…
Deep Blue Defence
In partnership with the Academy of Science, Defence is hosting a series of web shows with STEM professionals across Defence which will be streamed to upper primary and secondary students. Topics will include: Glowing Blue with Clare Grandison Sensing Blue with Dr Brad Evans Atmospheric Blue with LCDR Helen Imlay-Gillespie The webinars are aimed at…
Adventures Abroad in Science – Canberra women discuss their experiences & research
Canberra produces some superb scientists who end up having amazing adventures in the science world. In this series of online chats you will meet women who have gone to all kinds of places around the world. Session 1: 9 AM Saturday 15 August, featuring: Gravitational wave theoretical physicist Professor Susan Scott, FAA (LIGO, US) Antarctic…