The Young Tassie Scientists are bringing their passion for science into classrooms through online virtual visits in 2020. The team will also be supporting various other events across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Young Tassie Scientists – Virtual Visit to Marist Regional College (Year 11)
The Young Tassie Scientists are bringing their passion for science into classrooms through online virtual visits in 2020. The team will also be supporting various other events across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for…
Young Tassie Scientists – Virtual Visit to Flinders Island District School (Year 9/10)
The Young Tassie Scientists are bringing their passion for science into classrooms through online virtual visits in 2020. The team will also be supporting various other events across Tasmania in celebration of National Science Week. These early-career researchers and PhD candidates volunteer their time to undertake training in science communication, developing interactive presentations suitable for…
Family FUN Bushwalk with Chapman River Friends
Aimed at families with children between the ages of 7 to 12, this will be a bushwalk with a difference. Children will be challenged to learn about the bush by using their senses, as they are led through the stunning Chapman River Regional Park by Chapman River Friends expert guides. This event is supported by…
Deep sea diving in Western Australia – come take the plunge
Join marine scientists Dr. Nerida Wilson, Dr. Lisa Kirkendale and local Geraldton student Mr. Liam Cook as they talk about their recent deep sea expedition aboard RV Falkor using a submersible to discover new marine life off Ningaloo. Send us your questions using our online form for the presenters to answer live. The #NingalooCanyons expedition…
Zoom in the Atlas of Life – World Premiere of “Wonder World” – a short film by Minka Waratah
Libby Hepburn of the Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness writes: “Minka made this video when we asked her to illustrate how amazing the underwater world is in one of her favourite places. All along the coasts here we have wonderful biodiversity of seaweeds and sea creatures, from the very large, Bull kelp and…
An Artist’s Perspective on Cimate Change
Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger is an artist with a strong connection to the environment. In previous works she has looked at many of humankind’s inhumanity to the wonderful planet on which we live. In this on-line presentation, she will give her perspective on climate change in an art-filled exposition. Not your ICCC report or fossil-fuelled misinformation campaign,…
National Science Week in the Great Southern WA
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….
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…
The Collection Episode 5: Worm of death
“It looks like an alien… like a deep sea creature. But in real fact, it’s actually living a few hundred metres out the front of most people’s doorsteps in Darwin.” Is it a fish? Is it an alien? Is it a worm of death? In this episode, you’ll find out what lurks in the intertidal…