How can science help us to fight bushfires? All will be revealed in this National Science Week online event, featuring experts from the Bureau of Meteorology and the University of Melbourne. In a crisis, creativity is required to solve problems. As bushfires blazed across vast areas of Australia in the devastating summer of 2019–20, scientists…
Topic: Environment and Nature
The Science of the Black Box
The Science of the Black Box is a dynamic online learning program inviting young people to explore traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal artifacts and the modern science behind their remarkable qualities: from the medicinal properties of bull kelp to the chemistry of resins and the secrets of bush-foods. Delivered by TMAG Aboriginal Learning Facilitator, Teangi Brown in…
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…
Marine Scientist Webinar – Life onboard a research vessel
Ever wanted to know more about life on a marine research vessel or the real facts about rays and sharks or perhaps awesome info about coral? Email your questions before Thursday 20 August then register to join one or all three Zoom webinars to join in. Ever had an office that is constantly moving?: Life…
Coral Restoration in Vanuatu and The Sunken HMAS Adelaide as a Reef – Videos
How is coral reef restoration carried out in Vanuatu? How did the HMAS Adelaide become a coral reef? Online learning resources will be made available on the Central Coast Science Hub’s Facebook page. With thanks to grant funding from Inspiring Australia NSW.
Interested in Science?
A mini-series of bite-sized, short online presentations by University of Newcastle PhD students highlighting how/why/what inspired them to become interested in science, what they like best about science and the work they’re doing currently as scientists. Go to the Central Coast Science Hub’s Facebook page: With thanks to grant funding from Inspiring Australia NSW.
Print your own 3D coral
If you have access to a 3D printer you can print your own 3D coral model. Download your own 3D coral printing plans courtesy of Central Coast (Ourimbah) Library MAKERSPACE; the School of Environment & Life Sciences at The University of Newcastle and the NOAA Coral Reef Restoration Program. With thanks to grant funding from…
Behind the Scenes Tour: Explore MAGNT’s Wet Store
Join Senior Collections Manager, Natural Sciences, Gavin Dally as he shares the stories behind the amazing variety of specimens and how they support scientific research and wildlife conservation. Explore the MAGNT Wet Store and peer into jars of preserved animal specimens held as part of MAGNT’s Scientific Reference Collection. You might even catch a rare…
Curator Talk: The changing nature of the NT
The Australian Miocence epoch saw Bullockornis planei, the giant flightless goose and other megafauna, roaming the forests of the Top End 22 to 5 million years ago. So much has changed since then; the climate and the landscape, as well as the flora and fauna that inhabit it. Explore fossils with Dr Richard Willan and…
Climate Action: How to take effective action on climate change
How can we as individuals take effective action to reduce our carbon emissions? Most of us accept the science of climate change but it can be difficult to know how to best take action on it. This panel discussion will explore the opportunities and obstacles for reducing carbon emissions, with a goal of finding concrete…