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…
Topic: Environment and Nature
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…
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…
National Science Week Special Storytimes
City of Darwin Libraries’ regular storytimes will be followed by fun activities and experiments. The hands-on activities will allow children to learn by discovering at their own speed. Casuarina Library – 10 am Monday 17 August Nightcliff Library – 10am Tuesday 18 August City Library – 10am Wednesday 19 August Karama Library – 10am Thursday…
WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) 2020 Networking Night
Running since 2015, the annual WISE Networking Night is an exclusive opportunity for students to network with sponsors, industry representatives, and academics, as well as fellow peers within and outside your discipline. This year’s Networking Night will be a special ’10 Years with WISE’ edition, where we will be celebrating the past ten years of…
National Science Week at Harvest Home Primary School
To celebrate the theme of Deep Blue we have designed a two week challenge for students and family members to complete across remote learning and adhering to COVID-19 restrictions.
HERE Mapping Competition – Build an interactive map and win prizes
Digital maps are a useful tool to show the location of things, convey important messages to your audience and share a story with them. HERE Technologies is inviting you to join its mapping competition and build an online interactive map for a chance to win great prizes. Your map can be about anything… it can…
Meet the Scientists – Sign Me Up! (Bunbury)
The West Australian Foundation for Deaf Children’s Meet The Scientists – Sign Me up! Auslan interpreted event aims to engage deaf and hard of hearing children aged 6 – 12 years and their siblings and peers with science, providing them with exposure to science as a career pathway, building confidence in scientific concepts and inspiring them…
Meet the Scientists – Sign Me Up! (Perth)
The West Australian for Deaf Children’s Meet The Scientists – Sign Me up! Auslan interpreted event aims to engage deaf and hard of hearing children aged 6 – 12 years and their siblings and peers with science, providing them with exposure to science as a career pathway, building confidence in scientific concepts and inspiring them through…