Feeling peckish? Join us for an expert panel discussion about the future of food. What comes to mind when you think about the future of food? Big picture issues like how to use science to ensure food security for a growing population? How nutritious the food we eat is and how that impacts human health…
Topic: Health and Medical
Deakin University – Edible Lolly DNA
Learn how DNA makes individuals unique and contributes to the different traits we express. Have fun creating a visual representation using lollies! For this workshop you will need: -Toothpicks -Four different colours of the same lolly for the shorter strands. For example: marshmallows, gummy bears, Allen’s lollies. -Liquorice straps or lolly straps for the larger…
Deakin University – Edible Lolly DNA
Learn how DNA makes individuals unique and contributes to the different traits we express. Have fun creating a visual representation using lollies! For this workshop you will need: -Toothpicks -Four different colours of the same lolly for the shorter strands. For example: marshmallows, gummy bears, Allen’s lollies. -Liquorice straps or lolly straps for the larger…
ZOOM party – Science + dance – Dungog Masked Ball online version @ your place on ZOOM! by the Paterson Allyn Williams Science Hub
In the Old Normal there were Masked Balls held in Dungog, with food, and drink, and dancing and comedy and prizes and fabulous masks and costumes. Welcome to the New Normal. This year it’s at your place – we’re having an online Masked Ball slash Dance Party. You provide your own food, drink, dancing, fabulous…
ANU Undergraduate Research Symposium
A set of fifteen-minute presentation and Q & A sessions by ANU students on research they’ve done as Undergraduates. The presentations will cover a broad spectrum of STEM topics, including intersections between STEM and the humanities. The event will celebrate undergraduate research and showcase the opportunities available for STEM students and aspiring researchers.
Regenerate and Cure
Discover cutting edge techniques in biomedical engineering and how they are used to regenerate broken body parts or diseased organs. Currently working on a new stem cell-based therapy for osteoarthritis, researcher Jiao Jiao Li hopes to find a cure for this debilitating condition that haunts hundreds of millions of patients around the world. Dr Jiao…
Between Bees and Food
Join our one-hour webinar to learn about bees and their relationship with food production. Get inspired by National Science Week theme Food: Different by Design. Enjoy a presentation on bees and their relationship with food production by Dr Francisco Garcia Bulle Bueno, a native bee specialist. From the fundamentals of what is a bee?, bee…
The Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis
The microbiome-gut-brain axis: What is it and how can it affect our mental health? Bacteria and viruses have a bad reputation, especially in these times of a global pandemic. But not all bugs are bad for us. In fact, some of them actually help us to digest food and keep our bodies healthy. Recently, scientists…
Care For Country: A children’s recipe book
Care for Country is a compilation of recipes prepared and tested by children from Pottsville Community Preschool. Children have been caring for country planting bush tucker over the past couple of years and are now harvesting the goods. During National Science Week children will cook, text, and invite families and community members to try their…
Miltaburra Area School Science Demonstration
Magic cub demonstration, dry ice and the Big Watermelon Experiment.