Join us for an online exhibition reflecting upon the City of Parramatta’s responses to two pandemics, one hundred years apart. By exploring archival Council correspondence files relating to the pneumonic influenza, or “Spanish ‘Flu”, pandemic of 1919 we are able to discover and reflect upon the historic civic responses to issues affecting us today including public hygiene, quarantine,…
Topic: Health and Medical
Canberra Women of Science and Art (Teen focused webinar)
Meet a diverse group of amazing Canberran women working in or inspired by science, tech, engineering, art and maths (STEAM). These interesting people are anything but ‘boring scientists’ or ‘wacky artists’. Their career paths have not been straight lines. Some of them didn’t do well in subjects at school (and that’s been fine). They have…
Canberra Women of Science and Art (Family focused webinar)
Meet a diverse group of amazing Canberran women working in or inspired by science, tech, engineering, art and maths (STEAM). These interesting people are anything but ‘boring scientists’ or ‘wacky artists’. They have written books; invented a robot; created new technology to tell ancient, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories; taught children how to investigate and…
MIFF TALKS | Stories from The Leadership: Women in STEM (2020)
An in-depth conversation featuring three of the remarkable scientists featured in Australian documentary The Leadership (Samantha Grover, Fern Hames and Songqiao Yao) about their experiences on the 2016 Homeward Bound voyage, and a discussion of their groundbreaking work in the STEM field. Moderated by Natasha Mitchell (ABC Radio National’s Science Friction). Presented in partnership with…
Virtual Inspire in 5
Now you can connect in and hear from a range of incredible women working in STEM careers from the comfort of your own lounge room. Best of all? It’s free and open to all high school students, their families & teachers in Western Australia. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a scientist?…
Careers that Started in Science
Discover where a career in science can take you with The University of Queensland’s free webinar series on 18 – 20 August. Graduates from STEM fields are among the most in-demand globally. What do you need to know about the jobs in this fast-growing sector and how can you gain the skills to do them? Talk…
Exercising for Brain Health Talk & Group Fitness Class
Research shows using your muscles helps your mind and people who exercise regularly demonstrate better ageing performance.At Club Active we are focussed on Changing The Way We Age, so we want to discuss how every brain changes with age, and mental function changes along with it. Mental decline is common, and it’s one of the…
Spotlight on Science
Join us online in celebrating National Science Week and learn from our panel of local scientists about their areas of expertise, their research and the path that led them there. Panellists (almost Dr) Bethany Ellis, Palaeoclimatologist PhD candidate, Australian National University (ANU) Associate Professor Nathan Langford, Physicist and Quantum Engineer, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Mr…
Fresh From the Field – Bat colonies
Find out what a real live scientist does when out in the field. Many parasites that make people sick can sometimes come from wildlife sharing our cities and make their way to people through the environment or contaminated food. Equally the parasites we carry can be spread to wildlife via environmental contamination. Join Dr Michelle…
SciFest Live From the Paddock: What the worm is wrong with these sheep
Dr Sarah Preston has been called out to a property, where the farmer is having problems with his sheep. Despite the lush green pasture, the sheep just aren’t putting on any weight. Join her as she shows you how simple and easy it is to check for parasitic worms by doing an experiment on the…