Each weekday morning from 8.15 – 8.45 am on FBi Radio (95.4 FM or stream online), from Friday 14 August to Friday 21 August. Live From The Lab (LFTL) is a celebration of science, music, arts and culture. Six Sydney musicians and performers will be partnered with six Australian science researchers from each of the…
Topic: Health and Medical
Within Reason: Trusting science in a time of crisis
In a special National Science Week edition of our Dean’s Lecture Series, four speakers will explore how and why people trust – or distrust – science during crises. Why do people deny or ignore the science of climate change, or the miracle of vaccines? How does a jury decide which forensic evidence to trust? And…
STEMfit. The maths of motion: Traditional arts meets modern science
Sport and physical play is a creative medium most children identify strongly with. Sport is ingrained in the Australian psyche and highly valued, yet STEM skills, widely recognised as essential for the jobs of tomorrow suffer a lack of interest to the same degree as sport in general. This will link activities of the remote…
Maximising Research Impact
Free virtual event designed for research staff and students. We will showcase the different ways to make the most of scientific discoveries that can benefit more people in academia and our broader society. This will be a serious and fun event centred on a hypothetical, but realistic, scenario where our world-class researcher, Prof Katharina Gaus,…
I See Dead People
How do you dispose of a body? How do you dispose of eight billion of them? Whether you’re scared of death or fascinated by your own mortality, Australia’s premier archaeologist-comedian KC Martin-Stone will answer all of your questions – busting taboos and cracking jokes along the way. The hit show I See Dead People puts the ‘ick’…
Melbourne International Film Festival presents The Leadership screening 7-23 Aug
Melbourne International Film Festival presents Australian documentary The Leadership, screening August 7-23. Tickets on sale now. The world is crying out for a new model of leadership, but what is it? One woman thinks she has the answer. Australian CEO and ‘dreamer’ Fabian Dattner leads an international group of 76 female scientists on an Antarctic…
Getting to Know Your Friendly Neighbourhood Microbiologist
JAMSpod is a microbiology-themed series of podcasts (check out #JAMSpod @jamsorgau) named Getting to Know Your Friendly Neighbourhood Microbiologist for National Science Week. This podcast is run conjointly between Macquarie University, Western Sydney University, Department of Primary Industries and The Joint Academic Microbiology Seminars (JAMS) Organisation (Check it out here: http://jams.org.au/). JAMS is a microbiology…
Canberra Women of Science and Art
Canberra Women of Science and Art will showcase a diverse group of Canberran women. All working in or inspired by science, tech, engineering, art and maths (STEAM). These interesting people are anything but ‘boring scientists’. From illustrators to robot designers to indigenous storytellers, we bet you’ll want to find out more about their stories and…
Possible Impossibles
Humans are a species of creative thinkers, problem solvers, and ambitious dreamers. Together we have achieved the seemingly impossible from curing diseases, extending the average lifespan, inventing air flight, harnessing the power of the Earth’s resources to connect people all over the world, to sending people into space. What does the future hold? Will we…
Career Sessions Podcast
The Career Sessions podcast showcases the unique and inside stories of people working in their careers. Hosts, Dr Stephanie Champion and Dr Tamara Agnew hold PhDs in public health and health science. We are researchers and academics who are driven by our desire to really understand the world that exists outside of our own bubble….