Topic: Health and Medical

CSIRO National Science Week Challenge

To celebrate National Science Week, we’re challenging all Australians to find out what connects them to the ocean, wherever they live. From taking photos of local waterways to designing and building a water filter, you can explore your connection to the ocean as deeply as you’d like. Head to our National Science Week Challenge website to learn…

Parasites and You (from ANU)

Meet parasites and the ANU researchers studying them, through a series of videos, blogs and games. Learn what a parasite is and take a close look at these amazing critters – some 100-times smaller than the eye can see and others the length of a swimming pool. Learn how ANU scientists are studying parasites to…

The Young Scientist Research Prizes

To foster and recognise excellence in Victoria’s early career scientists, the Royal Society of Victoria established four prestigious competitive prizes open to Victorian students in their final year of doctoral candidature, in all areas of the Biomedical & Health Sciences, Biological Sciences (Non-human), Earth Sciences and Physical Sciences. Following assessment of applications across the four…

Engineers Speed Myth Buster

In this webinar, we ask three engineers to go head-to-head to answer all of your burning engineering questions and bust the most common myths about what engineering careers really look like, from hiking boots to hijabs and heels. Join Careers with STEM co-founder and journalist Heather Catchpole online as we speed test the latest edition…

At Home Science Scavenger Hunt

As part of National Science Week, InquiBox has developed an at-home science scavenger hunt pack to get the whole family involved in some science fun. Have fun with the sundial, Alexander Graham Bell, cubes, numbers and much more. Our science scavenger hunt resource involves: riddles and puzzles you need to answer/scavenge for at home; details…

A Taste of Tomorrow – Launch

What will you be eating when the world’s population is 10 billion? Fake meat? Insects? Gene edited crops? Agriculture needs to increase food production in a future with a changing climate, fewer resources and limited land. Doing so sustainably will require new technologies and changes to what we eat. Scientists across the world agree a…