An online panel discussion, in conjunction with the latest exhibition at Bayside Gallery, Greenworld. Artists, scientists and experts in the field explore the relationship between an individual and their surroundings and the role nature plays in human consciousness, and its importance to health, wellbeing, and spirituality. Facilitator: Associate Professor Mardie Townsend, Deakin University Associate Professor Townsend…
Topic: Health and Medical
UWA Albany Info Day 2020 – on campus
Info Day is the perfect opportunity to learn more about what life as a UWA student in Albany has to offer. Staff and students will share course advice, general information and their experiences of studying and working in Albany. You can find out about entry requirements, study options and scholarships for UWA courses in Albany.
Telethon Kids Science Adventure
Kids visiting the Discovery Centre 17-21 August can dress up like as scientists and go a science adventure. Try our body quiz, solve the mystery code, build a cell, try the photo booth, be challenged by activity sheets and enter a colouring in competition. Plus, all the Discovery Centre games and activities will be open.
Sustainability pioneer & Mars explorer: Ask Me Anything (LIVE)
Between Monday 17 and Friday 21 August, sustainability expert, Mars One astronaut candidate and biohacker Dianne McGrath is hosting ‘Ask Me Anything’ sessions on Instagram Stories LIVE. Submit questions on Dianne’s Instagram page. Topics already requested include: biohacking sleep and recovery, and Mars One: status, what it means for Dianne today, and what next? Visit…
The Data Lab: Exploring the future of AI
Join us in the data lab* as we shine a light on the future of data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning. SAHMRI’s Dr Jimmy Breen, bioinformatician extraordinaire, will be your virtual host as we look at what our data says about us and the power it has to change our health. We are what…
Jervis Bay Bites
Jervis Bay Maritime Museum will provide you with bite-sized insights into innovative future food production in the waters of Jervis Bay. There will be a short presentation by two speakers who discuss the production of future food in the bay. The speakers will include: a representative from South Coast Mariculture outlining mussel farming in Jervis…
Nine Ways To Keep Your Brain Healthy As You Age
Parramatta Libraries presents this fascinating webinar, available for free online during National Science Week. Researchers from the Western Sydney University MARCS AgeLab will discuss a series of practical, evidence-based strategies you can use to keep your brain healthy as you age. Covering physical, cognitive, and social aspects of brain health, the experts will tell you…
MalignancyVR: A cancer-themed virtual reality game
MalignancyVR is an immersive Virtual Reality game exploring modern cancer treatments. Designed by cancer researchers, Dr Ken Dutton-Regester (Excite Science) and Dr Elke Hacker (QUT), we’re using VR as a platform to teach people about cancer. In its current form, MalignancyVR is a demo game that transports players into the lung. When a metastatic skin…
Cinema Under the Stars
Bring your picnic blanket and a thermos (temperatures might go below 20°C) and enjoy a series of short films that have been created especially for National Science Week in the NT and will be screened by the Darwin-based Solar Cinema. Learn about the science and technology behind sports, drumming and beer, and discover fascinating facts…
Around YOUR World in Eight Days | A STEAMpunk Exploration
Imagine a mini version of Jules Verne’s “Around the world in eighty days”. You have eight days to explore the world around you. Don’t worry about time or space. Verne’s novels are often called the earliest versions of STEAMpunk literature. They imagine different pasts and futures than the ones we have experienced. They contain a spirit…