During National Science Week we are replacing our whole timetable with agriscience, and some kitchen science. Every session from Monday to Friday will be dedicated to getting our hands dirty (and wet, and sticky, and germy) as we get stuck into practical agriscience activities. We are in the perfect spot for it, being located in…
Topic: Health and Medical
STEM Town Hall Meeting, with Dr. Monique Ryan MP
Melbourne-based STEM professionals are invited to a town hall-style meeting with Dr Monique Ryan, the Federal Member for Kooyong. This is a fantastic opportunity for people working in STEM to discuss matters of science and policy with a current policy-maker. Moderated by Dr Ben McAllister, a Swinburne Research Fellow, the aim of the meeting is…
Townsville STEM Faire
Ignite your curiosity at the Townsville STEM Faire this National Science Week. Join Townsville Citylibraries and the Townsville STEM Hub at Citylibraries Riverway and the Riverway Precinct for a day of discovery in science, technology, engineering and maths. From prep students to professionals, the Townsville STEM Faire has something to inspire everyone. Experience live science…
Future Medicine: Stem Cells and Cancer webinar
Meet the scientists working at the forefront of cancer research and find out. What kinds of cancer can be treated with stem cell transplants? How is umbilical cord blood used to treat some types of cancer? How is stem cell science changing our understanding of how cells go rogue, leading to conditions like skin cancer…
The Drag Experiment
The Drag Experiment is the show of the year for drag lovers, science nerds, and all folks across the LGBTQIA+ and STEM spectra. Headlined by four phenomenal people who are scientists by day and drag performers by night. You’ll be dazzled with show stopping drag performances interwoven with scientific concepts and research. Hosted by Dr…
Science Fair Extravaganza
The concept will be to engage the wider community and have students from North Cottesloe Primary School present to a range of stakeholders, fellow students, staff, parents and the local community. Our Science Fair Extravaganza will involve students from Year 1 to Year 6. The event will include students presenting their findings to all stakeholders…
Future Science Talks: Comedy Edition
Future Science Talks: Comedy Edition returns for National Science Week after three sold-out shows at the Sydney Comedy Festival. Each show features six scientists who have partnered with comedians to bring laughter to their science talks. Laugh and learn at the same time. Just how much alcohol consumption really is good for us? Can science…
Science versus Art: The Music of Genes
Dr Mark Temple is a molecular biologist from School of Science at Western Sydney University. Mark uses audio for DNA sequence analyses. As a former musician who played drums with Indie rock band The Hummingbirds, Mark used computer code to make audio sequences from DNA sequences. This was done by mapping genetic letters and overlapping…
The New Sciences of Sex and Reproduction | Challis lecture in Philosophy
New developments in biomedical science have disrupted the formerly tight links between biology and our social practices of categorising people as male and female, parent and child. The School of Humanities at the University of Sydney will be joined by the ABC’s Big Ideas for this public lecture with: Paul E. Griffiths, Challis Professor of…
First Nations Culture and How It Connects to the Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS)
the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is 9 August 2023. To celebrate, Engineers Australia welcomes two speakers in a sharing of knowledge between the old ways of burning and the new, the synergies and opportunities, and in the event of increasing unexpected bushfires as our climate heats, how to be prepared. Mark Anderson,…