Topic: Health and Medical

Beaker Street Festival Headline Program – Tim Flannery & Robyn Williams

Connecting with the unconvinced. Two legendary science communicators in conversation about how to change minds in a world of denialism, disinformation, and deep fakes.  Our MC for this event will be Lord Mayor Councillor Anna Reynolds. Immediately following this performance, the audience and speakers will be invited across the street to Beaker Street’s Festival Hub…

Beaker Street Festival Headline Program – Science Vs live

Join us for a live recording of the award-winning, chart-topping Science Vs podcast. Host Wendy Zukerman and Supervising Producer Joel Werner will present an evening of murder, monsters, and mind-bending tales. You can’t trust everything you see… Our MC for this event will be Tegan Taylor from ABC Science. Immediately following this performance, the audience…

Beaker Street Festival Headline Program – Menopause in four acts

Do you randomly break out in sweats? Have you developed a particularly low tolerance for idiots? If you or someone you know is affected by menopause (hint: that’s all of us), you’ll find all the empathy and information you need right here. Watch as award-winning actor Jane Longhurst tackles the many-thorned beast that is menopause,…

Beaker Street Festival Headline Program – Psychedelics: the future of therapy?

Hear from leading clinical psychedelic researcher, Dr Paul Liknaitzky, in conversation with acclaimed author Heather Rose, as they discuss the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs and why Australia is poised to spearhead their use in the treatment of mental illness. Our MC for this event will be Mark Horstman. Immediately following this performance, the audience…

Beaker Street Festival Headline Program – Great Debate

Two teams of heavy-hitters go head-to-head in the annual Beaker Street Festival debate, taking sides on the fate of humanity in a world of artificial intelligence: AI will render human creativity worthless Be entertained, persuaded, and enthralled by a battle of brains and bravado! The team that gets the rowdiest applause takes the coveted Tip…

A Glimpse into WEHI Student Life

What is it really like to be a student at WEHI? As part of the University of Melbourne’s Science Festival, the WEHI Student Association (WESA) are hosting an event on Tuesday 15 August, 4:30pm – 6pm (AEST). Welcome by Annabella Thomas, WESA President, and Raymond Qin, WESA Engagement Representative Hear about our latest multidisciplinary medical research…

South West Science Fair

Join us at South West Science Fair 2023, a free family friendly event filled with science themed mysteries. Solve a robbery, make some slime or visit the forensics lab, either way you are bound to discover or learn something new. South West Science Fair brings multiple exhibitors from around WA come together at Bunbury Library…

Switch on to Science

Switch on to Science is an annual event where museum volunteers operate and demonstrate a wide variety of working vintage equipment and talk about the science and technology principles that make them work. Everyone will be encouraged to try operating the old equipment and to explore how technology has evolved over the years. The aim…

Switch on to Science

Switch on to Science is an annual event where museum volunteers operate and demonstrate a wide variety of working vintage equipment and talk about the science and technology principles that make them work.  Everyone will be encouraged to try operating the old equipment and to explore how technology has evolved over the years. The aim…