Topic: Health and Medical

The Fabulous, Freaky, and Fierce World of Female Reproduction

Think the vagina is a simple tube? Think again. Come and explore our 3D animal vaginas as we regale you with wacky and unexpected tales of female animal reproduction. Vaginas are anything but simple receptacles and female animals are not the passive players they have been made out to be. Learn about multi-chambered vaginas and…

Hunter Science Festival

Demonstrations of the diverse activities of the members of the Hunter Innovation & Science Hub. The Hunter Innovation and Science Hub is a network of organisations within the Hunter that collaborate to deliver ongoing community science engagement programs, including during National Science Week.

Young Tassie Scientists at Festival of Bright Ideas

Meet your local Young Tassie Scientists at the Festival of Bright Ideas and test out a range of hands-on activities for all ages. Young Tassie Scientists are early career researchers who are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week. The Young Tassie…

ExBEERimental Science

Four beers, four brewers, for science. This National Science Week, four Australian independent breweries have been challenged to don a lab coat and craft an experimental beer. Don’t expect your average brews, these beers will be subjected to some type of experimental conditions to create novel and exciting results. The four unique creations will be…

Regenerating Australia

What does healing mean to you? This year, UNSW Science challenges you to think deeply over National Science Week about what healing means in a variety of contexts: environmental, health and community, to name a few. To bring this to life, we will explore the theme of healing through the new film Regenerating Australia. Regenerating…

Microscopy: Revealing the hidden detail of our world

Microscopy underpins discoveries across the breadth of all science disciplines. Although the fundamentals of the first microscope are based on a simple, glass lens, optical instrument, these principals have given rise to many other forms of microscopy, such as the electron and X-ray microscope that combine technical advances in optics, light generation, computing and engineering….

Escape Room & Engineering Challenge

Middle school students will solve a series of challenges in an Escape Room style. They will race around the schools to locate secluded stations where they have to complete STEM activities and receive a stamp. The first team to collect all station stamps win. Activity examples include DNA extraction, math puzzles, and making a light…