What better way to celebrate National Science Week than by connecting budding high school students with University of Melbourne Biomedical Scientists, who work at the centre of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest biomedical precinct? During 20- to 30-minute video calls, our experts – many of whom are global leaders in their research field – will inspire the…
Topic: Health and Medical
Addicted to Dopamine
Everywhere you look people are overindulging, but that’s not to say it’s their fault. We have unprecedented 24/7 access to deliberately addictive, high-dopamine stimuli – drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, sexting, Facebooking, YouTubing and tweeting. Our lives are saturated by our own dopamine and our culture encourages us to pursue it. Speaking on her…
What Makes You Unique? – Science storytelling show with a twist
Do you like balloons? Do you like stories? Then you will love the What Makes You Unique: Science Storytelling With A Twist, a book reading with fun science balloon creations. It is the story of how our DNA makes each one of us unique, told using fun and colourful balloon creations. It is based on…
Virtual Tour: Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
Join us virtually to tour the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre and meet our newest, FRIENDLIEST (you’ll learn why on the tour) supercomputer, Setonix. Pawsey is proud to be a facility that enables and accelerates Australian science and pushes the boundaries of discovery. We know that can’t be achieved without YOU – our young scientists and…
Lambert School Annual Science Quiz
A science quiz for everyone at lambert School. Fill in the answers over the course of National Science Week. Winner receives a prize tailored to their science interests (usually a book).
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…