Each minute, the equivalent of a garbage truck of rubbish enters the worlds oceans, estimated to cause the death of over a million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals and turtles every year. As humans, we aren’t immune to the impacts of our addiction to plastic, with scientists predicting that we are eating a credit card size…
Topic: Health and Medical
What Will You Be Eating in 2050? Webinar with tastings delivered
Do you love food? Will your favourite food be around in 30 years? What new foods might you find in the supermarket in 2050? Join us for a fun, interactive and delicious online event exploring the future of food for everyday Australians. You will learn about new food technology, ocean farming, sustainable cattle farming, edible…
e-Meet a Biomedical Scientist
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…
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…