Note: due to the ACT COVID-19 lockdown, this event has been rescheduled and will hopefully take place on Sunday 5 September. As part of Served With a Side of Science: A Canberra Food Festival come to the Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets this Sunday for some fantastic science. Dreamtime Connections Dreamtime Connections is an Indigenous business…
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Live from the Lab – on FBi Radio
Each weekday morning from 8.15am – 8.45am on FBi Radio (94.5 FM or stream online), from Friday 13 to Friday 20 August 2021. Six musicians and performers will be partnered with six science researchers from the University of Sydney, Faculty of Science. The musicians will then share six brand-new compositions inspired by their emotional response…
Sara Phillips – Best Australian Science Writing 2020
Can fish feel pain? Does it matter if a dingo is different from a dog? Science tackles some unexpected questions. Who better to navigate us through these unprecedented days than Australia’s best science writers? Now in its tenth year, the much-loved Best Australian Science Writing anthology selects the most riveting, poignant and entertaining science stories…
Monash Sensory Science – My Goodness Book Launch
We invite members of the blind, low vision and deaf community to touch, see and listen at our newest exhibition for National Science Week. This exhibition will showcase the Multisensory Interactive Science Book developed to explore the world of infection, immunity, food and nutrition, titled “My Goodness”. This exhibition is a collaboration between Monash Biomedicine…
Science Week online at Camden Libraries
Things are about to get bubbling, as National Science Week sees over 10 activities on the fun-filled, food themed, online program. This year, Camden Libraries, Camden Council Waste and Camden Council Sustainability have formulated a packed program, to run from Saturday 14 August to Sunday 22 August for national Science Week. Activities that will be…
The Pathology of Stress, Dr Anand Gururajan – Live Zoom Presentation
Join Hawkesbury Library Service for a live Zoom presentation on The Pathology of Stress by Dr Anand Gururajan for National Science Week. Wednesday 25 August 4.00-5.00pm In the last 18 months, the impact of stress on mental health has perhaps never been more acutely felt by everyone. Stress is a major risk factor for various…
Deathly Science in the Pub
Come Face to Face with the science of death this Science Week. Tender Canberra is joining forces with Phil Up On Science to bring you the insider information on that which is inescapable. It’s the ultimate journey, and for many of us our biggest fear. This month we delve into how it happens and what…
Stepping into Science
You can start your learning journey to a life of science at any age. Three courageous Novocastrians show the way: Kiara Harrison will take us into her Honours research into human infertility; Harry Callen will describe the journey from lectures into the fieldwork of environmental engineering; and Willow Forsythe will let us know what it…
IHMRI’s Bite Size Science Webinars
Ask your health related science questions to IHMRI researchers will be covering important topics such as pain management and care, hormones and humans’ need for connection, and the neuro-degenerative condition Huntington’s Disease. Mon 16 August 12.30pm Dr Theresa Larkin – Hormones, Health and Human Connection Human beings are social creatures and thrive in groups where…
Discover the World of Stem Cells
During National Science Week, the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) is inviting students from local high schools to participate in a free two part program to gain a deeper understanding of stem cell research and what it holds for the future. Student program and learnings: an introduction to stem cells and how they…