In the Old Normal there were Masked Balls held in Dungog, with food, and drink, and dancing and comedy and prizes and fabulous masks and costumes. Welcome to the New Normal. This year it’s at your place – we’re having an online Masked Ball slash Dance Party. You provide your own food, drink, dancing, fabulous…
Topic: Health and Medical
ANU Undergraduate Research Symposium
A set of fifteen-minute presentation and Q & A sessions by ANU students on research they’ve done as Undergraduates. The presentations will cover a broad spectrum of STEM topics, including intersections between STEM and the humanities. The event will celebrate undergraduate research and showcase the opportunities available for STEM students and aspiring researchers.
Regenerate and Cure
Discover cutting edge techniques in biomedical engineering and how they are used to regenerate broken body parts or diseased organs. Currently working on a new stem cell-based therapy for osteoarthritis, researcher Jiao Jiao Li hopes to find a cure for this debilitating condition that haunts hundreds of millions of patients around the world. Dr Jiao…
Between Bees and Food
Join our one-hour webinar to learn about bees and their relationship with food production. Get inspired by National Science Week theme Food: Different by Design. Enjoy a presentation on bees and their relationship with food production by Dr Francisco Garcia Bulle Bueno, a native bee specialist. From the fundamentals of what is a bee?, bee…
The Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis
The microbiome-gut-brain axis: What is it and how can it affect our mental health? Bacteria and viruses have a bad reputation, especially in these times of a global pandemic. But not all bugs are bad for us. In fact, some of them actually help us to digest food and keep our bodies healthy. Recently, scientists…
Care For Country: A children’s recipe book
Care for Country is a compilation of recipes prepared and tested by children from Pottsville Community Preschool. Children have been caring for country planting bush tucker over the past couple of years and are now harvesting the goods. During National Science Week children will cook, text, and invite families and community members to try their…
Miltaburra Area School Science Demonstration
Magic cub demonstration, dry ice and the Big Watermelon Experiment.
Roaming Investigations
The students and staff at Sacred Heart will be investigating, experimenting and getting down and dirty in STEM. Between recess and lunch, the students will be split into upper and lower primary groups (around 19 students per group). Groups are a mix of students from different classes and grades. The groups will rotate between 5…
A Glimpse into WEHI Life
A Glimpse into WEHI Student Life presented by the WEHI Student Association (WESA) About this event What is it really like to be a student at WEHI? As part of the University of Melbourne’s Science Festival 2021, the WEHI Student Association (WESA) are hosting a virtual event on Thursday 19 August 2021, 4:30pm – 6pm….
Katherine South Primary School Science Extravaganza
The KSPS Science Extravaganza is an event that brings the Katherine South Primary School community together. The event takes place in the afternoon from 4pm-6pm. The extravaganza focusses on STEAM education with teachers and other community groups such as National Parks and Wildlife, Landcare and health organisations leading various activities. There are wide range of…