The Rhodes Science Fair is a free community event for families with primary-aged children. This year we are embracing the 2025 National Science Week theme “Decoding the Universe” to deliver an interactive celebration of science, designed to engage children and adults to discover together through play, exploration, and participation in fascinating real-world experiments. Families will…
Topic: Indigenous Knowledge
Little Scientist Club
Are you interested in understanding how things function, exploring the natural world, observing interactions between elements, or learning about animals and plants? If so, the Kondinin CRC’s Little Scientist Club is the ideal place for you. Every Wednesday in August and September, the Kondinin CRC training room will transform into a laboratory where participants can…
Decoding the Ocean: Listening, learning and leading
Decoding the Ocean: Listening, Learning, and Leading is an after-hours event hosted by the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium. Set inside one of Sydney’s most iconic ocean spaces, the event invites students, educators, researchers, families, and emerging scientists to explore the cutting edge of marine conservation and research through hands-on…
How The Birds Got Their Colours
A living, breathing work of art that tells a powerful dreamtime story Experience the magic of How the Birds Got Their Colours, an Indigenous-led performance blending traditional First Nations dance, storytelling and contemporary circus in a visually stunning outdoor spectacle. Featuring Yugambeh Elder Luther Cora and Arc Circus, this breathtaking work brings a Dreamtime story to…
Taste Of Country: Ningina palawa kipli piyura kitina-ta (less active tour)
Join us for a unique and immersive cultural experience at Piyura Kitina/ Risdon Cove, ningina Palawa kipli piyura kitina-ta, which means to give, to get, to bring Palawa food. This powerful gathering is more than just a meal, it’s a journey into the heart of Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) culture, where every bite tells a story…
Microanalysis National Science Week Brain Breaks
We love our quizzes at Microanalysis, so what better way to celebrate than with a week of Brain Breaks! We also love food, so we’ll probably throw some of that in there too.
TMOS Holograms at Sydney Science Trail School Excursions
Get hands on and see how holograms are made! Learn what holograms are, how they are used in everyday life and the light concepts behind the formation of holograms, including reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference. Use a laser pointer to visualise the light principles of reflection, refraction and diffraction See hologram printing in action! Take home your own diffraction glasses!…
Biggest Science Lab Ever!
Whether you’re a budding scientist, a curious explorer, or just love to tinker and learn, the Biggest Science Lab Ever is an event you won’t want to miss. Join us as we celebrate National Science Week, a fantastic time to dive into the exciting world of science and technology. Explore our maker spaces, drop-in zones,…
Writing for science journals
This output-oriented course (pre-registration and bookings essential) will teach scientists, technologists and engineers the essential skills and strategies needed to write articles for leading science journals such as the British journal Nature and the US journal Science. The three-hour course – delivered in the form of two 90-minute sessions – will be held at Le Meridien Hotel, Bourke Street, Melbourne and online, via…
Welcome to Country
Join Pakana Kanaplila around the fire, outside TMAG’s Watergate, for a Welcome to Country inspired by the night sky, including dance and spoken palawa kani, the language of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.