The Poetry of Science

Would you like to have a bit of fun with the chance to win a prize? Then this is the competition for you! Express a scientific idea/concept through poetry and fill out the form below to enter The Poetry of Science: a science-themed poetry writing competition open to all people in Tasmania for National Science…

Train an Artificial Intelligence (live, on stage) – Hobart

How does AI really work? Is AI going to take over the world and destroy us all? What’s an “AI” really? This interactive session for the young, and the young-at-heart will answer these questions, and more. Bring your family and friends, and learn how we build an AI, step by step. On our journey we’ll…

Train an Artificial Intelligence (live, on stage) – Launceston

How does AI really work? Is AI going to take over the world and destroy us all? What’s an “AI” really? This interactive session for the young, and the young-at-heart will answer these questions, and more. Bring your family and friends, and learn how we build an AI, step by step. On our journey we’ll…

STEM Eggstravaganza

Our Eggsrtavaganza will begin in National Science Week and involve our birth – 5 group (Little Wallabies) up to Year 11. We will explore books about chick hatching, make our own simple information books and monitor the journey from egg to chick. We will put on a show of The Little Red Hen and build…

Upstart Express – An explosive national science, innovation and technology challenge for Australia’s young people!

Ignite students’ passion for STEAM, design thinking and building a better world through this fun, fast-paced entrepreneurial journey. The Upstart Express is an explosive science, innovation and technology challenge for students throughout Australia. Students will: Gain skills in creative & critical thinking, teamwork, collaboration, communication. Discover inspiring STEAM careers and journeys. Investigate global/local challenges Explore…

STEM at Ramlegh Park Primary School

Ramlegh Park Primary School students will be showcasing a variety of different STEM activities from Prep to Year 6 to the school community.  Some of these will include: Robotics – students will program a variety of robots (Bee Bot, Dash and SPIKE Prime) to autonomously perform tasks and show the community how robotics integrates with our…

Great Barrier Reef Science Celebration

Join us for National Science Week activities to celebrate the Great Barrier Reef, science, and launch of the Citizen Science challenge with the ultimate 1st prize holiday adventure to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef, hosted by master-reef guides teaming with Reef Today filmmakers. August 13: Celebratory Launch Launch event – online (plus in-person options:…

SciPubMemes- meme your science!

Join us at the Black Buffalo to learn all about local scientific research via the poetry of memes. Three panellists will be challenged to present for 10-12 minutes about their work, featuring slides with only scientific figures and memes and no text. Come along for an entertaining and enlightening evening. #SciPubMemes Panellist 1: Dr Thomas…

The Young Scientist Research Prizes

To foster and recognise excellence in Victoria’s early career scientists, the Royal Society of Victoria offers four, prestigious, competitive prizes, open to Victorian students in their final year of doctoral candidature, in all areas of the Biomedical & Health Sciences, Biological Sciences (non-human), Earth Sciences and Physical Sciences. Following assessment of applications across the four…

RST Doctoral Award Webinar

Dr Abersteiner is the 2020 Royal Society of Tasmania’s Doctoral Award winner. His PhD focused on kimberlite, an igneous rock that originates deep within the Earth and is the primary source of diamonds. He will deliver an online webinar and speak about how his work greatly improves our understanding of the Earth’s deep interior.