UNSW Sydney alumna, Dr Meganne Christian, who currently works at the Italian National Research Agency, was selected as part of the European Space Agency’s 2022 astronaut class. Dr Christian is a materials scientist and atmospheric physicist. She is one of 11 reservist astronauts selected, alongside five career astronauts from more than 22,500 eligible applicants. She…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
The Anti-conference: Innovation, Inspiration, Intelligence
Inspiring WA and The WA Coordinating Committee for National Science are delighted to present The Anti-conference this National Science Week. This isn’t your typical conference! Grab your friends and bring your best science facts to our first session, Intelligence. We’re talking one big boozy science quiz at Perth Mess Hall. On Saturday we’re heading to…
South West Science Fair
Join us at South West Science Fair 2023, a free family friendly event filled with science themed mysteries. Solve a robbery, make some slime or visit the forensics lab, either way you are bound to discover or learn something new. South West Science Fair brings multiple exhibitors from around WA come together at Bunbury Library…
Switch on to Science
Switch on to Science is an annual event where museum volunteers operate and demonstrate a wide variety of working vintage equipment and talk about the science and technology principles that make them work. Everyone will be encouraged to try operating the old equipment and to explore how technology has evolved over the years. The aim…
Switch on to Science
Switch on to Science is an annual event where museum volunteers operate and demonstrate a wide variety of working vintage equipment and talk about the science and technology principles that make them work. Everyone will be encouraged to try operating the old equipment and to explore how technology has evolved over the years. The aim…
Switch on to Science
Switch on to Science is an annual event where museum volunteers operate and demonstrate a wide variety of working vintage equipment and talk about the science and technology principles that make them work. Everyone will be encouraged to try operating the old equipment and to explore how technology has evolved over the years. The aim…
Beaker Street Crawl
Visit businesses, galleries, and more, open their doors for a backstage look at the science behind the everyday products, people, and places of Hobart. Pick up a map from our stall at Salamanca Market, from our Info Booth at Hadley’s Orient Hotel, or download from our website. Free, drop-in, family friendly.
Brisbane National Science Week Big Ideas Challenge
Powered by Future Anything with generous support from Advance Queensland and The Precinct, we’re proud to present a very special Brisbane Big Ideas Challenge designed especially for National Science Week. This fast-paced and hands-on day of listening, learning, and doing, will culminate in teams of students pitching their own innovative solutions that respond to the following challenge: As an entrepreneur, pitch an innovative idea that…
The Grand Challenge: Igniting the Future of Renewable Fuel
“As an entrepreneur, pitch an innovative idea that uses, or amplifies the use of, renewable energy.” In a world facing pressing environmental challenges, the need for renewable fuel solutions has never been more critical. Could green hydrogen fuel be the answer to decarbonise global industries and local energy users alike? Hydrogen may hold the key…
Bionics Institute Open House
Learn how researchers are solving medical challenges with technology at the Bionics Institute Open House on Wednesday 16 August. You’ll get hands-on experience in a world-class laboratory and hear about the ground-breaking medical devices and treatments our researchers are developing for conditions including: Alzheimer’s disease hearing impairment Parkinson’s disease arthritis and more You’ll also have…