Are your students the best in the state when it comes to science knowledge? Murdoch University is celebrating National Science Week for the entire month of August with a state-wide science quiz competition. The winning regional school, with the highest average score per student, will receive $500 to put towards visiting Murdoch University for a…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Research Bites: Green Energy
Virtual debate with top researchers working on green energy projects in Australia and Spain. Dr Cesar Menendez Muniz is a research associate at the UNSW School of Chemical Engineering. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the University of Oviedo and his PhD in computational modelling of multiferroics at UNSW Sydney. In his current…
Pollinator Lab
Come and join the fun and excitement of Pollinator Lab, a weekend of free, action-packed activities for the entire family. Pollinator Lab’s activities highlight and celebrate the vitally important role that pollinators play in maintaining life on Earth. Sadly, many pollinators, in particular insects, are disappearing from the planet impacting its biodiversity and capacity to…
LEGO Volcanoes
Families are invited to come along to design and build a volcano out of LEGO before applying their knowledge of chemistry to make their volcanoes erupt.
Food for Thought: AVR Symposium
A symposium with a big picture focus on impact: for industry, other researchers, the world. Hear about how our scientists are making a difference in food and food security.
Family Science Challenge Evening
Families, upon registering their interest will receive a bag of materials and a challenge related to this year’s National Science Week theme. They will be permitted to view what’s in the bag but not to touch them until everyone comes together on the evening of Thursday 19 August. Participants will be acquainted with the equipment…
STEM WEEK and Family STEM Night
Our event starts on the Monday of National Science Week when we hold science demos on assembly, have project building lunch time activities, HEROs of STEM teaching competition and other smaller activities to celebrate STEM at our College. Then we also hold a Family STEM Night where our College community engages in STEM related activities…
Sydney Science Trail 2021 – My Favourite Scientist (that you won’t find in a textbook)
The important contributions of so many people to science have left out of our textbooks because they were of an under-represented group who did not receive due credit for their work. The hugely successful book and film Hidden Figures brought to our attention the important contribution of Black Women to the space effort, and we can find…
Sydney Science Trail 2021 – The Great Space Debate
Private companies like SpaceX are making great progress in humanity’s ability to access space for exploration or even recreation, with billions of dollars being invested annually on research and development of new technologies. For many space enthusiasts, colonising Mars is the next big step for humanity. However, many ask why would we spend so much…
Sydney Science Trail 2021 – Dr Karl’s Great Moments in Future Careers
Join Dr Karl Kruszelnicki for a fun, inspirational talk that will cover five main areas in future careers in science, how this will affect students and become important in their future working lives, followed by a Q&A session. Computer and information technology and how computers will be as smart as we are. Genetic engineering and…