Can I make a difference in my career, and make a living too? How can I transform my passions and the problems I care about into a job? Can science enable me to create a sustainable future, for myself and the planet? This webinar will showcase a bunch of fantastic scientists who are living proof…
Topic: Innovation and Technology
Webinar: Engineering the future of the deep blue
You are not just an engineer, but an engineer of something. So, what change will your studies enable in the world? What opportunities might it create for your future? This webinar will showcase a group of awe-inspiring science stars, whose seemingly ordinary beginnings have taken them to places far from the norm. Each has started…
Live From The Lab – join musicians and scientists in a panel discussion
Join us for an in-depth online discussion between participating musicians and scientists on Friday 21 August from 3.00 – 4.15 pm Live From The Lab (LFTL) is a celebration of science, music, arts and culture. LFTL challenged six local artists to create six new musical compositions inspired by the six cutting-edge Australian science research projects…
Why do you love STEM? Video interviews with STEM professionals
Where could a love for science and STEM take you? The Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist interviewed five Queensland scientists with very different backgrounds and skills to showcase the variety of pathways an interest in STEM subjects could lead. Watch the videos to find out about careers you may not have heard of, and…
This Show is NOT Rubbish!
Join the Trash Can Man on a rubbishy adventure – as he turns YOUR trash into (scientific) treasure… “This Show is NOT Rubbish!” is a brilliantly fun new web series (based on the award-winning live show of the same name) that playfully examines all those things that humans tend to absently throw away – using rubbish, trash…
Story Time for Young People and Families – “Here We Are”
You can join Nat from State Library of Queensland as she talks about the importance of looking for science every day with young children and families. Nat reads the beautiful children’s book Here we are by Oliver Jeffers. The story time is published on three Facebook pages at 10am on Friday 21 August: @slqPlay, @first5forever, …
Veski STEM filminators video of the year
Calling all budding scientists and science communicators: veski wants Victorian secondary school students to get creative and produce a STEM video to compete for the veski STEM filminators video of the year. More than ever STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) is involved in our everyday lives. In order to make well-informed decisions, about our…
Live From The Lab – on FBi Radio
Each weekday morning from 8.15 – 8.45 am on FBi Radio (95.4 FM or stream online), from Friday 14 August to Friday 21 August. Live From The Lab (LFTL) is a celebration of science, music, arts and culture. Six Sydney musicians and performers will be partnered with six Australian science researchers from each of the…
Within Reason: Trusting science in a time of crisis
In a special National Science Week edition of our Dean’s Lecture Series, four speakers will explore how and why people trust – or distrust – science during crises. Why do people deny or ignore the science of climate change, or the miracle of vaccines? How does a jury decide which forensic evidence to trust? And…
Palm Valley Study
Ntaria School middle and senior years students will travel and camp at Palm Valley along with local rangers and community elders. This excursion and camp will be in week five provided there is no restriction for the DOE due to COVID19. During this study trip, the students will learn about the historical background of the…