Join us for a live virtual excursion of RV Investigator, Australia’s 94m ocean-going research vessel. Purpose built for marine research it has impressive scientific capabilities and possesses a wide range of on-board and modular laboratories and facilities. The vessel supports biological, oceanographic, geological and atmospheric research, as well maritime training and education and outreach activities….
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Getting to Know Your Friendly Neighbourhood Microbiologist
JAMSpod is a microbiology-themed series of podcasts (check out #JAMSpod @jamsorgau) named Getting to Know Your Friendly Neighbourhood Microbiologist for National Science Week. This podcast is run conjointly between Macquarie University, Western Sydney University, Department of Primary Industries and The Joint Academic Microbiology Seminars (JAMS) Organisation (Check it out here: http://jams.org.au/). JAMS is a microbiology…
Canberra Women of Science and Art
Canberra Women of Science and Art will showcase a diverse group of Canberran women. All working in or inspired by science, tech, engineering, art and maths (STEAM). These interesting people are anything but ‘boring scientists’. From illustrators to robot designers to indigenous storytellers, we bet you’ll want to find out more about their stories and…
Behind the Scenes of Big Science
What happens when your science is too big for your lab? Well then you head to ANSTO, who run some of the biggest science machines in Australia. This National Science Week we’re giving the public a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes at the Australian Centre for Neutron Science, online and for free. See…
Possible Impossibles
Humans are a species of creative thinkers, problem solvers, and ambitious dreamers. Together we have achieved the seemingly impossible from curing diseases, extending the average lifespan, inventing air flight, harnessing the power of the Earth’s resources to connect people all over the world, to sending people into space. What does the future hold? Will we…
Career Sessions Podcast
The Career Sessions podcast showcases the unique and inside stories of people working in their careers. Hosts, Dr Stephanie Champion and Dr Tamara Agnew hold PhDs in public health and health science. We are researchers and academics who are driven by our desire to really understand the world that exists outside of our own bubble….
Future Scientist Career Quiz
Scientists are humanity’s frontline. Wherever answers are needed they lead the charge – overcoming complex global challenges, solving real-world problems and developing solutions for the future. Incredibly, science is predicted to bring more human progress in the next 50 years than the previous 400 combined. Fighting climate change… saving lives… sustaining the environment… ending hunger……
Deep Blue Marine STEAM Competition for 3-10 year olds
Dive into the deep blue and let those creative juices flow this National Science Week. Enter our ‘Deep Blue’ Marine STEAM Competition for a chance to WIN an awesome science pack. CHALLENGE: Make a marine creature Get creative with craft materials, paint and items from around your home and backyard to design and make a marine creature. Be inspired by…
National Science Week CSHS 2020
We will be hosting lunch time events pitched towards junior students. There will be a session for each of the sciences offered at our school, used as a form of ‘showcasing’ science. All events will be ‘deep blue’ themed.
Event Horizon Symposium
Australia’s seminal art journal, Art + Australia, will explore the conjunction of art and science in its next issue, Event Horizon #52.6, which will be released in August. The publication will coincide with a three day Event Horizon Symposium hosted by the University of Melbourne’s Centre of Visual Art (CoVA) and the Science Gallery Melbourne,…