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Grants available for National Science Week events in Queensland
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Grants available for National Science Week events in Queensland

  • By National Office
  • 5 March, 2020

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Each year, the Queensland National Science Week Coordinating Committee offers seed grants to assist hubs, clubs, ...

National Grant Projects for 2020
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National Grant Projects for 2020

  • By National Office
  • 20 February, 2020

Congratulations to all of the recipients of grants for National Science Week in 2020. Thirty three projects have been awarded a total of $500 000 that has been provided by the Australian ...

TAS: New Year’s Resolutions
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TAS: New Year’s Resolutions

  • By Tasmania
  • 17 January, 2020

Every year, a lot of people around the world choose 1 January to mark a turning point in their lives. Some people want to get healthy or read more books. Us? We just want to science. Each year, ...

National Science Week grants for 2020
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National Science Week grants for 2020

  • By National Office
  • 17 September, 2019

The $500 000 grant round to support National Science Week events in 2020 is now open. Science Week will be held from 15 - 23 August in 2020. The objectives of the grant round is to: support ...

TAS: Event holder survey is live! Win $100!
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TAS: Event holder survey is live! Win $100!

  • By Tasmania
  • 22 August, 2019

We would like to extend a huge thank you to all of our event holders this year! We will post a summary of Tassie's science month soon, so watch this space. If you held an event in Tasmania for ...

Thank You to All Who Contributed in 2019
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Thank You to All Who Contributed in 2019

  • By Science Week Team
  • 19 August, 2019

It’s a wrap! National Science Week 2019 has officially come to an end. And all across Australia, we’ve scienced hard! (Note that although Science Week has officially finished, there are still ...

How will you keep science-ing?
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How will you keep science-ing?

  • By Science Week Team
  • 18 August, 2019

We have squeezed so much inspiring science into the last nine days during National Science Week it has been mesmerising. In fact, so much, that it has spilled out and is threatening to turn ...

A Smorgasbord of Science
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A Smorgasbord of Science

  • By Science Week Team
  • 17 August, 2019

As National Science Week 2019 draws to a close, we’ve found time to look back over the past week of activities (in between attending events of course) and reflect on the diversity and variety ...

TAS: Young people needed to ReShape the World
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TAS: Young people needed to ReShape the World

  • By Tasmania
  • 16 August, 2019

The first ReShape the World forum for young people interested in sustainability and in helping to address environmental challenges will be held during National Science Week. Registrations are now ...

Space, dinos and plastics up for debate in Launceston
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Space, dinos and plastics up for debate in Launceston

  • By Tasmania
  • 16 August, 2019

NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK TO HIGHLIGHT PLASTIC PROBLEM ON AUSTRALIAN ISLANDS Dr Jennifer Lavers of the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and Adrift Lab, will be speaking on the ...