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Science in the Snowies
Science Week News, State Blogs

Science in the Snowies

  • By Science Week Team
  • 15 August, 2017

Science Week with Dr Graham Walker Dr Graham Walker held 3 amazing workshops on Wednesday 9 August at Cooma Public and Jindabyne Central Schools to over 1200 people, including the surrounding ...

The Great Australian Biodiversity Challenge and other nature events
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The Great Australian Biodiversity Challenge and other nature events

  • By Science Week Team
  • 15 August, 2017

Calling all citizen scientists, mobile gamers and lovers of the outdoors! Your quest, should you choose to accept it, is to find and identify as many wild animals, plants and other living things ...

Riverina Country – Night Lights Projections
Science Week News, State Blogs

Riverina Country – Night Lights Projections

  • By Science Week Team
  • 14 August, 2017

In Wagga Wagga (NSW) things are getting into full swing with the Riverina Science Hub Festival, which will host activities in multiple venues over the coming week. Supported by Wagga Wagga City ...

Little learners get hands-on for Science Week
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Little learners get hands-on for Science Week

  • By Science Week Team
  • 13 August, 2017

Engaging with, and learning about STEM is a life long journey that can start from a very young age. Children have an inherent curiosity about the world around them which we would all do well to ...

Science Meets Arts
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Science Meets Arts

  • By Science Week Team
  • 13 August, 2017

National Science Week 2017 once again sees many science and art events across the whole country. Shirty Science launched on Thursday night at a packed event in Canberra city. Paired artists and ...

What is your relationship with your smartphone?
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What is your relationship with your smartphone?

  • By Science Week Team
  • 12 August, 2017

Each year National Science Week partners with the ABC and some of Australia’s talented researchers to create a national project that everyone around Australia, wherever their location, can ...

Science Week Coordinating Committees – the backbone of the week!
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Science Week Coordinating Committees – the backbone of the week!

  • By Science Week Team
  • 11 August, 2017

Each State and Territory has a National Science Week Coordinating Committee, made up of enthusiastic and energetic volunteers. They come from diverse backgrounds and day jobs, including members ...

Young Australians present their Plan for the Planet
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Young Australians present their Plan for the Planet

  • By Science Week Team
  • 10 August, 2017

This morning’s national launch event was also attended by 27 student and 12 teacher representatives of the inaugural Young Australians’ Plan for the Planet, who were in Canberra as part of th...

National Launch of National Science Week
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National Launch of National Science Week

  • By Science Week Team
  • 10 August, 2017

National Science Week 2017 was officially launched on August 10th by Senator the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO, Minister of Industry, Innovation and Science. The launch event in the Mural Hall of ...

Make science a priority this National Science Week
Science Week News, State Blogs

Make science a priority this National Science Week

  • By National Office
  • 7 August, 2017

Science leaders in Queensland have issued a call to action ahead of National Science Week – make science a priority and prepare for jobs of the future. Queensland Science Minister Leeanne Enoch ...