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Windy Joules measures your renewables
Schools, Science Week News

Windy Joules measures your renewables

  • By National Office
  • 2 March, 2017

The school theme for National Science Week 2017 is Future Earth with a focus on Australia’s sustainability science and issues that are unique to Australia and the region. Farmers across Australia ...

School grants for 2017
Grant Information, Schools, Science Week News

School grants for 2017

  • By National Office
  • 27 February, 2017

How will your school get involved in National Science Week and explore the theme of Future Earth? Applications are now open for grants to assist schools to hold an event in National Science Week. ...

Celebrate Science Week as a NSW Regional Science Hub
Grant Information, Science Week News, State Blogs

Celebrate Science Week as a NSW Regional Science Hub

  • By National Office
  • 23 February, 2017

Are you interested in introducing science and technology themes into your programming? Would you like to join forces with like-minded organisations to produce science events? Inspiring Australia ...

National Science Week Grant Recipients, 2017
Grant Information, Science Week News

National Science Week Grant Recipients, 2017

  • By National Office
  • 9 February, 2017

Congratulations to all of the successful applicants for National Science Week grants that were announced by Senator the Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. ...

2017 Grant Round Now Open
Grant Information, Science Week News

2017 Grant Round Now Open

  • By National Office
  • 19 October, 2016

National Science Week 2016 was a fantastic celebration of science, with more than 1800 events attended by 1.3 million participants. In 2017, National Science Week will be held from 12 – 20 ...

Science to ignite silver screens in WA
Science Week News, State Blogs

Science to ignite silver screens in WA

  • By National Office
  • 2 September, 2016

Move over Bad Mom’s and Ghostbusters - science is taking the silver screens across WA following this years’ Sci Film Regional WA Science Short Film competition. People of all ages and abilities ...

Tiny fossil treasures of Queensland
Science Week News, State Blogs

Tiny fossil treasures of Queensland

  • By National Office
  • 8 August, 2016

When I first started volunteering at the Queensland Museum I was given a box full with hundreds of thousands of very tiny fossilised bones known as 'microfossils'. These fossils belonged to a ...

Biohacker Dr. Ellen Jorgensen is Coming to Perth this National Science Week!
Science Week News, State Blogs

Biohacker Dr. Ellen Jorgensen is Coming to Perth this National Science Week!

  • By National Office
  • 3 August, 2016

We’ve heard of computer hackers, but what about biohackers? After all, we have personal computers, so why not personal biotech? Meet one of National Science Week’s guest scientists for 2016 - ...

National Science Week in the ACT
Science Week News, State Blogs

National Science Week in the ACT

  • By National Office
  • 1 August, 2016

A week of fun, science and wonder in the CAN! National Science Week is just around the corner and the ACT is already buzzing with excitement! This year’s edition is bringing back your favourites ...

Australia’s F1 in Schools team
Science Week News

Australia’s F1 in Schools team

  • By National Office
  • 29 July, 2016

Team ZERO is Australia’s 2016 F1 in Schools Team. What’s F1 in Schools you ask? The largest secondary schools engineering competition on the planet, requiring students to design, test, market and ...