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How did your school event go?
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How did your school event go?

  • By National Office
  • 24 August, 2012

Now that National Science Week is over for 2012 we'd love to hear about how it went at your school! Here's a quick and easy-to-use survey form. The survey data will be collected and analysed by ...

Science on triple j
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Science on triple j

  • By National Office
  • 22 August, 2012

Listen to the National Science Week edition of Dr Karl on triple j. Dr Karl had a special guest in the studio - Young Australian of the Year Marita Cheng from robogals.

Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Awards 2012
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Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Awards 2012

  • By National Office
  • 16 August, 2012

The awards were announced by Prof Don Bursill and presented by Prof David Solomon. 2012 Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Award Dr Jeremy Austin Jeremy is an Australian Research Council ...

Giants of Science videos for download
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Giants of Science videos for download

  • By KylieWalker
  • 14 August, 2012

Were you unable to join the sell-out audiences for Brian Schmidt and Mike Raupach's Giants of Science talks at the Australian Academy of Science's Shine Dome? You can now download them to watch ...

See Venus during National Science Week
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See Venus during National Science Week

  • By Tasmania
  • 13 August, 2012

During National Science Week 2012, it will be possible to see the planet Venus in the morning sky. Some find it easier to find a planet during the day by using binoculars and standing in the ...

National Science Week Means a Croc Trip for Australia Zoo
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National Science Week Means a Croc Trip for Australia Zoo

  • By National Office
  • 8 August, 2012

Every August I look forward to the buzz surrounding National Science Week, and if you are reading this you must be someone who gets excited by science too! August is also exciting for us here at ...

Powerhouse Discovery Centre Open Day
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Powerhouse Discovery Centre Open Day

  • By National Office
  • 7 August, 2012

It’s the date you grab the kids and head to the Powerhouse Discovery Centre in Castle Hill where there’s a HUGE amount of fun going on for the first weekend of National Science Week! Our ‘Amazing ...

Are we looking at this from the right angle? The Fame Algorithm returns
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Are we looking at this from the right angle? The Fame Algorithm returns

  • By National Office
  • 31 July, 2012

Would you spot Pythagoras' Theorem if you tripped over it in the street? Would it make you laugh? Is it even possible to trip over this Theorem? Or am I not looking at this from quite the right ...

Domestic + Science
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Domestic + Science

  • By National Office
  • 27 July, 2012

As part of the South Australian Living Artist’s Festival, RiAus (the Royal Institution of Australia) presents Domestic + Science, an art exhibition which communicates links between science and ...

Can You sci-ku?
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Can You sci-ku?

  • By National Office
  • 27 July, 2012

I love exploring the junction where art and science meet. National Science Week is the perfect platform to showcase how these seemingly disjunct disciplines have the capacity to enrich each ...