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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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Science and the arts merge for Tasmanian National Science Week
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Science and the arts merge for Tasmanian National Science Week

  • By Tasmania
  • 16 August, 2019

On Argyle Street in Hobart there is a large art piece, spray painted using stencils. It features Tasmania’s only Nobel Prize winner, Professor Emerita Elizabeth Blackburn, and images inspired by ...

TAS: Download a copy of our program of events
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TAS: Download a copy of our program of events

  • By Tasmania
  • 30 July, 2019

You can download a copy (8.4 MB, pdf) of our program of events that went out to 80 000 Tasmanians in late July. Please check event listings online for the most accurate and up-to-date ...

Finalists: Unsung Hero Awards of South Australian Science 2019
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Finalists: Unsung Hero Awards of South Australian Science 2019

  • By National Office
  • 8 July, 2019

Congratulations to the finalists for the Unsung Hero of South Australian Science and of Science Communication for 2019. Best of luck at the awards ceremony in National Science Week. Unsung Hero ...

South Australian Grant Recipients
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South Australian Grant Recipients

  • By National Office
  • 8 July, 2019

Congratulations to the following events that were successful in attracting funding for National Science Week in South Australia: Metropolitan Events Space Day (Campbelltown Library) Science vs ...

Nobel Prize Winner Announced as Tasmania’s Patron for National Science Week
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Nobel Prize Winner Announced as Tasmania’s Patron for National Science Week

  • By Tasmania
  • 26 June, 2019

Tasmanian Nobel Prize winner, Professor Emerita Elizabeth Blackburn, has been named Patron of Tasmanian National Science Week. She is lending her enthusiasm for science as the face of this annual ...