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National Science Week in WA’s Great Southern
Events highlighting new technologies and innovations in southwest WA will feature the science of marine mammals of Albany's harbours, a Meet the Curators and Young Naturalists event at WA Museum ...
Sydney Science Festival 2016
International Sydney Science Festival guest Amy Sheira Teitel is a US-based blogger and author who writes about science, space and the universe. With over 100 events, the second Sydney Science ...
Dr Ellen Jorgensen visits Sydney
The founder and Executive Director of Genspace, Dr Ellen Jorgensen, will be visiting Australia as part of National Science Week 2016. Ellen is passionate about increasing science literacy in both ...
Fossilised records
Sometimes it’s not only the fossils that tell the story, but the records of their collectors as well! Many collections housed at the Queensland Museum hold fascinating historical insights. ...
Small grant recipients in WA
Congratulations to all of the successful applicants for small grants of up to $2000 (with a total of $19,000 being awarded) in Western Australia: Ballajura Public Library: Raspberry Pi in the ...
‘U’ is for Unknown
We humans think we know Lots! And this is where the museums and herbaria come in, where it is our job to discover, collect and preserve, and make the ‘unknown’ species ‘known’. Museum collections ...
Molecular Magic
[caption id="attachment_40460" align="alignright" width="300"] Eight PCR tubescontaining completed reactions (the green colour is from the reagents, not the presence of DNA).[/caption] When ...
Expression of interest – National Science Week at the Ekka
Liddell Education (Street Science), with the support of the Federal Government’s Inspiring Australia programme, will be running a National Science Week event from 5 - 14 August during the EKKA. ...
Tasmanian Science Film Festival
The Tasmanian Science Film Festival will run from 8 - 27 August 2016. It will foster Tasmanian's interest in science with a specific focus on rural Tasmania. As part of the National Science Week ...
Unsung Heros of South Australian Science
Nominations have just opened for the annual Unsung Hero Awards of South Australian Science. The awards recognise achievements in both scientific research and science communication. Unsung Hero of ...