Author: Kieren Topp

National Science Week 2024 is on from 10 to 18 August.

2.7 million people participated in 1862 registered events and activities for National Science Week 2023 – the largest number of participants in the festival’s history.

See highlights state-by-state:

ACT	NSW	NT	QLD
SA	TAS	VIC	WA

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For more information contact: Tanya Ha on scienceweek@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0404 083 863. Follow Science Week stories on social media via:

• @Aus_ScienceWeek, @SciWkMedia and #ScienceWeek on Twitter
• National Science Week on Facebook.

You can also get in touch with the state coordinators, sign up for the National Science Week newsletter for news of grant rounds and other information, or visit the Science Week website www.scienceweek.net.au

National Science Week in ACT

Our early picks of highlights

• You could have a science job in government – Capital Hill
• Meet reptiles, daleks, dinosaurs, robots, and more while you’re shopping – multiple locations
• Making steel from old tyres – Parkes

More on each of the highlights below.

Read More about ACT: Detecting doping, real life daleks, and steel from tyres

National Science Week in WA

Our early picks of highlights

• Noongar axe making – Kondinin
• Bomb bacteria with beanbags at the Broome STEM Festival – Broome
• Meet Matt the Feral Cat – Albany

More on each of the highlights below.

National Science Week in Western Australia is coordinated by Inspiring Western Australia. Visit their website: inspiringwa.org.au.

Read More about WA: Ingigenous tech, Broome’s Festival of STEM, Matt the Feral Cat

National Science Week in VIC

Our early picks of highlights

• Art-science exhibition explores science fiction – Parkville
• How science got a woman released from prison – Melbourne
• What should be the future of the Otway Ranges? – Colac

More on each of the highlights below.

National Science Week in Victoria is coordinated by Inspiring Victoria. Visit their website: inspiringvictoria.org.au.

Read More about VIC: Scifi art, genetics and the law, the future of the Otways

National Science Week in TAS

Our early picks of highlights

• An Aussie astronaut, adult ADHD, de-GOOPing wellness, and 150 roving scientists – Hobart
• Tasmanian wildlife caught on camera – Launceston & Hobart
• Nature’s jewels: The tiny, enchanting world of slime moulds – Westbury
• Creating galaxies, collapsing ice shelves, and catching cats: young scientists tour Tasmania – multiple locations

More on each of the highlights below.

National Science Week in Tasmania is coordinated by Inspiring Tasmania. Visit their website: inspiringtas.org.au.

Read More about TAS: Aussie astronaut, wildlife caught on camera, slime moulds, Young Tassie Scientists

National Science Week in NSW

Our early picks of highlights

• Your brain on AI, with Paul Davies and experts – Sydney Opera House
• The Vagina Bible author on menstruation, menopause, and medical mythology – Kensington
• Bull Shark Bandits and coastal scientists come inland to Dubbo

More on each of the highlights below.

National Science Week in New South Wales is coordinated by Inspiring NSW. Visit their website: inspiringnsw.org.au.

Read More about NSW: Your brain on AI; The Vagina Bible author; Bull Shark Bandits

National Science Week in SA

Our early picks of highlights

• Daleks, drones, dino puppets, and Nitro Nat at Science Alive! – Wayville Showgrounds
• Giant ancient kangaroos, Tasmanian tigers, and a singing palaeontologist – online, via Naracoorte
• Plants in space! How to grow a Martian garden – Roseworthy

More on each of the highlights below.

National Science Week in South Australia is coordinated by Inspiring South Australia. Visit their website: inspiringsa.org.au.

Read More about SA: Explore the Naracoorte Caves online

National Science Week in QLD

Our early picks of highlights

• Design and 3D print pills: ask a pharmacist how and why – Woolloongabba
• Symposium to get Queensland quantum ready – Fortitude Valley
• Satirical science music, astrophysicists, and ‘homeopathic cocktails’ at a live Planetarium concert – Toowong

More on each of the highlights below.

National Science Week in Queensland is coordinated by Inspiring Queensland. Visit their website: inspiringqld.com.au.

Read More about QLD: 3D printing pills, quantum tech symposium, and science music at the Planetarium

National Science Week in NT

Our early pick of highlights…

• Giant whale puppet tells The Whale’s Tale – The Gardens
• Art bringing Miocene megafauna back to life – Alice Springs
• Students making Stories in the Sky – multiple locations

More on each of the highlights below.

National Science Week in the Northern Territory is coordinated by Inspired NT. Visit their website: inspirednt.net.

Read More about NT: The Sugar Highway and Ag adventures