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QLD: Nudibranchs, exploding watermelons, NASA missions, and more

Great National Science Week stories and talent up for grabs around Brisbane and regional Queensland, including:

  • Discover the factories of the future
  • Can Gen Z rescue humanity?
  • Make a melon go boom
  • What’s the connection between NASA and phytoplankton?
  • How to use your panic-bought food stash
  • Brissie Science Festival kicks off
  • Roo or beef? Become a Carbon Counter and cut your contribution to climate change

More on these highlights below, and others at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week, and on Twitter at @SciWKMedia.

Scientists, artists, performers and event organisers are available for interview throughout Science Week.

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ACT: Battling COVID-19, satellite selfies and science in court

Great National Science Week stories and talent up for grabs in the Australian Capital Territory, including:

  • The scientists driving Australian coronavirus research
  • In court, is scientific evidence the same as legal proof?
  • Your selfie from space
  • How to make a reef from music and glass
  • What can we learn from last summer’s fires to prepare for the next?
  • Discover new species, map wildlife, track the effects of climate change
  • Science experiments and games for people with disabilities
  • Become a Carbon Counter and join the challenge cut our contribution to climate change.

More on these highlights below, and others at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week, and on Twitter at @SciWKMedia.

Scientists, artists, performers and event organisers are available for interview throughout Science Week.

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NT: Beer science, satellite selfies, and growing a hemp industry

Great National Science Week stories and talent up for grabs around the Territory, including:

  • Growing hemp in the Territory
  • Will the climate get hotting in the Red Centre?
  • Your selfie from space
  • Can you brew a decent beer using a wild yeast caught from a backyard in Darwin?
  • Will the Territory be the centre of Australia’s new space race?
  • Can you save a cartoon character from being plunged into a vat of acid?—Darwin
  • Become a Carbon Counter and join the challenge cut our contribution to climate change.

More on these highlights below, and others at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week, and on Twitter at @SciWKMedia.

Scientists, artists, performers and event organisers are available for interview throughout Science Week.

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The science of beer and wine

National Science Week gets on the sauce, with events exploring brewing with algae, beers of the future, and the sensory secrets of pinot noir.

  • How will beer taste in the future?—Melbourne
  • What do algae have to do with beer making?—Sydney
  • Where does your pinot get its flavour and aroma from? Ask a wine scientist (yes, that is a real thing!)
  • What can four different brews teach you about the science of beer?—Hobart
  • Can you brew a decent beer using a wild yeast caught from a backyard in Darwin?

These are just a few of the intoxicating events happening across Australia during National Science Week (August 15 to 23).

If you’re after more great ideas for highly visual stories, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week, and on Twitter at @SciWKMedia.

Scientists, brewers and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week.

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Stick insects meet dancing androids, cartoon characters in danger, making viruses from couscous, and more

Great National Science Week ARTS stories up for grabs now around Australia.

  • Phasmid of the opera: performances featuring music, dance and a stick insect–Melbourne
  • How to make a reef from music and glass—Canberra
  • The art of event horizons–Melbourne
  • Famous Tasmanians talk science in the wilderness—Tasmania
  • Can you save a cartoon character from being plunged into a vat of acid?—Darwin
  • Beauty from the ashes: recovery after bushfires—Tasmania
  • Making viruses from couscous and chook-wire–Melbourne

These are just a few of the arts events happening across Australia during National Science Week (August 15 to 23).

If you’re after more great ideas for highly visual stories, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week, and on Twitter at @SciWKMedia.

Scientists, artists and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week.

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Satellite selfies, exploding watermelons, whale snot and more

Great National Science Week EDUCATION stories up for grabs now around Australia.

Australia’s biggest science festival is splashing into real schools, school-at-home, and virtual classrooms. With this year’s activities migrating online, stories have local talent and national reach:

  • Make a melon go boom—Brisbane
  • Gamers: can you power up enough molecules to fire a laser?—Melbourne
  • Who are you calling ugly? Help Blobfish and his friends save their ocean homes—Adelaide
  • Discover the galaxy in your kitchen—Melbourne
  • Learn from 60,000 years of Aboriginal astronomy and Indigenous knowledge—Sydney
  • A whole-school selfie from space—Canberra and Northern Territory
  • From reef to desert: how far can a girl with a drone go?—Cairns
  • Meet the Marine Team: comedy science on film!—Melbourne
  • Whale snot in the classroom—Sydney
  • Become a Carbon Counter and join the challenge cut your contribution to climate change.

These are just a few of the events, activities and lessons for schools happening across Australia during National Science Week: August 15 to 23.

If you’re after more great ideas for highly visual stories, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week, and on Twitter at @SciWKMedia.

Scientists, performers and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week.

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ACT: A week of science at home

Media release from the Australian Capital Territory National Science Week coordinating committee

Discover more about local Canberra women in STEM, go on a science treasure hunt, hear about how video games and science connect, and experience the effects of climate change on our reefs through glass work and music. All this and more are part of National Science Week in the ACT.

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NSW: Science Week in NSW goes online

Media release from the office of the New South Wales Chief Scientist & Engineer and the NSW National Science Week coordinating committee

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, National Science Week takes an innovative twist this year, delivering a wide range of online events from 15-23 August 2020.

NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte said the state’s science community had risen to the challenges of lockdown: “Among hundreds of imaginative events and programs developed for the community to enjoy online are citizen science experiences, podcasts, innovation challenges, virtual tours, live-streamed panel discussions and science-themed, educational video games.”

“Scientists across NSW are taking the opportunity in Science Week to share their research, discuss why they became scientists and explain how their work helps to make our world a better place,” said Professor Durrant-Whyte.

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WA: How will you science in National Science Week 2020?

Media release for the Western Australian National Science Week coordinating committee

Drive a simulated remotely operated vehicle, go on a virtual Scouts camp, investigate how to bring animals back from extinction and explore the world beneath Earth’s blue surface without leaving your living room – it’s all part of National Science Week 2020.

Due to COVID-19, National Science Week 2020 has gone digital, exploring the inspiring world of science and technology from the Inspiring Australia WA website across the month of August. Some in-person events have been re-introduced due to COVID-19 restrictions lifting in Western Australia.

Watch WA’s Chief Scientist, Peter Klinken, introduce National Science Week 2020 here.

Dr Keal Byrne, Chair of the WA NSWk Coordinating Committee, said “Online and socially distanced, this year’s National Science Week is an amazing smorgasbord of innovative technologies and ideas that help make the world a better place.

“Anyone who is curious about the world around them should dive in to find out about environmental sustainability and entrepreneurship and the impact STEM has on our lives and our planet.”

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The lure of koalas, sea-dragons, cuttlefish and cute little critters

Great wildlife stories up for grabs now around Australia.

Are dropbears just koalas making mischief? Are there really dragons living near Adelaide? And just what curious creatures live in your garden?

These are just a few of the questions set to answered during this year’s National Science Week (August 15 to 23).

If you’re after more great ideas for highly visual stories, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week, and on Twitter at @SciWKMedia.

Scientists, experts and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week.

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