Science In Public
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344 events and exhibitions, 19 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent, including:
Canberra (Parliament House): Innovating Energy Summit: how will we power our future?
Melbourne: Will Australia’s biomedical research future be as bright as our past achievements? With Gustav Nossal, Anne Kelso and other research leaders.
Sydney:
157 events and exhibitions, 16 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent, including:
Melbourne:
Sydney:
Adelaide:
Townsville: Earth 2.0: are we moving to Mars?
Launceston: Beetles, bugs, spiders and creepy crawlies at QVMAG Science Open Season.
Canberra: What brings seeds to life? Germination in the nation’s capital.
Perth:
Alice Springs: Can Alice Springs be 100% renewable energy powered by 2030?
Online: How healthy is your relationship with your smartphone? Scientists want to know.
More than 173 events, exhibitions and online activities on offer around the country today.
National and international talent, researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. Plenty of photo opportunities.
For general Science Week media enquiries:
National Science Week has become one of Australia’s largest festivals. Last year saw a staggering 1.3 million people participate in more than 1,800 events and activities.
In 2017, National Science Week celebrates its 20th birthday, with 2,000+ events registered throughout Australia— from insect Olympics in Darwin to ‘Blood’ at Melbourne’s new Science Gallery, to Antarctic science in the Apple Isle—with everything from science festivals, music and comedy shows, expert panel discussions, interactive hands-on displays, open days and online activities.
The festival is proudly supported by the Australian Government; partners CSIRO, the Australian Science Teachers Association and the ABC; and sponsors Cosmos, Discovery Science, New Scientist and Popular Science.
Visit the National Science Week website for the details of events in your area: www.scienceweek.net.au.
170 events and exhibitions, 17 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent, including:
Sydney: Your brain on fake news.
Canberra: What do you get when science meets street art? See ‘Co-Lab’ at Science in ACTion.
Bendigo: Before Hidden Figures, women made The Glass Universe, with US author Dava Sobel.
Melbourne: How does the smell of BLOOD make you feel? at the Science Gallery Melbourne.
Hobart: Ethical farming, the science of piracy and Hobart Hackerspace at the Festival of Bright Ideas
Adelaide: How does your brain work? [Read more…] about Your brain on fake news; an insect festival; science graffiti; and more
More on these highlights below, and others at www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week, and on Twitter at @SciWKMedia.
Researchers want your help to build a deeper understanding of our relationship with our smartphones.
Take part in Australia’s Biggest Smartphone Survey—the online project for National Science Week.
How has having a smartphone changed your life?
Has it made your life easier? Or harder? How much time do you spend on it? Does it help you connect (or disconnect) with people? And could you live without it?
Australia’s Biggest Smartphone Survey is asking you to share how you use your smartphone and what impact this ubiquitous device is having on your life.
[Read more…] about How healthy is your relationship with your smartphone?
The international research led by Dr Kira Westaway from Macquarie University and published in Nature, has pushed back the timing of when humans first left Africa, their arrival in Southeast Asia, and the first time they lived in rainforests.
This evidence of humans living in the Sumatra rainforest more than 63,000 years ago, also suggests they could have made the crossing to the Australian continent even earlier than the accepted 50,000 to 60,000 years ago.
Other Australian universities involved in the research included the Australian National University, the University of Queensland, the University of Wollongong, Griffith University and Southern Cross University.
[Read more…] about Modern humans were in Southeast Asia 20,000 years earlier than previously thought
Press release from: Senator The Hon Arthur Sinodinous AO, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science and Senator for NSW
National Science Week, which I am delighted to launch today, provides a valuable opportunity for all Australians to meet scientists, discuss hot topics, do science and celebrate its discoveries and impact on our society.
This is the 20th anniversary of National Science Week and it will be held from 12-20 August.
It has become one of Australia’s biggest festivals with 1.3 million people expected to participate in more than 2000 events, including hands-on and online activities and competitions from the Tiwi Islands to Antarctica and Christmas Island to Cape York.
[Read more…] about National Science Week 2017 showcases key importance of science to the community
Media release posted on behalf of the New South Wales National Science Week Coordinating Committee and the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist
10 August 2017
Communities across New South Wales will have their eyes opened to the wonders of science and technology through a packed program of National Science Week events.
Close to 600 fun and family-friendly events will be hosted by universities, museums and research organisations across the state as part of the annual celebration of science, technology and innovation.
National Science Week, now in its 21st year, provides an opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of Australian scientists to the world of knowledge.
NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, Mary O’Kane, says it also seeks to foster a love of science in young Australians.
“National Science Week is a chance not only to celebrate really great achievements and advances in science; but also to stir our next generation of science minds,” Professor O’Kane said.
Regional Queensland
Everywhere: do you have a healthy relationship with your smartphone?
1 William Street, Sydney. Please enter via Crystal Hall, corner of William and College Streets
With NSW Chief Scientist Mary O’Kane, Australian Museum Executive Director and CEO Kim McKay molecular biology guru Merlin Crossley, Winny the Muttaburrasaurus, and students from Chifley Public School, animals and experiments.
Contact: Claire Vince on Claire.Vince@austmus.gov.au, or 0468 726 910.
And more than 570 other events across the state.