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National Science Week 2025 is on from 9 to 17 August.
About 3 million people participated in more than 2,000 registered events and activities for National Science Week 2024 – the largest number of participants in the festival’s history.
See highlights state-by-state:
See stories by round:
Media contacts:
Shelley Thomas, shelley@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0416 377 444;
or Tanya Ha, tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0404 083 863.
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
Images are available here:
Great HEALTH stories up for grabs now around Australia. What’s working in Australia’s COVID response? —CanberraFit or fat? How your postcode affects your health—SydneyWhy can’t some people get …
Continue Reading about Deadly slime, essential meds and pandemic-proofing Australia →
See how much carbon you could save with just one small change and join our national online challenge to cut carbon emissions. Media release: Wednesday 12 August Talent available for interview …
Continue Reading about How much carbon will you pledge to save this National Science Week? →
Great National Science Week stories and talent up for grabs in Melbourne and around Victoria, including: Real whodunnits: what’s fact and fiction on crime TV shows and disaster movies?How will beer …
Continue Reading about VIC: Dancing androids, chook-wire viruses, and the future of beer →
Great National Science Week stories and talent up for grabs around Tasmania, including: Meet the sneezing scientist, a cheesy microbiologist, Batwoman, and more Young Tassie ScientistsFamous …
Continue Reading about TAS: Wine science, wilderness, and beauty from the ashes →
Great National Science Week stories and talent up for grabs in Sydney and regional New South Wales, including: Identify a frog and see the emu in the sky on the Sydney Science TrailTalking climate …
Great National Science Week stories and talent up for grabs around Western Australia, including: Take up the challenge to change the future of our oceans?Flying doctors: saving lives while flying …
Continue Reading about WA: Count cuttlefish, map quokka genomes, and make a melon go boom →
Great National Science Week stories and talent up for grabs around Brisbane and regional Queensland, including: Discover the factories of the futureCan Gen Z rescue humanity?Make a melon go …
Continue Reading about QLD: Nudibranchs, exploding watermelons, NASA missions, and more →
Great National Science Week stories and talent up for grabs in the Australian Capital Territory, including: The scientists driving Australian coronavirus researchIn court, is scientific evidence …
Continue Reading about ACT: Battling COVID-19, satellite selfies and science in court →
Great National Science Week stories and talent up for grabs around the Territory, including: Growing hemp in the TerritoryWill the climate get hotting in the Red Centre?Your selfie from spaceCan …
Continue Reading about NT: Beer science, satellite selfies, and growing a hemp industry →
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?—MelbourneWhat do …
Great National Science Week ARTS stories up for grabs now around Australia. Phasmid of the opera: performances featuring music, dance and a stick insect--MelbourneHow to make a reef from music …
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 …
Continue Reading about Satellite selfies, exploding watermelons, whale snot and more →
