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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:
Arts, Children & Family, Disability, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Farming & Rural, Food & Drink, Health, Indigenous, Seniors, Wildlife.
See highlights by day:
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 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 →
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 …
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 …
Continue Reading about NSW: Science Week in NSW goes online →
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 …
Continue Reading about WA: How will you science in National Science Week 2020? →
