National Science Week

Tuesday 18 August 2020 Highlights from day four of National Science Week 289 events, 536 competitions and online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent. Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. NSW: Should the Moon have legal rights? NSW: Is your diet good for the planet? WA: Calling…

Great National Science Week stories featuring top women in STEM up for grabs now around Australia. Career advice from astrophysicist Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith Learn why maggots are our new best friends Find out what robot makers, illustrators and Indigenous storytellers have in common Catch up with Ili Baré’s Australian compelling documentary, The Leadership Why is…

Great INDIGENOUS stories up for grabs now around Australia. Meet Indigenous STEM leaders from maths to medicine—Canberra Learn from 60,000 years of Aboriginal astronomy and Indigenous knowledge—Sydney Water, desalination and sugary drinks—Arnhem Land Bull kelp, bush foods and resin chemistry at TMAG—Tasmania Make a canoe and hear about local Aboriginal engineering and navigation—Tasmania These are…

Monday 17 August 2020 Highlights from day three of National Science Week 332 events, 578 competitions and online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent. Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. Sydney: Radiation and the human body: will it turn you into the Incredible Hulk? Launceston: The Tassie…

Sunday 16 August 2020 Highlights from day two of National Science Week 145 events and exhibitions, 559 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent. Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. Melbourne: Fancy a fake meat burger in a bug-flour bun? Darwin: Can you save a cartoon character…

Saturday 15 August 2020 Highlights from day one of National Science Week 145 events and exhibitions, 559 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent. Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. National: Discover new species, map wildlife, track the effects of climate change Queensland: What’s the connection between…

Great LIFESTYLE stories up for grabs now around Australia. Fit or fat? How your postcode affects your health—Sydney Is your diet good for the planet?—talent in Sydney and Melbourne The dangers of staying awake: speak to a sleep scientist—Perth What’s wrong with ultra-processed food?—Melbourne How much sunlight is good for your health?—Perth How to use…

Great National Science Week ENVIRONMENT stories up for grabs now around Australia. Become a Carbon Counter and help tackle climate change—national Preparing for the fires to come—Canberra Talking global warming like your life depends on it—Sydney Is your diet good for the planet?—talent in Sydney and Melbourne What do algae have to do with beer-making?—Sydney…

National Science Week events re-geared to people of all abilities. Check out these examples: Circuit breaking and making for all—Melbourne Scientists tell their career stories, with an Auslan interpreter—Perth & Bunbury Build viruses using couscous and chook-wire—Melbourne Inclusive experiments and games —Canberra These are just a few of the events and activities happening across Australia…