Giving up driving not all bad
Older people who give up driving report positive life impacts and say it’s not all doom and gloom, according to new research from Canberra.
Ms Sarah Walker, ANU
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NOW is the time to start promoting your Science Week events and activities, whether you want media attention to bring your science to more people or you just want bums on seats. Read our guide to getting media coverage at the National Science Week website. There is a media release template you can adapt for…
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Women in science highlights: More on these below and visit ScienceWeek.net.au/events to find more stories in your area. Scientists, experts, performers and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for direct contact details for each event, or contact Tanya Ha, tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0404 083 863. Individual event details and media…
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We can now measure changes in the thousands of different and invisible microbes that contribute to healthy reef communities. In 2012, Nature revealed that humans provide a home to thousands of different species of microbes, in a series of papers that opened a path to understanding the impact of the human microbiome on our health….
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Great National Science Week ENVIRONMENT stories up for grabs now around Australia More on these below and visit ScienceWeek.net.au/events to find more stories in your area. Scientists, experts, performers and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for direct contact details for each event, or contact Tanya Ha, tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au or…
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Great National Science Week ENTERTAINMENT stories up for grabs now around Australia More on these below and visit ScienceWeek.net.au/events to find more stories in your area. Scientists, experts, performers and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for direct contact details for each event, or contact Tanya Ha, tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au or…
Artists explore science and survival; a geological cabaret; quantum comics; crafting the gut-brain connection
Great National Science Week ARTS stories up for grabs now around Australia More on these below and visit ScienceWeek.net.au/events to find more stories in your area. Scientists, experts, performers and event organisers are available for interview throughout National Science Week. Read on for direct contact details for each event, or contact Tanya Ha, tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au or…
