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An Olympian, a Paralympian and a pop-up STEM fair: Queensland launches National Science Week in the Cairns Botanic Gardens
Media Release from Queensland’s National Science Week Coordinating Committee Olympic diver James Connor and Paralympic gold medallist Korey Boddington headline the state launch of National Science Week, at Tank 5 in the Cairns Botanic Gardens, Saturday 15 August, 10am–2pm. Queensland’s official National Science Week launch, STEM in the Tropics, comes to Cairns this year, bringing…
Useful tips and resources for promoting your National Science Week efforts
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…
Wikipedia’s women problem. Indigenous gin. Saving orchids. Clitoris takes centre stage.
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…
The Great Barrier Reef has a microbiome too
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….
Spinifex cookies to repair mine sites; climate-health risk in remote regions; and sea cucumbers save Groote Eylandt
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…
Hollywood anatomy; sex-ed on stage; Dungeons, Dragons and neuroscience
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…
