It’s “choose your own adventure” at Casey Tech School. Year 9-10 students are faced with real-world industry problems to solve in three days as part of Casey Tech School’s Enterprise Program. Students have the opportunity to work with industry-grade equipment…
Every year, final year PhD candidates present their doctoral studies to compete for the Young Scientist Research Prizes that recognise excellence in Victoria’s early career scientists. Eight students present under the four categories: Biological Sciences, Biomedical & Health Sciences, Earth…
Consistent with the theme of “Possible Impossibles”, six undergraduate students presented STEM solutions to global challenges in the Let’s Torque Grand Finals. The finalists aimed to bridge the gap between researchers and society by communicating innovative STEM developments to the…
This article follows the Brewing Futures workshop hosted by the Royal Society of Victoria and Brick Lane Brewing Co. as part of the National Science Week “Possible Impossibles” activities. ‘Brewing is a kind of alchemy - transforming raw materials with…
This article follows a presentation to the Royal Society of Victoria on 9 July 2020 titled “Imagine a World – Postcards from a Pandemic” delivered by Professor Julie Arblaster (School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment at Monash University), Dr Colleen…
What is next for the human race? Humans are creative thinkers, problem solvers, and ambitious dreamers. Together we have achieved the seemingly impossible or what was merely science fiction, from curing diseases with nanoparticles, to creating energy from sunshine, wind…
As our climate and environment continues to change, it is inevitable that our diets may need to change to reflect changing food availability. During National Science Week, the Royal Society of Victoria challenged the Victorians to make the impossible possible:…
Libraries across Victoria provide communities a place to learn, create, and belong. The Inspiring Victoria program recently extended its partnership network to establish a partnership between Public Libraries Victoria and Museums Victoria, creating new capacity for science outreach in regional…
On Sunday, 23th of August, the Possible Impossibles online forum was live-streamed by Parliament of Victoria, with ABC’s award-winning science journalist, Natasha Mitchell, hosting the event. She spoke with four scientific leaders in the fields of new technologies, medical science, environmental…
Adding an extra dimension of experience to gastronomy and tourism in Bendigo By Catriona Nguyen-Robertson The COVID-19 outbreak has caused economic disruption to many sectors including tourism and hospitality. The pandemic hit Victoria’s beloved cafes, bars, and restaurants hard. Following…