Write a short essay on ‘Not-so-smart technology’ and you could win a fantastic set of prizes, including publication in Australia’s top science magazines, a $500 UNSW Bookshop voucher, a subscription to the Australian…
With engineers, anything is possible! To celebrate Engineers Australia’s 100th birthday, we are encouraging Australians to think about how engineering has helped them in all parts of their lives. So,…
For centuries artists from many cultures have been inspired by the Moon, the most prominent feature of our night sky. The exhibition includes historical works created when the Moon could only be viewed from afar, works from the era of the 1960s space race, and more contemporary responses informed by the imagery and scientific knowledge acquired through space exploration.
In celebration of our 50th birthday and the Moon landing on 21 July 1969 (Australian Time) we are running a competition to win a small piece of the Moon! Open…
Space celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing (20 July) with an exhibition that examines humankind’s longstanding fascination with space and space travel. The exhibition explores the romance of space…
Discover how amazing our bodies really are at Melbourne Museum on Sundays during Term Three as we search for microbes and anything else you might find in your tummy. Design…
Urban Rivers (USA) Can we game our way to a cleaner world? Take control of our garbage-eating robot either in person or online! Created by Chicago-based collective Urban Rivers, Trash Robot…
SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. Register your venue to host…
Science Gallery Melbourne throws down the gauntlet and sets an ambitious challenge: can we find a new plastic-eating bacteria in Australia? This project asks citizen scientists to culture bacteria in…
Janna Ahrndt (United States of America) Will you truthfully track your environmental goals? Like a Fitbit for your ethical performance, P@tch is a textile-based new media project inspired by punk and…
Sandra and Gaspard Bébié-Valérian (France) and Professor Peter Scales (Australia) Are you flushing a valuable wee-source? Urinotron is a large-scale installation that takes our organic waste (urine) and transforms it into power for your mobile phone, before recycling it…
Artist Oliver Kellhammer’s work allows you to watch the mealworms as they dine on polystyrene. Oliver Kellhammer (United States of America) Do solutions to our recycling crisis exist in…
Science Gallery Melbourne’s pop-up program DISPOSABLE will highlight experimental and creative ways to tackle our ever growing excess of waste. DISPOSABLE locations will include The University of Melbourne’s Parkville and…
This four-week course gives you and your child a way to discover science together. With hands-on activities, question and answer time, a Discovery Box and book loaned to each child…
You’ll be amazed what you discover when you download QuestaGame and join this year’s Great Aussie BioQuest on your smartphone. Compete against other teams to map biodiversity – all while…
Inviting all children to come and learn about electronic and code to build inventions. In this hour you will invent, design, create and test a new gizmo.
To celebrate National Science Week we will have a special Build Code Play session. These activities will help develop children’s capacity to problem solve, create, collaborate and increase critical thinking…
Work on Mars in a day-long hands-on learning environment exploring colonisation, robotics and living on Mars using fun and educational technologies including Lego EV3 and virtual reality. Destination Mars is…
Channel your inner scientist as we celebrate National Science Week. Every Monday to Friday the Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery comes alive with adventures and mysteries from the Hello Possums Story Time collection. From the…
During National Science Week we will promote science through an extravaganza of multi-disciplinary experiments. Science Week will run each lunchtime with a range of engaging hands-on activities, with demonstrations in…
Come to Hastings Library and watch the chicks hatch, meet and have a snuggle with our fluffy new friends. Hastings Library will be home to an incubator with chicks for…
Films about Space: recommended for everyone fascinated by the universe and our place in it. During National Science Week at Peninsula Libraries we will be screening a variety of science…
Come and experience an amazing Virtual Reality tour of Mars. You will wear the Oculus Go headset to view the crystal clear optics and state-of-the-art 3D graphics, making it feel…
Felicity Spear, in her exhibition Umwelten – eco-fields and other universes, has created circular paintings on wood, encircled by profiles of the human skull. They are speculations about the possibilities…
Talks and workshops examining the role of nature and ecosystem restoration in providing opportunities for connection with nature, such as walking, canoeing or cycling in nature, volunteering in restoration projects…
Dr Kirsten Ellis will be running maker workshops that are accessible to all, giving people living with disability the opportunity to be creative in a safe space at Monash’s Clayton and…
This morning seminar will present museum scientists’ recent discoveries and will illustrate how complex patterns in sound, colour, shape and genetics can now be used to understand natural diversity. As…
Come and hear about the importance of Bees in our world. Founder of Save the Bees Australia – Bee The Cure, Simon Mulvany is an ex ranger, gardener and beekeeper who…
This Talk will focus on sustainable building and renovating of homes. Our Speaker Matthew Baker is widely experienced in this field and will also discuss the Your Home guide. Your Home is…
Northern Bay College’s annual STEAM expo celebrates National Science Week. The expo will showcase student learning from across the five campuses of the school, focusing on the work completed in…
Build, play and explore. Get hands-on with engineering, robotics and more. Make a UV kid and slime to take home. Want to try robotics? Build a tower or a castle…
Participate in a variety of chemistry experiments including dry ice, giant bubbles, slime and more.
Join us for a special presentation with Dr Melanie Thompson. Be the first to see the amazing STEM sculpture created from the metals used in the CSIRO’s STEM Professionals in…
Do you take food for granted? Recipe for Disaster, an interactive performative dinner experiment in the iconic ‘Mad Max’ South Lawn Car Park, which will compel you to consider this…
Always wanted to have a play with creative technology, but don’t know where to start? Come along to our Creative Technologies play session for adult learners and get up close…
Anyone can contribute to science, regardless of their age or experience. Join BioQuisitive and Science For All at Monash Tech School for this hands on workshop about how everyday citizens are working to protect critically endangered…
Deakin University is hosting three Family Science Games Nights during National Science Week. Come along to an exciting evening playing scienceboard games. Have fun with family and friends and learn…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most important topics of today. Developments in AI will disrupt the economy and the world in ways not seen since the industrial revolution.…
Changing Science aims to celebrate the research and innovation of women in STEMM with a showcase on their personal and career insights. Changing Science is a public event hosted by…
Of our eight finalists, only four will win the first prize of $1,000 for their respective categories, with the runners-up receiving $500. To foster and recognise excellence in Victoria’s early…
Professor Peter Doherty was awarded Australian of the year in 1997 and is the first person with a Veterinary qualification to win a Nobel Prize. He has authored several books…