On Sunday 19 August, Monash Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will open the doors for our inaugural Open Day at our Parkville campus. Hear about our courses, internships, groundbreaking research and to talk to our staff and students firsthand. Featuring live music, food trucks and activities, this is a day to put in the diary. The…
Exciton science is a cutting-edge area of science where chemistry, physics and (sometimes) biology meet. It looks at new ways of harnessing light and experiments with how we can make new types of solar cells and protect bank notes with anti-counterfeit light properties that haven’t before been seen. Come along to the University of Melbourne…
Bizarre whales, tiny dinosaurs, fossil insects, and the giants of the Ice Age will appear among the objects of wonder and awe rarely displayed. Museum scientists and special collection items will be on show for this special day. Watch fossil preparators work to excavate fragile bones and teeth, and learn how museum experts preserve fossils…
Help plant 800 indigenous plants to create habitat for the water skink along Scotchmans Creek About this Event Be part of the Skink Link Project. We'll be planting the first 800 plants to create habitat for the Water Skinks. Find out more about this exciting project and the important role you can play in bringing…
Experience the wonders of heavens above with our mobile astronomical observatory! Southern Cross Outreach Observatory Project (SCOOP) is a mobile astronomical observatory designed to travel across states and carry out public astronomy activities. It is equipped with computerised telescopes for daytime solar and night time stellar and planetary viewing. SCOOP has also been associated with…
Join our free screening of the 1966 sci-fi classic Fantastic Voyage. A miniaturized crew attempt to heal their injured colleague by traveling through his body. But in 2018, do advances in science and technology mean that science fiction is becoming closer to reality? The screening of the film will be followed by an expert Q&A session and an interactive…
Join Australian Institute of Physics 2018 Women in Physics speaker Dr Ceri Brenner as she reveals the beauty behind her work with the most powerful lasers in the world, how she is inspired by the world-changing applications that she and her team work on and the extreme technology she works with. Dr Brenner will visit…
Children will build a LEGO® EV3 Mindstorms robot, then code and test their solutions based on real-world challenges. Presented by Bricks 4 Kidz®. Suitable for children aged 8+ years. Children under 12 years of age must be supervised by an adult.
Experience the wonders of heavens above with our mobile astronomical observatory at SRS Benetook Farm, Mildura. Southern Cross Outreach Observatory Project (SCOOP) is a mobile astronomical observatory equipped with computerised telescopes for daytime solar and night time stellar and planetary viewing. SCOOP is travelling to regional Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia for National…
At the breakfast students from Years 10 to 12 will share a table with two or three young women who are either in the early stages of a career in physics or engineering, or are at university as an undergraduate or a postgraduate. The students have a chance to ask questions about their careers and…
Join Dr Robert Dahni, a retired meteorologist, and improve your weather awareness through a better understanding of weather forecast information. Knowing what the weather’s going to do will help you to make better decisions in your weather-impacted activities. Improve your weather awareness and make better decisions in your weather-impacted activities. Knowing what the weather’s going…
Learn to control an Edison robot using EdWare coding Langugage: Use the EdWare graphical programming language to make Edison drive and turn, detect obstacles and sounds, sense and track and respond to lights. If you have used Scratch at school, EdWare will look familiar. EdWare is a hybrid graphical robot programming language for the Edison…
