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STEMPOWERED: An Exhibit of Women in STEM accompanied with High Tea

Banyule Nillumbik Tech School 61 Civic Drive, Greensborough, VIC, Australia

Who are some of the great women working in STEM in Victoria? What fields are they in? How did they get there? How is their work making a difference in our world? Learn about Victoria’s Women in STEM with high tea. Her Place Women’s Museum Australia presents an exhibition where STEM, education and community come…

$35

Diversity Game Changers in STEM

Monash University Parkville Campus 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, Australia

How do we create a more diverse workplace? What can we do to make inclusion a priority in science? Why is it important to increase diversity and inclusion in STEM? This event brings together speakers prominent in advocating for diversity and inclusion in STEM to explore how we as individuals can create positive change. We hope…

Free

Astrophotography Workshop

Briars Astronomy Centre and Observatory 450 Nepean Highway, Mount Martha, VIC, Australia

A day and evening that introduces you to the concepts of night sky photography and then you get to try it. Suitable for those who have some familiarity of daytime photography and who are keen to expand their horizons into the night and put into practice what they learn. This astrophotography workshop will be canvassing…

$40

AstroLight Festival at Scienceworks

Scienceworks 2 Booker Street, Spotswood, VIC, Australia

Scienceworks comes alive after-hours for AstroLight Festival with special guests from the European Space Agency and Australia's space industry, fun science activities for all ages, and a whole field full of telescopes for stargazing!

$12 – $25

Campfires & Science at Plenty Gorge

Plenty Gorge Parklands 25 Linacre Drive, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

Love camping? Love science? Get involved! Campfires and Science is a new and growing community of people who head outdoors, light a campfire, and share knowledge. We lead regular, free events in wild places to support scientific fieldwork and provide hands-on training in the research methods that help us to best protect the environment. Welcome to…

Free

Global Citizen Science: Can Citizens Deliver and Make a Difference?

Royal Society of Victoria 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

We are witnessing an explosion of Citizen Science activity as technology makes it possible for citizens to take part in science and deliver unprecedented levels of quality data across the globe. This talk and the associated discussions will explore whether we are ready to take the next step as Global Citizen Scientists and develop the integrated programs that will prove the value of Citizen Science at the global level. It will also explore the leading role that Australia could play in that process as the lessons learnt in running Citizen Science Programs on the Australian Continent are shared with the global community.

National Waterbug Blitz: Our Waterways Under the Magnifying Glass

Ballarat Tech School Building K, 136 Albert Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

The National Waterbug Blitz is Australia’s first nationwide, citizen science, waterway monitoring event. In spring Australians are being encouraged to discover how healthy their local waterways and wetlands are, simply by exploring and identifying what waterbugs live in them. Waterbugs (or freshwater macroinvertebrates) are small invertebrates that live in freshwater. Each type of waterbug has a…

free

Citizen Science and the National Waterbug Blitz

Monash Tech School 44 Drummond Street, Chadstone, VIC, Australia

The Monash Science and Innovation Hub invites you to participate in the National Waterbug Blitz. The National Waterbug Blitz is Australia’s first nationwide, Citizen Science, waterway monitoring event. Over the month of October Australians are encouraged to discover how healthy their local waterways and wetlands are, simply by exploring and identifying what waterbugs live in…

Free

BrainPark: Revealing a new approach to addictive and compulsive behaviours

BrainPark, Monash University 770 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

The Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences (MICCN) at Monash University is holding a Community Open Evening for BrainPark, the world’s first research facility to offer lifestyle and technology-based interventions for addictive and compulsive behaviours. At BrainPark, science meets technology, treatment, lifestyle and art to harness the power of brain plasticity. People are immersed…

Free

Citizen Science at Scotchman’s Creek

Regent St Reserve, Mt Waverley

Join us for some "hands on" science at Scotchman's Creek! Get into some citizen science with Yvonne Cabuang, Regional Project Officer, Melbourne Catchment Management Authority & Fred Bullock, Treasurer, Friends of Scotchman’s Creek and Valley Reserve.  Join both on an outing to Scotchman's Creek where they will  guide participants through the activity of sampling for…

Free

Real World VR (Virtual-Augmented-Mixed Reality) Forum Q&A & Demos BALLARAT

Real World VR, is Melbourne’s flagship XR-VR/AR/MR event and presents a series of high-quality speakers and panelists. Topics include Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Drones, 3D Printing, Simulators and more. The event includes a speakers forum, Q&A, panel, equipment demonstrations, showcase & networking. We facilitate engage, support, educate, influence, promote, connect and inspire audiences,…

Free

CAMPFIRES & SCIENCE: WILD DNA IN MARYSVILLE

Anderson's Mill Camping Ground

Love camping? Love science? Get involved! Campfires and Science is a new and growing community of people who head outdoors, light a campfire, and share knowledge. We lead regular, free events in wild places to support scientific fieldwork and provide hands-on training in the research methods that help us to best protect the environment. Welcome to…

Free
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