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Science Festival – The Science of Science Communication

Malaysian Theatre, Melbourne School of Design The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

Presented by A/Prof Mark Quigley and Dr Jeremy Silver from the School of Earth Sciences. Science has the potential to assist in resolving many of the largest challenges facing contemporary society. However, relevant science is not always used to inform public opinion and decision-making. Is this because scientists do not communicate effectively to those who…

Free

Lost in Science Trivia Fundraiser

Birmingham Hotel 333 Smith Street, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia

Q: What time is it? A: Time for the annual Lost in Science trivia night! Test your knowledge at Melbourne’s best science quiz and help keep community radio on the air or in your pod. This amazing, entertaining, intellectually stimulating night is a fundraiser for 3CR, so entry is $20 per person. You can bring…

$20

The Battle Against Superbugs: The problem of antibiotic resistance and new therapies on the horizon

Mount Waverley Library 41 Miller Crescent, Mount Waverley, VIC, Australia

How does antibiotic resistance arise? “What turns a normal bug into a ‘superbug’?” We will delve into the topic of ‘superbugs’ and what makes them not so super, the issue of antibiotic resistance, and what members of the public can do to help prevent its spread. We’ll also cover new treatments available or that may…

Free

Would You Survive on Mars?

Room G09, 9 Rainforest Walk Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia

Mars is our favourite planet and the only other planet in the Solar system where humans might live one day. But stories that are often told about Mars, mostly by popular sci-fi movies, paint a hostile world. These stories focus on challenges of survival in a harsh environment (“The Martian”, “Red planet”), fear of invasion…

Free

Brain Break – Parasite Paradise

Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

We’re hosting a Brain Break morning tea with scrumptious morsels of science goodness to celebrate science achievement and endeavour. We’ll be getting together to share fun science quizzes, activities and demonstrations over our cuppa. Delicious cakes and coffees available to order from Kittelty’s Café at the gallery.

Free

Science Sensations with Professor Brains

Bannockburn Library 25-27 High Street, Bannockburn, VIC, Australia

Get your child involved in this fantastic Science Week Event! Come and experience super science, with elements of experiments to enthuse and amaze! Professor Brains will be visiting Bannockburn Library. Children will be entertained with a group presentation before having the chance to participate in a hands on workshop, where they can become a scientist,…

Free

Cluster STEM day

Wurruk Primary School 15 Fisk Street, Wurruk, Victoria, Australia

A cluster event with eight rural schools combining together to celebrate National Science Week and exploring the exciting learning that occurs through STEM.

Brain Break at Deer Park Library

Deer Park Library 4 Neale Road, Deer Park, VIC, Australia

Come and test your scientific knowledge at this science themed afternoon tea.

Free

How to make a Sexy Science Video

Romsey Community Hub 96 Main Street, Romsey, VIC, Australia

This special course will teach the essential skills and strategies needed to present a short but sweet science video. ​Among other things, the comprehensive course will cover fundamental principles and “rules of the video game”, thus equipping emerging presenters and producers with the confidence and media savvy required to project messages clearly and simply. Hands-on…

Free

Scinema at Ballarat Observatory

Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum 439 Cobden Street, Mount Pleasant, Victoria, Australia

SCINEMA Science Film Festival community screening – see the best science films from the past year. The SCINEMA International Science Film Festival is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere; celebrating the power of moving image to tell stories about the world, how it works and our place in it.

Free

3:45 STEAM – National Science Week Brain Break

A.S. Kenyon Library Jamieson Avenue, Red Cliffs, VIC, Australia

To celebrate National Science Week we are taking a break from our regular 3:45 STEAM program by hosting a fun and delicious afternoon of science play and discovery! There will be simple science experiments, quizzes and activities.

Free

Magnets: Push and Pull

Ferntree Gully Library 1010 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully, VIC, Australia

Find out how magnets work while learning about polarity, and magnetic fields! We’ll discover what is and isn’t magnetic, see if we can move objects just with magnetic force, and make some magnetic arts and crafts.

Free
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