Behind the scenes at the Australian Synchrotron
Royal Society of Victoria 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic, AustraliaJoin us on a tour of Australia's largest and most successful scientific user facility, the Australian Synchrotron at Clayton.
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Dino Night at the Bendigo Discovery Centre
Discovery Science & Technology Centre 7 Railway Place, Bendigo, Victoria, AustraliaTHIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT! Thank you so much for supporting this event, we’re now at absolute capacity. Due to the overwhelming demand we are planning another similar event in the near future. Discovery loves dinosaurs! Come join us for a night of Dinosaur fun and facts with the Discovery Team and…
Immersive Science II: Revealing the invisible universe
Wangaratta Library 21 Docker Street, Wangaratta, VIC, AustraliaTake a tour of the invisible Universe. We will provide everyone with a SciVR headset to take them out of this world to the world of colliding black holes and microscopic wonders. Join Professor Alan Duffy and Dr Rebecca Allen to discover how Australian scientists are leading the way in probing the Universe through ripples…
Free
ME3D National Science Week Free Printer Trial
Me3D provides unique 3D printing solutions to schools, universities and for the home. Developed specifically for use by students in the classroom, Me3D is challenging existing pedagogies in order to engage and excite children in all aspects of learning. To celebrate National Science Week we are offering a chance for six metro Melbourne schools to…
Free
Learn to Science
Inverloch Library 16 A'Beckett Street, Inverloch, VIC, AustraliaJoin a real-life scientist for a fun and interactive session of all things science. This session is suitable for ages 8-12.
Free
Virtual Reality with HTC Vive Headset
Warragul Library 75 Victoria Street, Warragul, VIC, AustraliaExperience the latest in virtual reality technology with the HTC Vive headset by booking in for a 15-minute one-on-one VR session. Battle it out on your favourite Xbox and iPad games while you wait your turn to interact with the virtual world! This event is strictly ages 10+.
Free
Bionic vision: The brain-machine interface
Royal Society of Victoria 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic, AustraliaHear Professor Arthur Lowery talk about how engineers and clinicians are connecting specialised machines with our brains at the 2018 Joint Lecture with the Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering (Victorian Division).
Free – $25
Reach for the ***STARS***
Briars Astronomy Centre and Observatory 450 Nepean Highway, Mount Martha, VIC, AustraliaLooking for an out-of-this-world experience? Come and explore the mysteries of the night sky and Universe with a fun Astronomy evening with the Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society. Hear the REALLY BIG questions, ask your own, hold a meteorite, and spy on the night sky with us. Bring your five senses to an astronomy evening with…
$5 – $25
Forced landing on Mars
Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum 439 Cobden Street, Mount Pleasant, Victoria, AustraliaSurvival on Mars – what would your priorities be? Bring your entry along to the Ballarat Observatory from 17 July to 18 August to go into the draw to win a 25 cm Dobsonian telescope. View Mars in the telescopes and more.
$10 – $55
Citizen Science Victoria – July 2018 Meeting of ACSA-Vic
Bureau of Meteorology 700 Collins Street, Docklands, VIC, AustraliaThe second meeting of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Citizen Science Association will be held on Thursday, 19th July at the Melbourne headquarters of the Bureau of Meteorology. Chapter business will include presentations from: David Gooding, coordinator of WOW, the Bureau's citizen science portal; Jack Nunn, convenor of the Campfires & Science program; and Libby…
Fact or Fiction 3 – Big Science (Australian Synchrotron)
Australian Synchrotron 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaAre you interested in where Big Science is taking us? Well, COME ON DOWN, it’s time to play Fact or Fiction 3 – Big Science. The latest episode of the Fact or Fiction series takes a big look at big science – what are the world’s large-scale science projects, what might they deliver, and what…
Free
The Laborastory
The Spotted Mallard 314 Sydney Road, Brunswick, VIC, AustraliaThe Laborastory is a science storytelling event in Melbourne that comes to tell the stories of science – the heroes, the egos, the breakthroughs and the mistakes of genius. From forgotten history and lonely laboratories, science and scientists quite literally take centre stage. On the first Wednesday of each month, The Laborastory brings together five…
$15 – $18