Why the World Needs Ecologists
We are drowning in bad news. Two pages into the (1000pg) United Nations Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and you’ll be pleading for Tolstoy. Even David Attenborough…
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Next-Gen Spatial Tech for Forest Management
New spatial technologies - like remote sensing, global positioning systems, ground based sensors, monitoring and other ICT interventions - are set to revolutionise our understanding of our forests and…
Location, Location, Location: Immune Protection by Tissue-Resident T-Cells
Online , AustraliaT cells are specialised immune cells that are central to the complex, adaptive immune response to infection and disease. T cells are “trained” to recognise specific fragments or components of…
Liveable Cities for All: Are We There Yet?
Our definition of "liveability" is important if we are serious about cities that facilitate healthy and sustainable lifestyles that support both individual and planetary health.
STEM and Society: The Anthropocene
Human pressures on the planet as a whole – the ‘Earth System’ – have now become so great that scientists have proposed that we have now left the Holocene,…
Coastal Resilience: How Landforms Cope with Changing Waves and Rising Seas
Royal Society of Victoria 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic, AustraliaThe 2021 Howitt Lecture Presented in partnership with the Geological Society of Australia (Victoria Division). Our coast is a dynamic system. As the protective boundary between the land and sea…
Decarbonising Energy: At the Tipping Point
Online , AustraliaAustralia has the highest per-capita greenhouse emissions of any advanced economy, we’re on track to miss our Paris commitment, and we're nowhere near achieving net zero.
STEM and Society: A Hard-Won Theory – Tectonic Plates in Victoria
Online , AustraliaIt can be confusing when we hear from scientists reluctant to deal in absolutes, who instead engage in conversations about ‘degrees of certainty’. In the world of science, a ‘theory’ is the closest something may ever come to being ‘the truth’. To understand what modern scientists can go through to arrive at an accepted theory, we’re taking a look at one of the major revelations of the past century: the theory of tectonic plates.
Indigenous Food and Agriculture
Online , AustraliaCome yarn about native foods, healthy eating and Australian Indigenous farmers.
Free
Climate Notes @ Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThis emotive exhibition features six new musical works by Australian composers Damien Barbeler, Kate Moore, Bree van Reyk, Cathy Milliken and Daniel Blinkhorn exploring the emotional impacts of climate change, and propels us to consider what it feels like to live through a time when climate change affects every aspect of our lives.
$10
Eco-Dyeing 101 Workshop
Alphington Community Centre 2 Kelvin Road, Alphington, Victoria, AustraliaJoin us in Science Week for a fabulous family workshop and learn how to use the plants in our neighbourhood to dye materials. Local textile artist Rose Kulak will be teaching this workshop in our garden and out in The Shed.
$20
Climate Change: Families for a Thriving Future @ Melbourne Museum
An exciting opportunity for families to deepen their understanding of climate science and our changing world, as they discuss climate action and work together as a family to create a climate pledge.