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Recipe for Disaster

South Lawn Carpark The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

Do you take food for granted? Recipe for Disaster, an interactive performative dinner experiment in the iconic ‘Mad Max’ South Lawn Car Park, which will compel you to consider this question closely. Food has the capacity to bring us together. It’s familiar, relational and cultural. In times of conflict and scarcity, it also has the…

$10

Tech Tinker for adults

Newport Community Hub 13 Mason Street, Newport, VIC, Australia

Always wanted to have a play with creative technology, but don’t know where to start? Come along to our Creative Technologies play session for adult learners and get up close and personal with robotics, coding, Virtual Reality, 3D printing, Ozobots, LEGO Mindstorms, Mbots, Makey Makey, Airdrone, Arduino and more! This session is suitable for adults…

Free

Saving Species with Citizen Science

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

Anyone can contribute to science, regardless of their age or experience. Join BioQuisitive and Science For All at Monash Tech School for this hands on workshop about how everyday citizens are working to protect critically endangered species using DNA and other advanced technologies. Science For All and BioQuisitive are currently monitoring three endangered species, one of which is the Leadbeater Possum, the focus…

Free

Family Science Games Night – Melbourne

Deakin University, Burwood campus 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, Australia

Deakin University is hosting three Family Science Games Nights during National Science Week. Come along to an exciting evening playing scienceboard games. Have fun with family and friends and learn some science. Each Deakin University campus will be hosting a Family Science Games night where families can play a range of science educational board games.…

Free

Livestream: Ethics of AI – AI Collaborative Network Panel

Eliiza Level 2, 452 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most important topics of today. Developments in AI will disrupt the economy and the world in ways not seen since the industrial revolution. As AI continues to permeate every aspect of our lives, we must ask ourselves: How can we ensure AI is being used for good? Who…

Free

Changing Science: Celebrating women making a difference in STEMM careers

Sydney Myer Asia Centre The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

Changing Science aims to celebrate the research and innovation of women in STEMM with a showcase on their personal and career insights. Changing Science is a public event hosted by the University of Melbourne’s Women in Science Network and Agilent, as part of Science Festival 2019. Changing Science aims to celebrate the research and innovation…

Free

Young Scientist Research Prizes – 2019 competition & prize ceremony

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

Of our eight finalists, only four will win the first prize of $1,000 for their respective categories, with the runners-up receiving $500. To foster and recognise excellence in Victoria’s early career scientists, the Royal Society of Victoria has established four prestigious competitive prizes open to Victorian students in their final year of doctoral candidature, in…

Free

Author Talk with Professor Peter Doherty

Mornington Peninsula Libraries Vancouver Street, Mornington, VIC, Australia

Professor Peter Doherty was awarded Australian of the year in 1997 and is the first person with a Veterinary qualification to win a Nobel Prize. He has authored several books including The Beginners Guide to Winning a Nobel Prize, The Knowledge Wars and the Incidental Tourist.     Peter Doherty shared the 1996 Nobel Medicine…

Free

Body and Senses Storytime – Sydenham Library

Sydenham Library 1 Station Street, Taylors Lakes, VIC, Australia

Come and learn about the human body and how your senses work. A Body and Senses themed preschool story time session where children will learn about the human body and their sense organs. They will be provided with opportunities to experiment with their sense of touch, hearing and vision using musical instruments, sensory feely bag…

Free

Body and Senses Storytime – Deer Park Library

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

Come and learn about the human body and how your senses work. A Body and Senses themed preschool story time session where children will learn about the human body and their sense organs. They will be provided with opportunities to experiment with their sense of touch, hearing and vision using musical instruments, sensory feely bag…

Free

SCINEMA International Science Film Festival @ Kingston Libraries – Clarinda Library

Clarinda Library 58 Viney Street, Clarinda, VIC, Australia

SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from around the world. SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the…

Free

Come STEM with us

Whittlesea Tech School 415 Dalton Road, Building N, Melbourne Polytechnic, Epping, VIC, Australia

An afternoon of STE(A)M showcase and interactive activities for girls, women and non-binary people of Melbourne’s north. This National Science Week, Whittlesea Tech School is opening its doors to girls, women and non-binary people of northern Melbourne for an afternoon of STE(A)M celebration. This free community event will include interactive activities and a marketplace showcasing…

Free
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