Super Science with Labcoat Learning
Deer Park Library 4 Neale Road, Deer Park, VIC, AustraliaParticipate in a variety of chemistry experiments including dry ice, giant bubbles, slime and more.
Free
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SEAing the Unseen: microbial corrosion in the marine environment
Geelong West Library 153A Pakington Street, Geelong West, VIC, AustraliaJoin us for a special presentation with Dr Melanie Thompson. Be the first to see the amazing STEM sculpture created from the metals used in the CSIRO’s STEM Professionals in schools program. Learn about Dr Melanie Thompson’s microbial corrosion project conducted with the students from Sacred Heart College, Geelong, as part of CSIRO’s STEM Professionals…
Free
Recipe for Disaster
South Lawn Carpark The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, AustraliaDo 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, AustraliaAlways 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, AustraliaAnyone 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, AustraliaDeakin 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, AustraliaArtificial 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, AustraliaChanging 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…
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Young Scientist Research Prizes – 2019 competition & prize ceremony
Royal Society of Victoria 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic, AustraliaOf 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, AustraliaProfessor 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
They Walk Among Us
Briars Astronomy Centre and Observatory 450 Nepean Highway, Mount Martha, VIC, AustraliaThey’re right under our noses yet we don’t notice them. Some just listen but others might be transmitting as you read this, perhaps even in code. They might not use the internet or phone to communicate with each other, and they’re often found in backyard shacks. Have you noticed strange antennae as you walk around…
Free
Body and Senses Storytime – Sydenham Library
Sydenham Library 1 Station Street, Taylors Lakes, VIC, AustraliaCome 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