Improving Drug Discovery: A Molecular Understanding of Cell Surface Receptors
Many hurdles remain to improving GPCR drug discovery, requiring an expanded, interdisciplinary approach to open the door to new therapies.
The Botanic Garden that Thought it Could Change the World
Join acclaimed writer and climate activist Sophie Cunningham (author of Melbourne and City of Trees) in conversation with Clare Hart, Manager Horticulture, and Peter Symes, Curator Horticulture, about the Gardens’ Landscape Succession Strategy and the international Climate Change Alliance of Botanic Gardens. Collaboration between botanic gardens across the globe is essential in understanding…
STEM and Society: SealSpotters
Join Dr Rebecca McIntosh and Ross Holmberg from the Phillip Island Nature Parks team as they prepare to launch the annual SealSpotter Challenge, when citizen scientists around the globe jump online to count Australian fur seals and contribute to vital conservation research. The SealSpotter program allows anyone with a computer to help with the management and protection of our oceans by counting…
Science at the Extreme
Every day, scientists in the field balance the excitement and danger of collecting data from some of the wildest and most hostile environments on the planet in the pursuit of knowledge. For the Victorian launch of National Science Week, we're bringing together a dream team of science adventurers to share their journeys and discoveries! Join us at the Melbourne Museum, and explore the science galleries after the talks.
A fun-tastick Science Week at Notre Dame College Shepparton
Story provided by Dianne Read, Notre Dame College Shepparton Our National Science Week 2018 grant allowed us to introduce 3 species of Stick Insects as well as Praying Mantids into our science department. We have Goliath, Crowned and Spiny Leaf…
An Egg-cellent Science Week in Kangaroo Flat
Story by Kinta Walker, Goldfields Libraries Kangaroo Flat Library’s ‘Eggs Alive!’ programme hatched chickens in the library for National Science Week! The incubator and brooder were bought with a Victorian Seed grant for National Science Week. This fun programme created…
Looking through the Lens for Science Week
The world around us is often viewed through a lens – with cameras and smart phones such a big part of our lives, we often view life and our experiences through photos. Explore the Universe during National Science Week through…
Life, Magnified: Using light microscopy to investigate biology and disease
A picture tells a thousand words! Come and learn about the smallest details of the human body and how it can all go wrong. Visit research labs, meet young researchers as they take you through their experiments and use our…