National grant round recipients

Congratulations to all of the successful applicants in what was once again a very competitive grant round that attracted applications worth a total of more than triple the $500 000 of available funds. Here are the successful recipients and preliminary project descriptions: Australian Capital Territory ScienceAlert Roadshow The Roadshow will take Derek Muller of Veritasium along…

Tasmanian event holders info session live broadcast

Can’t attend our event holders info sessions this week? Hangout with us instead! We’re broadcasting the meeting live with Google Hangouts and answering your questions via Google+, YouTube and Twitter. Feel free to email us with any questions as well. A recording of the video will stay up on YouTube for you to watch at a later…

Tasmanian school event grants announced – $500 up for grabs

In 2013, 192 schools around Australia were successful in receiving grants from the Australian Science Teachers’ Association (ASTA) to hold science activities during National Science Week – 15 of these were from Tasmania! This year, schools can apply for grants of up to $700 from ASTA to help them conduct science activities at their school…

Score $500 for your Tassie event – seed grant round now open

There were over 160 National Science Week events in Tasmania in 2013 and to continue this celebration of science in 2014, the National Science Week seed grant round for Tasmanian events is now open. The Tasmanian National Science Week Coordinating Committee is offering seed grants of $500 (inc. GST) to organisations* wishing to offer a…

Tasmanian event holders meetings for 2014

Thinking of holding an event this year? Anyone can do it! Learn about National Science Week and how to hold an event by coming along to the Hobart or Launceston National Science Week Information Sessions, hosted by the Tasmanian Coordinating Committee. Our guest speaker is Geoff Crane, Manager of National Science Week, from Questacon in Canberra. …

The “From Research to Reality” TV series

Queensland’s science and innovation sector is at the forefront of discovery.  From developing a digital system that allows police investigators in the field and scientists in the police lab to share evidence as it comes to hand (just like in the movies) to QUT researchers implementing new surgical techniques. Yet few people know about these great…

Precinct funding in QLD for National Science Week 2014

The Queensland Coordinating Committee has developed a funding round to support science focussed organisations to develop a ‘precinct’ based community engagement strategy during National Science Week. A precinct activity is defined as a hub of science engagement endeavour involving partnerships between multiple organisations, science providers, community organisations and the public. If you would like to…