The Australian Capital Territory is home to Mount Stromlo Observatory, the creatures of Mulligan’s Flat, and literally dozens of research centres with hundreds of scientists. Dr Rachelle Bonner GAICD, ACT coordinating committee co-chair, officially launched Science Week in the ACT, saying: “It reminds us that science isn’t locked away in a lab or reserved for…
Month: August 2025
VIC 2025 highlights: Plants (past and future), attention, distraction, sharks, Minions, and more
National Science Week in Victoria takes a theme of ‘Grow’, exploring how animals, plants, people and careers develop, and more. Below is a selection of highlight events to give you a taste of the science smorgasbord on offer. Alternatively, use the search engine to find more events in Victoria. Science Gallery Melbourne: Artists find meaning…
TAS 2025 highlights: Space weather, aurora-chasers, science of better sex, beer experiments, and more
Tasmania is all about indulgence: for foodies, nature-lovers, art connoisseurs and the eternally curious. It also boasts the world’s best vantage point to view the Southern Lights and a stellar line-up of scientists to boot. Capitalising on this, National Science Week 2025 officially launched in TAS with the opening of ‘Southern Nights – The Science…
Meet the National Science Week 2025 Ambassadors
Each year, a group of scientists and science communicators are invited to become ambassadors for National Science Week. They volunteer their time to record community service announcements and conduct media interviews, sharing their research, discoveries and passion with audiences around the country during Science Week. This year’s ambassadors are: Whale scientist and book author Dr…
Meet the new Science Week characters
Astro-boy, bird watcher, octopus wrangler, heart guy… We love our National Science Week characters. They grace our t-shirts, bags, street banners, posters and more. But it’s time to welcome some new members to the crew. We consulted our brains trust of Inspiring Australia managers and local National Science Week coordinating committee members and asked each…