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Brain Break registrations open
National Science Week’s iconic Brain Break program is back for 2026. Brain Breaks offer activities that can be done easily in schools and workplaces during morning tea… think Australia’s Biggest ...
Get your entries into the SCINEMA Film Festival
Calling budding film makers… there’s one month left to enter the SCINEMA Film Festival. SCINEMA, pronounced with a long ‘i’ to emphasise the science behind the cinema, is an international ...
DIY Science videos now live
For many years the DIY Science activities on the National Science Week website have been one of our most-used resources. So, this year we’ve decided to make them bigger and better than ever...
Pub Trivia registrations now open
Are you terrific at trivia? Think quizzes are a quintessential part of life? If yes, you’ll love our new National Science Week Pub Trivia program. For the first time, National Science Week is ...
2026 ASTA School Grants and Teacher Resource Book
Applications Extended for the Schools Grants The Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA) school grants for National Science Week are open for a couple more weeks! The grants are designed ...
How to write a great event description
Give me one good reason why I should give up my limited spare time to come to your Science Week event! While you’re at it, give me a few good reasons. A strong and clear event description excites ...
Register your event early for an exclusive ‘Meet the Media’ opportunity
We want all of Australia to learn about science and hear about this year’s National Science Week festival through the media. But what stories get media coverage? What are journalists looking for? ...
Info for local councils
Your council can use National Science Week as an opportunity to support and celebrate local science and technology-based industries and organisations. Your libraries and community centres can ...
Council media support
Support and promote local National Science Week events and help raise the profile of science and innovation within your local community. Find a local event Event holders register their events on ...
National grant round recipients for 2026 announced
(Images courtesy of UNSW, Beaker Street Festival, Trevor Dobson, Flickr and Public Domain Pictures) Sports psychology, underground farms, saving animals with smartphone apps, how gold is made ...