Media coverage for your Science Week event

You’ve put a lot of effort into organising your Science Week event. You’re sharing important ideas with the community. So, why not reach a wider audience? Whether you’re promoting careers in science, exciting people about the night sky, seeking help to discover and protect local plants and animals or explaining quantum science, you can work…

Using social media to promote your National Science Week events

Feedback from past Science Weeks tells us that people are hearing about events more often online, particularly through social media. So, it’s a great way for event holders to find their audiences. Here’s how: Key points Identify your target audience. Try to be more specific than “the general public”. Create posts with your specific audience…

Show & Tell: Why images are key to your event’s success

There’s something of a science to capturing attention and eliciting an emotional response from audiences, pushing them to the point of FOMO (fear of missing out) before doors open. It’s called the Picture Superiority Effect or dual coding theory. Put simply, quality images – like first impressions – matter. And, when paired with purposeful text…

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 host science-themed author talks, film nights or ‘Neural Knitworks’ workshops. And your grassroots communication channels can help support your community’s National Science Week efforts, engaging residents and visitors…

2025 National Science Week Grants Now Open

Applications for 2025 National Science Week grants are now open! The Albanese Labor Government is again supporting National Science Week, with $500,000 in funding available for the delivery of science engagement activities. Australia’s biggest annual celebration of science will run from 9 to 17 August 2025.   The objectives of this grant opportunity are to: inspire…