Beyond DNA, Sunburnt Country, What Birdo is That? – these are just some of the books you can buy from Melbourne University Publishing through their National Science Week special offer. Choose your own pack of 20+ science books from MUP to receive a 20% (or more) discount. They’re great for thank you gifts, event prizes…
Category: Event holders
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…
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 punters: tell them what will happen at the event, who will be speaking, and what they might get…
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? And how do you reach them? Register your event on the Science Week website by Thursday 19 June and you can find out…
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…
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 the National Science Week website. As we get close to the date, hundreds of events and activities become listed here, with more registered each…
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…
Meet the Media – for registered event holders
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? And how do you reach them? Register your event on the Science…