Carbon: The Unauthorised Biography, directed by Daniella Ortega and Niobe Thompson, is a spectacular and surprisingly unorthodox documentary that reveals the paradoxical story of the element that builds all life, and yet may end it all. Narrated in first person by Sarah Snook, Carbon tells of her birth in the violent core of an exploding…
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Australia’s Favourite Tree
Wattle vs woollybutt: what is Australia’s favourite tree? – online Do you love the water-bulging boab or the towering mountain ash, the world’s tallest flowering tree? Are you intrigued by the carbon capturing power of grey mangroves or the ‘living fossil’ story of the Wollemi pine? The search is on to find Australia’s favourite tree….
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival Community Screenings
SCINEMA is a celebration of the power of the moving image to inspire the young, satisfy the curious, explain the baffling and ask the impossible. Register to host your own free SCINEMA screening during National Science Week. SCINEMA is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere showcasing the best in science cinema from…
NT Community Event Funding 2022
The National Science Week NT Coordination Committee receives funding from the Northern Territory and the Australian governments to coordinate National Science Week in the NT. The Committee allocates some of these funds to supporting events in 3 categories: Large Community Grants ($5,000 to $10,000) Remote Community Grants ($250 to $3,000) Major Centers Community Grants ($250…
Tasmanian Event Program 2022
Get Curious This August The Patron of National Science Week in Tasmania is Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas, and she has penned this poem for the foreword of this year’s Tasmanian National Science Week event program (4.98 MB, pdf). Dear Tassie: I’m thrilled! It’s finally time And as patron I offer a science week rhyme… The excitement’s…
NT Science Week Awards 2022
We are looking for NT STEAM stars. Nominations for the 2022 Northern Territory Science Week Awards are now open. It is time to recognise our champions who have been promoting Science and Technology in our schools and communities. We will celebrate our wonderful heroes at the awards night at Crocosaurus Cove on 21 August. Winners…
SA Community Grant Recipients 2022
Congratulations to all of the successful applicants. Bug Week Campbelltown Library “Bug Week” will be a weeklong series of events and free activities for people of all ages. It will encourage informed discussions around STEM topics of local interest, promote STEM-based careers and hobbies, and celebrate science education in our local community. Science at the…
Tasmanian National Science Week Engagement Grant Winners 2022
The Tasmanian National Science Week Coordinating Committee and Inspiring Australia (Tasmania) awarded 12 Engagement Grants for a total of $38,000 to support individuals and organisations who will deliver a public science, technology, engineering, maths, or medicine (STEMM) themed activity as part of National Science Week. This year, the grants were available to support: a public…
Queensland Seed Grant Recipients 2022
Congratulations to these 11 recipients of grants for their National Science Week events in Queensland. Start Codon Alan Alan Alan’s Guide to Life (Science) A series of light-hearted, animated storytime videos that focus on areas of science not normally presented to the public. The videos will connect with high school aged people, and intend to…
Melbourne University Press Book Packs for Science Week 2022
Ahead of National Science Week, Melbourne University Press are offering these sciencey book packs for you to indulge in interesting worlds, ideas, theories, discoveries, and stories. The three packs are: Gold: Eight books for $210 Fishing in the Good Old (Signed), Bob Kearney, March 2022, RRP $34.99 Little Species, Big Mystery: The Story of Homo…