With its first Patron on board and deliveries of hand made textile neurons starting to arrive at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Neural Knitworks is now well underway. Great timing considering that Worldwide Knit in Public Week begins next Monday! Why not get along to some of the events on offer in the next few weeks or…
Category: Science Week News
WA Small Grant Recipients 2014
The WA National Science Week Coordinating Committee was thrilled at the number and quality of applications they received in 2014. The events selected to receive funding in 2014 include: Perth Metropolitan events Being Martian Josh Richards and Launch Pad Speaking Explore space science and the mystery of the red planet through a variety of events…
Brain Break blog
On Tuesday 13 August 2013 James Cook University (JCU) scientists held a Brain Break Morning Tea on campus in Cairns. We wanted to celebrate 2013 National Science Week and the research conducted at James Cook University. Our Brain Break attracted 50 scientists, JCU media officer, JCU estates staff, and other university staff and students. Morning…
ACT seed grant recipients 2014
The science of glass, decoding the dance of the chromosome 21, flying seeds, living rocks, science in the pub, the secret life of plants and the maths of pizza… These are just some of the innovative events the ACT National Science Week Coordinating Committee will be supporting in 2014 as part of its second round…
School grant recipients 2014
Thank you to each and every one of the 440 Australian schools who applied for school grants. It is fantastic to have such a huge interest in running activities in schools during National Science Week. Congratulations to the 205 schools that have been successful in receiving grants of $500 or less to help them conduct…
Seed grants in the ACT
The ACT Science Week Coordinating Committee is offering seed grants of between $500 – $1000 (incl. GST) to support science engagement events, programs and activities conducted between 1 July and 31 October 2014. There is a total of $9000 available in this round. Individual grants will be made for no more than $1000. Favourable consideration…
Unsung Heros and seed grants in SA
Unsung Hero Awards Nominations are now open for the Unsung Hero of South Australian Science and South Australian Science Communication awards. The Unsung Hero of SA Science award is for a researcher who has a sustained contribution to science in SA who has also made science communication an integral part of their work. The Unsung…
Neural Knitworks: craft a healthy brain
Feel like contributing to a collaborative art/science project about mind and brain health and learning about neuroscience at the same time? All are encouraged to create textile neurons towards this exciting community art project that will present its first exhibition in August at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery as part of National Science Week. Textile neurons created…
Seed grants available in WA
There were over 270 National Science Week events in WA in 2013, to continue the celebration of science in 2014, applications for this year’s seed grant round are now invited. The WA Coordinating Committee is offering grants of up to $2000 (incl. GST) to organisations wishing to organise an event, activity or program during National…
National grant round recipients
Congratulations to all of the successful applicants in what was once again a very competitive grant round that attracted applications worth a total of more than triple the $500 000 of available funds. Here are the successful recipients and preliminary project descriptions: Australian Capital Territory ScienceAlert Roadshow The Roadshow will take Derek Muller of Veritasium along…