Have you ever thought about: the importance of the Sun in our everyday lives? whether you should invest in solar panels – could they reduce years off your mortgage? energy savings? Find out the answers to these questions and more on Sunday 12 August 2012 at an exciting FREE family fun event hosted by Gravity…
Category: Science Week News
WIPEOUT! a scientific musical
In the year 2050 life across the planet has changed. On the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s biggest stars and scientists have gathered for one massive fundraising concert WIPEOUT! to bring about a major shift in awareness across the globe. WIPEOUT! celebrates the 2012 schools theme Energy Evolution and takes kids on an hilarious, interactive journey…
School Grants now closed
Thanks to everyone who applied for a National Science Week 2012 School Grant – there were over 450 applications! The selection committee is busy going through them and ASTA anticipate announcing the successful recipients on 1 June.
COLLISION – It’s subARTomic!
Are you astounded by supersymmetry? Excited by the Higgs boson? Think neutrinos are supremo? Express Media, COSMOS magazine, Blue Vapours and CoEPP (Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale) have joined together to create a home for artistic explorations and responses to all things particle physics. The Collision website, exhibition and accompanying zine…
The 2012 National Project
Sound Check Australia: the national noise and hearing test How’s your hearing? How much noise have you been exposed to? Researchers from the National Acoustic Laboratories want to find out how much time Australians spend in loud social environments. But that’s not all – they want to find out about your hearing health, your noise…
National Science Week 2012 Grants
Each year National Science Week has $500 000 worth of grants for supporting events across Australia. Here are all of this year’s recipients and what they’ll be doing: National Projects CSIRO Discovery Centre: SCINEMA Festival of Science Film 2012 $21 000 SCINEMA explores the latest collaborations between science, film and art in over 400 cities and towns…
National Science Week 2012 Grants
Each year National Science Week has $500 000 worth of grants for supporting events across Australia. Here are all of this year’s recipients and what they’ll be doing: National Projects CSIRO Discovery Centre: SCINEMA Festival of Science Film 2012 $21 000 SCINEMA explores the latest collaborations between science, film and art in over 400 cities and towns…
2012 National Science Week School Grants
The school grants round are now open and close on 14 May 2012
Inspiring Australia Grant Round
$5 million to “Unlock Australia’s Potential” Are you able to support the outcomes and principles of the Inspiring Australia strategy? Help increase the science literacy of Australians and work towards a scientifically engaged Australia and participate in this grants round. Find out more by downloading and reading through the guidelines, developing an innovative science engagement…
2012 Grants Round Open
Australians interested in running a science event or activities for their local community are able to apply for a National Science Week grant for 2012. The National Science Week 2012 grants round opens at 9.00am on Monday 7 November 2011 and closes on Monday 28 November 2011 at 5:00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT). Grants…