Volunteers have been extra busy on the Far South Coast lately, pulling together a great set of activities for people in the area interested in or wanting to have a taste of science during National Science Week 2014. It all kicks off with three experts from the ANU speaking about climate, water and fire at…
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Becoming Martian, and other things
National Science Week is just a month way, and things are starting to get chaotic here in Perth. After Inspiring Australia’s amazing support last year, lessons about running science events have been learnt… so we’re going bigger. Much MUCH bigger! I’ll be proudly introducing kids & parents to the wonders of space exploration, inviting them…
Science Fiction at Kawana Waters State College
My name is Jordan Knight, I am a student at Kawana Waters State College and am running an event in the school for National Science Week. For the whole of Term 2, I’ve had been doing science presentations for my class covering the concepts of: The Big Bang Theory, Black Holes, Dinosaurs, and Evolution. After…
ACT #natsciwk Program Poster
The ACT National Science Week Coordinating Committee have just published a poster program guide that is being distributed around Canberra over the next few weeks. The event listing on the poster is not exhaustive and we’re sure that more will be added to the website event calendar between now and National Science Week. You can download the…
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…
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…
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…
National Science Week at the Ekka
Liddell Education, with the support of a National Science Week grant, are running a National Science Week event during Brisbane’s Ekka in 2014 (Ekka will be running from 8 – 17 August). They are calling for expressions of interest to be involved in this event by running an interactive, hands-on exhibit for one day duration…
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…
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…