National Science Week is Australia’s annual national celebration of science and technology. It’s a chance for all Australians to meet our scientists, do science, and celebrate its crucial role in Australia’s society and economy. Each year, a vast array of events run across the nation to give more Australians the chance to get involved in science.

On Thursday 4 August Science & Technology Australia, in partnership with Questacon and The Australian National University, will host the official launch of National Science Week in Parliament House.

Speakers

• The Hon Ed Husic, Minister for Industry and Science
• The Hon Paul Fletcher, Shadow Minister for Science and the Arts
• Ngunnawal Elder Serena Williams
• Kamilaroi astrophysicist Krystal de Napoli – co-author of the new book Sky Country
• Quandamooka mathematician Chris Matthews, Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Maths Alliance
• Kamilaroi water scientist Associate Professor Bradley Moggridge, University of Canberra
• Professor Anna Moore, Director of InSpace, The Australian National University
• Misha Schubert, CEO Science & Technology Australia