This Science Week TasNetworks is proud to launch our Powerful Connections mentoring program for aspiring women in STEM. We will be kicking this off with a live virtual info session open to both teachers and students. To join the session, simply use the Skype Meeting Link. This program is open to Tasmanian female students that are interested…
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Invasion Mars
In 1969, humankind made a historic journey beyond the Earth and landed on the Moon. More recently, we have sent a flotilla of spacecraft, landers, and rovers to the red planet; the most recent – the launch of the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter. This is all leading up to the goal of landing humans…
Design a Drone Competition
Design a Drone 2020 is open WORLD WIDE to all school-aged kids (under 18). Download a pack to find out more and get started. If you could design a drone to help with a problem in the World today, what would you design? Think of ways a drone might be able to help solve a…
Our Resilient Future – Water, Agriculture & Biodiversity
Enormous changes and transitions are already upon us, and we find ourselves unprepared. One thing is clear: all of our decisions will be made under increasingly ambiguous conditions, and integration will be needed across all sectors and levels of our society to set us on a preferred climate path and prepare us for the outcomes…
Lessons From the Fires: A biodiversity and climate perspective
The 2019/20 bushfire season in Australia was unprecedented. Over 12 million hectares were burnt in eastern and southern Australia and nearly three billion frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals were killed. Climate change is making bushfire conditions more dangerous than ever, with increasing risks to people, property, and the environment. Efforts are now underway to develop…
Exploding a watermelon with rubber bands (Brunswick – VIC)
We are putting hundreds of rubber bands around a watermelon until explodes. This is part of the national science experiment. This is being organised by Rob Catchlove, environmental scientist at Wave Consulting – and parent of kids interested in science. The event is being live streamed online.
Marine Trivia Night
A fun night of trivia celebrating everything we love about the sea and it’s inhabitants. Yes, the questions will be about all things marine, and no, you don’t have to be a marine scientist to be involved – marine scientists know a lot about a few things and not so much about marine pop culture,…
RACI Women’s National Award Winners Panel Session
Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Women’s National Award Winners Panel Session Thursday 20 August 3.30 to 5pm (AEST, Melbourne) 3.00 to 4.30pm (ACST, Adelaide) 1.30 to 3.00pm (AWST, Perth) Talks from Prof Frances Separovic (2019 RACI Margaret Sheil Leadership Award) & Dr Ellen Moon (2019 RACI Rita Cornforth Lecturer) followed by open panel discussion chaired…
Our Deep Blue Future: Reflections from early career scientists
Australian waters boast wondrous and abundant marine life, with stories from the depths of our oceans and seas being shared around the world. South Australia is an important part of this marine environment, with 85 – 90 % of all marine animals and plants found only here. The Southern Ocean of our coast provides sanctuary…
The Square Kilometre Array – Exploring the Universe without leaving home
Ever wanted to travel on a 13.8 billion-year journey through the Universe? The first step is as easy as joining us here at CSIRO, for a one-hour live fun-filled event. Revealing the Universe like never before requires new ways of exploration. We’re building the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – the world’s largest and most advanced…