Joined by the Sydney Institute for Astronomy, we will be celebrating with
a variety of activities and floor talks, culminating in an interdisciplinary
panel exploring the theme.

Interdisciplinary Panel: Decoding the Universe –
Exploring the unknown with nature’s hidden language

Sunday from 2 pm – 3:30 pm

This panel brings together experts from across the sciences
to explore the theme of National Science Week 2025. Join a lively discussion
with Ana Vila Concejo (Geocoastal Research Group), Jean Yang (Sydney Precision Data Science Centre), Phillip Gough (School of Architecture, Design and
Planning), and Tony Wirth (School of Computer Science), moderated by Stephan
Tillmann (Sydney Mathematical Research Institute).

Activities

Blast Off! Experience the solar system with VR

Take a trip out into the solar system and beyond in a
virtual reality headset! OzGrav’s amazing VR system takes you to a virtual
universe full of planets, stars, black holes and of course, gravitational
waves! Visitors are guided by experienced scientists to the planets, stars, and
far reaching galaxies to the most extreme objects in the universe.

Maths Craft Activities

Get creative with a variety of maths craft activities – from
making ‘origami fidget spinners’ to beautiful line art, and 3D-fractals, these
activities use mathematical concepts to make interesting and beautiful works,
many of which you can take home!

Drawing on Complexity with Briony Barr: Klein Bottle
Experiment

Over the weekend, visitors will contribute to a
collaborative artwork by Brisbane-based artist Briony Barr using paper and
washi tape. This body of work, ‘Drawing on Complexity’ uses rule-based drawing
and social dynamics to model complex adaptive systems, and has been designed in
collaboration with physicist Andrew Melatos.

Expert floor talks

See webpage for full schedule