The Young Tassie Scientists are passionate scientists and early-career researchers from the University of Tasmania who love bringing science to life through hands-on activities and engaging talks in schools and communities. Join us at the HIVE Family Day to meet a group of enthusiastic scientists from a range of fields. We cover anything from plants to planets, DNA…
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Young Tassie Scientists at the Festival of Bright Ideas
Meet the Young Tassie Scientists at the Festival of Bright Ideas! Curious minds of all ages — come and meet real scientists from right here in Tasmania! The Young Tassie Scientists are early-career researchers from the University of Tasmania who love sharing their science through hands-on activities, real specimens, and fascinating stories from the field…
Young Tassie Scientists at Circular Head Science Big Gig
Meet the Young Tassie Scientists at the Circular Head Science Gig! The Young Tassie Scientists are early-career researchers from the University of Tasmania who are passionate about sharing science through hands-on activities, real specimens, and fascinating stories. Join us at the Circular Head Science Gig to meet scientists from all kinds of fields. We have…
Mushroom Workshop at Tunnel Hill
Explore the fascinating transformation of an abandoned Tasmanian railway tunnel into a thriving hub for growing gourmet mushrooms. Tunnel Hill Mushrooms founder Dean Smith will be joined by Tim Murch from West Tamar Fungi to teach you about the production process from lab to tunnel and how to harvest mushrooms and prepare them for cooking….
Lake Mac FULL STEAM
Lake Mac full STEAM returns to celebrate creativity and innovation, making, and engineering for all ages. Scheduled Events: 9.30am Mad Science Inventions with Pretty Amazing Jono – Reserve your spot 11am Australia’s Agricultural Identity – an Aboriginal Yarn – Reserve your spot 12noon …
Casino West Science Fair Spectacular
The Casino West Science Fair Spectacular will be an amazing event for all students, staff, parents and friends. The school community will be able to celebrate with great eagerness and enjoyment. Students will be involved in showcasing some of their finest science work, there will be discovery centres to enjoy and displays with dozens of…
Microanalysis National Science Week Brain Breaks
We love our quizzes at Microanalysis, so what better way to celebrate than with a week of Brain Breaks! We also love food, so we’ll probably throw some of that in there too.
TMOS Holograms at Sydney Science Trail School Excursions
Get hands on and see how holograms are made! Learn what holograms are, how they are used in everyday life and the light concepts behind the formation of holograms, including reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference. Use a laser pointer to visualise the light principles of reflection, refraction and diffraction See hologram printing in action! Take home your own diffraction glasses!…
Writing for science journals
This output-oriented course (pre-registration and bookings essential) will teach scientists, technologists and engineers the essential skills and strategies needed to write articles for leading science journals such as the British journal Nature and the US journal Science. The three-hour course – delivered in the form of two 90-minute sessions – will be held at Le Meridien Hotel, Bourke Street, Melbourne and online, via…
Material Institute Science Week 2025
Material Institute will host a 4-day event at Botanical with a focus on high school engagement and activities for the main 24 Carrot Garden high schools including Bayview Secondary College, Jordan River Learning Federation High School, Kingston High School, and Montrose Bay High School. The program will offer 6 workshops running concurrently with students opting…