Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a field scientist? At ARI, our researchers get up to all kinds of amazing fieldwork all over Victoria, sometimes in remote places and with rare species. Fieldwork is a critical part of how we learn about our environment and the backbone of our science, and we…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Questacon Virtual Excursions
Why risk travel when Questacon can come to your school? We are running live one hour workshops for school students from Kindergarten all the way through to Year 12. Students will, with the assistance of our wonderful facilitators explore the ocean, get to grips with the physics of paper planes or learn about the beginnings…
Innovation at Sea – Reefs
Covering less than 1% of the planets, how important to our survival could reefs actually be? This answer will amaze you. …without our reefs, humanity will not survive. When did we discover that our reefs were in crisis, and what research has taken place to resolve our impact? This episode will focus on the innovations…
Innovation at Sea – Submarines
Who thought a tin can underwater was a good idea? This answer will make you marvel at the strange evolution of innovation. Submarines… This episode will examine the evolution of submarines and how they have changed the course of history. How a machine born in war has the potential to provide us the answers to…
Innovation at Sea – Medicine
A sea sponge can live to HOW OLD?? You can do WHAT with a sea snail?? These answers will amaze you. Medicine… a lot of medical innovation has relied upon discoveries from terrestrial nature (on the land). But what mysterious and incredible medical innovation can be found in the sea? This episode will show how early…
Innovation at Sea – SCUBA
Who ever thought breathing under water was a good idea? And how did the world wars actually help the evolution of SCUBA equipment. These answers will inspire you. SCUBA and underwater exploration have come a long way. From holding our breath to being able to freely breath under water, how has this technology evolved throughout society,…
Innovation at Sea – Marine Conservation
When did humanity start to care about the Ocean’s? The answer might surprise you. We know more about the surface of the Moon than we do about the bottom of the ocean. This episode will discuss how humanity has evolved over the centuries from being uncaring uses of the ocean, to the world joining together…
Virtual Awards Ceremony – 2020 DAF Hermitage Schools Plant Science Competition
Help us celebrate National Science Week this year by attending our first ever “virtual” Awards Day for the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Hermitage Research Facility Schools Plant Science Competition. This event formally recognises prize winners and participants of the 2020 ‘Plant Health’ competition and also promotes agricultural science careers. You’ll have the opportunity…
GPlates x Digital Directory: re-linking people with earth system science in an opportune moment of pause
COVID-19 has stimulated both major behavioural change during lockdown; and new thoughts, experiments and even dreams as many of our human-created systems have come to a raging halt. As the traffic dims, we have the opportunity to ‘remind ourselves that we are embedded in a more-than-human world — and have some fun along the way…
Meet the Marine Machines of the Great Southern
Explore the technology and gadgets used in the Great Southern to survey our underwater world. Venture behind-the-scenes with UWA, State Government, Southern Ports Albany and marine science professionals to see how they survey ocean conditions, coastal processes, port infrastructure and marine wildlife.