The Biodiversity Festival to be conducted in Denham, Western Australia between 16 August and 3 September highlights the contribution made to biodiversity made by the Dirk Hartog Island National Park Return to 1616 Ecological Restoration Project. The project is being conducted on Dirk Hartog Island National Park and has eradicated feral cats, goats and sheep….
Topic: Environment and Nature
Experimenta Life Forms
Philosophers have wrestled with defining life for thousands of years. EXPERIMENTA LIFE FORMS reveals how contemporary artists are approaching this perennial question, at a time when technological change and new research findings are making definitions of ‘life’ increasingly difficult to pin down. What new life forms are emerging through technological and biological adaptation and invention?…
Virtual Tour: Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre – Meet Magnus for the last time
Join the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre as we take you on a live tour of the facility – your last opportunity to meet the Magnus Supercomputer, before it is replaced by Setonix, a supercomputer 30x more powerful than its predecessors. The tour will be live streamed on Pawsey’s Facebook page. Invite your friends and family…
Plants for Food Security – the future is green
By the middle of the century there will be almost 10 billion people on Earth – an awful lot of mouths to feed, especially when a warming climate makes agriculture more challenging. Scientists may save the day by helping crop species adapt and thrive as growing conditions change. On behalf of the Australian Society of…
Urrbrae Wetland Open Day
The Urrbrae Wetland is inviting families, individuals and small groups to attend and experience some of the scientific aspects of this urban, artificial wetland. The day will showcase a series of interactive workshops hosted by Urrbrae Students focused on the natural environment and sustainability including fish, turtles, reptiles, invertebrates, plants, human impacts and Indigenous perspectives….
STEM with Style Fashiontech Workshops for Teens
We are celebrating the opening weekend of National Science Week in style with two STEM with Style Fashiontech Workshops. The fun and interactive, 3 hour workshops are designed to introduce 13-16 year olds to the future of fashion. Participants will learn how to upcycle one of their favourite items of clothing using wearable technology and…
From Antarctica to Outer Space: Exploring gender equity at the extremes
Men often dominate the annals of exploration in Antarctica and Space. The pervasiveness of heroic white masculine leadership and exploration at the ends of the Earth and beyond, as well as more generally in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) research cultures, has meant that women and other historically excluded groups have had less…
The Air We Share – Our Climate is Everyone\\\’s
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Scitech Presents The Great National Science Week Scavenger Hunt
We’re celebrating National Science Week with a free weekend event that everyone can enjoy. See Perth in a whole new way as you follow the clues, solve riddles and discover that science is all around you. With prizes and experiments along the way, it will be a fun and creative weekend for all ages. How…
goIT Monthly Challenge – August
Did you know that nearly all Australians aged 2-18, and 9 in 10 adults aged 19 and over do not consume enough vegetables. Many remote and rural communities in Australia don’t have adequate access to fresh foods contributing to food insecurity in those areas. Tata Consultancy Services in partnerships with Food Ladder and Woolworths Australia…