This year’s Young Tassie Scientists from the University of Tasmania are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week. Some of the Young Tassie Scientists on the trip are: Emily Garratt (She/her) Neuroscientist – Food for Thought Samantha Verne (Sher/her) Psychological Scientist – Decision Detective Cassidy Mihalenko (She/her) Astrophysicist…
Topic: Health and Medical
Young Tassie Scientists at Albuera Street Primary School
This year’s Young Tassie Scientists from the University of Tasmania are keen to share their work through interactive talks and hands-on activities in Tasmanian schools and communities during National Science Week. Some of the Young Tassie Scientists on the trip are: Emily Garratt (She/her) Neuroscientist – Food for Thought Samantha Verne (Sher/her) Psychological Scientist – Decision Detective Cassidy Mihalenko (She/her) Astrophysicist…
Re-generation Brains – Discussing regenerative medicine in brains with Dr Kiara Bruggeman
You’ve heard it said that brain cells can’t heal, but that’s not the whole story. After all, you built your brain once, so why can’t you do it again? Join Dr Kiara Bruggeman for an exciting seminar covering nanomaterials that are being developed for regenerative medicine in brains. Regenerative medicine, or tissue engineering, is a…
SCINEMA: Best Medical Docs from the 2026 program
SCINEMA is a science film festival screening across Australia as part of National Science Week. The Mill hosts a special weekend of free film screenings featuring the best of the SCINEMA program. Festival Director Cris Kennedy introduces each session, with some special guests popping up to say hello. This program is curated as a ‘Director’s…
SCINEMA: Best Short Films of 2026
SCINEMA is a science film festival screening across Australia as part of National Science Week. The Mill hosts a special weekend of free film screenings featuring the best of the SCINEMA program. Festival Director Cris Kennedy introduces each session, with some special guests popping up to say hello. This program is curated as a ‘Director’s…
Citizen Science Show at the Hunter Science Festival
Hey citizen scientists, it’s Dani here — and it’s time to get ready to feel the fizz. National Science Week is almost here, and The Citizen Science Show is packing up our microphones and heading to the Hunter Science Festival at Newcastle Museum on Sunday 23 August. This is a free, family-friendly day bursting with…
Grow Your Own Intelligence – 2-part podcast series by The Meaning of Health Podcast
The Meaning of Health Podcast presents a 2-part series around “growing your own intelligence”. Can we grow a brain, and how does intelligence form? Are human computers really in our future? Can externally grown brain cell clusters actually make music? Find the answers to these questions through our 2-part podcast series where we interview: Part…
2026 Science Movie Festival – Space
Join us to learn about European breakthroughs in Science and Technology. Five embassies in Canberra are organising a Science Movie Festival to celebrate the importance of sharing and coordinating research across the world to foster innovative approaches to science. This event brings together the embassies of France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Italy, along with the…
Ramon y Cajal – Drawings on the retina
Join us for a special Australian premiere of the documentary ‘Ramon y Cajal: Drawings in the retina’. This documentary offers a look at the legacy of Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal, exploring the close connection between his passion for photographic imagery and his ground-breaking scientific discoveries about how the brain works. With historical rigor and…
Kingswood High School Science Open Night
You are warmly invited to Kingswood High School’s National Science Week 2026 celebration Join us for an exciting evening where you will experience different seeds of science. Enjoy a live show in our Multipurpose Hall presented by Fizzics. You’ll also have the chance to meet our passionate future Scientist, the KHS Science Night student…