Our annual celebration of National Science Week.
Topic: Health and Medical
Diversity in STEMM gallery
That’s What I Call Science is a national award-winning radio show and podcast that celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM) in Tasmania. For National Science Week, the all-women team is creating an online gallery that showcases and celebrates underrepresented people working in STEMM in our island state. The immersive gallery will use light…
The Science of Us: Rethink addiction
Join us for National Science Week with a special edition of The Science of Us program, run in partnership with Inspiring Australia. Whether it’s shopping, drinking, drugs, gambling or being addicted to sex or the internet, many Australians struggle to manage behaviours that are detrimental to their relationships, their health and their financial and emotional wellbeing. What is the science of addiction and how can…
The Science of Us: Limit your screen time
Join us on the first Thursday of every month during winter for The Science of Us program, run in partnership with Inspiring Australia. Hear from scientists, researchers, authors and academics on topics that help us to understand troubling human behaviour through the prism of science. Worried about how much time you and your family are spending on screens and the impact this is…
The STEAM Room: A Science Comedy Experience
Praxical & Stand-Out Comedy will present The STEAM Room, a science, tech, engineering, arts and maths (STEAM) themed comedy night at Sydney’s Giant Dwarf Theatre. The event will highlight leading Australian research through a diverse range of comedians and emerging STEM communicators. Partnering with established comedy room, Stand-Out Comedy, this event will bring together scientists, performers and you…
MicroToons Launch Event
Come join us for a time of fun as we celebrate the launch of MicroToons with a stage show, popcorn and interactive science fun that are inclusive for all ages and abilities. MicroToons is an animated science cartoon on based on a short story written by Dr Rina Fu (Scientist-Author-Artist) and brought to life by…
The Poetry of Science
Would you like to have a bit of fun with the chance to win a prize? Then this is the competition for you! Express a scientific idea/concept through poetry and fill out the form below to enter The Poetry of Science: a science-themed poetry writing competition open to all people in Tasmania for National Science…
STEM Eggstravaganza
Our Eggsrtavaganza will begin in National Science Week and involve our birth – 5 group (Little Wallabies) up to Year 11. We will explore books about chick hatching, make our own simple information books and monitor the journey from egg to chick. We will put on a show of The Little Red Hen and build…
Fake Medicine: Exposing the wellness crazes, cons and quacks costing us our health
Dr Brad McKay, GP and experienced science communicator, investigates the myths, scams and fads of modern health and wellbeing. We all want to live healthier, happier, and longer lives, but too many of us are charmed by charlatans, misled by marketing, or scammed by sciencey-sounding salespeople. Dr Brad McKay, Australian GP, and science communicator has…
Yolngu Healthy Eating Guide Sculpture
Create a sculpture which highlights the importance of Yolŋu traditional food and linking it with a Yolŋu healthy eating guide. This will be achieved through using a range of art, recycled and natural materials. Different classes will be tasked with different activities to complete the whole school project. The project will be lead by our…