Join us for a fun evening of Science in the Pub with James Cook University scientists Jamie Seymour, Lori Lach, and Alex Loukas! Find out about things that bite and sting and whether they can kill you or if they just want a good feed. Professor Jamie Seymour or the “Jelly Dude from Nemo land”…
Topic: Health and Medical
Plants for Space – Seeding Science from Outback to Outer Space
What do you eat when you’re two years from home and hurtling towards Mars? And what can thousands of years of Indigenous plant knowledge teach us about growing food beyond Earth? Come find out — drop in, explore and be amazed! Plants for Space has landed in Carnarvon, and we’re throwing open the doors of…
Quantum Future Talent – From Curiosity to Career
Curious about where quantum could take you? Quantum is shaping the future of technology – from computing to cybersecurity – and it’s opening new career pathways across a range of industries. At Quantum Future Talent: From Curiosity to Career, you’ll hear directly from people working in the industry and gain a clear understanding of what quantum…
STEM in the Tropics – Queensland launch for National Science Week
Get ready Cairns – National Science Week is coming to you! This year’s Queensland launch event will be held at Tank 5 in the stunning Cairns Botanic Gardens and it promises to be a cracker. Hear from Olympian James Connor and Paralympian Korey Boddington on the STEM of sport. Explore a pop-up STEM fair packed with hands-on activities spanning conservation,…
Bush Medicine on Country
This National Science Week project will engage students from Transition to Year 9 in a hands-on, place-based science program focused on bush medicine and caring for Country. Working in partnership with Daluk Rangers, students will participate in on-country learning experiences to identify and collect bush medicine that is seasonally available. Rangers will share knowledge about…
The Future Starts Here – STEMM After School
What comes after Year 12? Whether you’re considering university, exploring career options, or still figuring out what your future might look like, this panel event is designed to help you navigate the possibilities. Join a diverse panel of university students and STEMM professionals as they share their journeys from school into study, work, and everything…
Attention as Currency with Professor Katherine Johnson
Join Professor Katherine Johnson to explore how attention works and why it can be hard to concentrate. This family-friendly talk explores the neuroscience of attention—how it develops, how it’s taxed, and what science reveals about focus in an information‑saturated world. Join Professor Katherine Johnson as she draws on developmental neuroscience to explain why this valuable…
Decoding the Future of Medical Research
This National Science Week, join our team from St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research for a public panel discussion featuring leading researchers. This engaging experience will spark your curiosity, build your understanding, and showcase the transformative research underway at the new Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery. We will bring cutting-edge, future-focused medical research innovations into…
The Clitoral Chronicles
We’re lifting the hood on the most misunderstood organ in biology: the clitoris! Through immersive performances, outrageous anatomical costumes, and wild but true tales from the animal kingdom, you’ll learn what you should have learned in sex-ed. By looking to science and the world around us, we celebrate and empower perspectives that have historically been…
SexTistics
“Kinky History” star and world’s most charismatic sex historian Dr Esmé Louise James returns to Beaker Street with a whole new show to shed light on our innermost desires and just how common they really are… and she’s bringing her mum! SexTistics is a cheeky, data-driven deep dive into our modern sex lives. Combining their…