FOBI is Tasmania’s largest public STEM event with more than 40 hands-on activities and workshops under one roof. There is also a mainstage program featuring some of Australia’s favourite science performers. Check out our website for all the details. Tickets are available online. There are 3 sessions available to attend at 9:00 am, 11:30 am…
Topic: Health and Medical
Ethos Forum: Disposable Health
How many medical masks have you used in the last three years? How many Rapid Antigen Tests have you taken? The plastic waste of the pandemic is overwhelming on a personal level, let alone a global level. But what else can you do when hygienic healthcare is disposable? In this Ethos Forum, we are looking at…
Under the Microscope at Sydenham Library
Join the Fizzics education team to explore the wonders of the microcosmos. Learn how to use a microscope and see amazing objects up close – insects, fungi, and even your own hair and skin. This a National Science Week event, presented with the support of the Inspiring Victoria program. Image attribution: https://www.flickr.com/photos/picksfromoutthere/
Under the Microscope at Sunshine Library
Join the Fizzics education team to explore the wonders of the microcosmos. Learn how to use a microscope and see amazing objects up close – insects, fungi, and even your own hair and skin. This is a National Science Week event, presented with the support of the Inspiring Victoria program. Image attribution: https://www.flickr.com/photos/picksfromoutthere/
Speed Networking
Speed Networking is a unique opportunity for students to meet with inspiring female role models working in science, technology, engineering & maths. Designed for students in Years 10-12, you will speak 1-1 with a number of different women in STEM about their day-to-day work and career pathway. You will have a few minutes to talk…
Keeping up with AI: the interplay between technology & Patent Law
We’re living through and extraordinary moment in technological history. From Siri to autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence is developing at an exponential rate. The World Economic Forum attributes the Fourth Industrial Revolution to the growth of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). In a report by PWC, AI is estimated to be a US$15.7 trillion…
World-leading research to build a better mental health system across Victoria
A year on from the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, what changes have been made, and how is research and innovation reshaping the mental health system to provide better outcomes for people with mental illness, their families and supporters. Deakin University, in partnership with Barwon Health, is at the…
National Science Week at Brisbane School of Distance Education
Brisbane School Distance Education will celebrate National Science Week with a series of online Brain Break morning tea sessions run by a 2022 STEM Girl Power student and STEM Champion teacher.
Hobart College Festival of Science
On Wednesdays all students are involved in a pastoral care program called Home Group, and during National Science Week we will offer a wide range of opt-in, glass-themed activities to Home Group teachers, with the aim of involving the majority of our 1200 Year 11/12 students and 120 teachers in a science experience. Activities will…
Cedars Christian College Science Week
Cedars Christian College will be transformed into a week-long incubator of scientific exploration for students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school’s science workshops will give students an opportunity to explore the national theme – Glass: More than meets the eye. Tasks will include Laser Maze challenges, reflecting and refracting a beam in order…