We love our quizzes at Microanalysis, so what better way to celebrate than with a week of Brain Breaks! We also love food, so we’ll probably throw some of that in there too.
Topic: Mathematics
Decoding Nature – Brick by brick
The event is a collaboration between Robina State High School and Bond University. It will run over one day at Bond University and be hosted by the Robina State High School STEM Ambassadors (team of Year 8-12 students). The goal is to provide a platform where students from the Greenheart Cluster primary schools, special…
TMOS Holograms at Sydney Science Trail School Excursions
Get hands on and see how holograms are made! Learn what holograms are, how they are used in everyday life and the light concepts behind the formation of holograms, including reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference. Use a laser pointer to visualise the light principles of reflection, refraction and diffraction See hologram printing in action! Take home your own diffraction glasses!…
Writing for science journals
This output-oriented course (pre-registration and bookings essential) will teach scientists, technologists and engineers the essential skills and strategies needed to write articles for leading science journals such as the British journal Nature and the US journal Science. The three-hour course – delivered in the form of two 90-minute sessions – will be held at Le Meridien Hotel, Bourke Street, Melbourne and online, via…
2025 Marie Curie Lectures – Your quantum future with Dr Sol H Jacobsen
The humble electron is a pillar of modern technology. They power almost every aspect of daily life, from your toaster to your phone. But these devices use only one quantum property of the electrons: their charge. Today, physicists are harnessing other properties – such as their “spin” – to advance a new technological revolution. This…
Pocket Solar System
Inspired by the United States National Informal STEM Education Network, Pocket Solar System is a hands-on activity in which participants make a scale model of the distances between objects in our solar system. This activity is designed children aged 10 and over and will expand children’s understanding of the Solar System, bringing in the dimension…
Communicating science to non-scientists
Get the skills and strategies needed to communicate research in science and technology to a range of non-scientifically oriented audiences. This hands-on training will prepare you to: write material for many outlets, including in-house, local and international publications and the digital media. liaise with journalists. prepare successful pitches. The session will be particularly helpful for…
Rhodes Science Fair
The Rhodes Science Fair is a free community event for families with primary-aged children. This year we are embracing the 2025 National Science Week theme “Decoding the Universe” to deliver an interactive celebration of science, designed to engage children and adults to discover together through play, exploration, and participation in fascinating real-world experiments. Families will…
Crochet and Cocktails
Create your own hyperbolic geometry shape with yarn to celebrate National Science Week. Head to Birra Bar at Edith Cowan University and learn the pattern from ECU mathematician Dr Julia Collins, while sipping on a specialty cocktail. You will need to have mastered the basic crochet stitch to take part in this workshop. It is not for…
The Royal Queensland Show, Ekka
Celebrate National Science Week at the Ekka! Ekka’s Learning Trail – Where Agriculture Meets Innovation Embark on a self-guided journey with Ekka’s agronomist Rhonda and her Farmyard Friends as you explore the science behind food, fibres, and farming on the Ekka’s Learning Trail. Designed for students and families, this interactive trail features eight engaging stations—from…