What did it take to help people watch the first moon landing live? Find out in The Dish! Join us for a special screening of the Australian film The Dish, followed by a Q&A with radio astronomer Mark Price, who worked at the famous Parkes Radio Telescope during the Apollo 11 moon landing. …
Calling teachers of Years 7 and 8 First Nations students. Celebrate National Science Week by heading to the Curtin campus to meet university and industry experts as they showcase their work through exciting hands-on activities. Hosted by Curtin Science and Engineering and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies, this day will highlight how fun STEM can…
Gravity in Action! Get hands-on with one of the universe’s most powerful forces as you build your own “gravity well” and experiment with how planets and objects move through space. Working in small teams, participants will create different orbits, tackle fun challenges, and discover how gravity shapes everything from falling objects on Earth to the…
Join the National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip at the Hope & Anchor, Hobart for an evening of pub trivia, with a twist of science! Will you be the champions of the Hope & Anchor Pub Trivia? Gather your friends and family, get a team together, and come along for a bit of trivia,…
It’s been 20 years since Pluto got kicked out of the planet club — and we’re still not over it. Join us to close off Science Week with an after-school space rally filled with creativity, curiosity, and just a little cosmic justice. Write a postcard to Pluto to show your support Make a protest sign and…
Explore the University of Wollongong Batemans campus as it transforms into a hub of science activities! From spectacular science shows to science experiments, lava lamps to lizards, nursing simulations to muscle ultrasounds – we have interactivities for everyone. Visit the UOW campus in Batemans Bay this National Science Week. This is a free event and…
Explore the University of Wollongong Shoalhaven campus as it transforms into a hub of science activities! From rockets to reptiles to robotics, spectacular science shows to flight simulators, and from inside your body to the sun – we have interactivities for everyone. Visit the UOW campus in West Nowra this National Science Week. This is…
Join the live broadcast of ABC Illawarra from the University of Wollongong for National Science Week. On campus, outside building 20 opposite the library, ABC Illawarra will broadcast Mornings with Nick Rheinberger. Throughout the show, there will be a diverse range of live interviews of UOW academics, professional staff and research students. From rare plants…
A FREE hands-on, immersive program blending scientific discovery, creative thinking, and environmental stewardship. This National Science Week, join Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plants for Space in a unique, future-facing education experience. From Earth’s ecosystems to lunar greenhouses, this is a call for the next generation of thinkers, growers,…
Join the National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip at the Tullah Tavern, for an evening of pub trivia, with a twist of science! Will you be the champions of the Tullah Pub Trivia? Gather your friends and family, get a team together, and come along to the Tullah Tavern for a bit of trivia,…
