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Five Things I Love About My Job in Science
Hi, I’m Tracey O'Connell, the owner of Blue Sky Science and I LOVE my job! I suppose it makes sense that I love it so much because I created it. Yes, you read right. I created a job based on what ...
Share Your Ideas to Change the World
Entries for QUT’s Ideas to Change the World 60 second challenge has been extended to 19 July 2013. Queensland students in Years 10-12 are invited to share their ideas on finding a solution toward ...
All the fun of science at the Gold Coast Science Fair
Come along to the Gold Coast Science Fair during National Science Week for fantastic science and technology activities, live entertainment, demonstrations and competitions. The Gold Coast Science ...
Science Events Cooking Across Queensland
A solar bake-off, multi-location trivia night and a Café Scientifique featuring a speaker from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum are some of the events that Queenslanders can look ...
Showcase Your Work in an Art/Science Exhibition
Celebrate National Science Week and showcase your work in an Art/Science Exhibition at the Ecosciences Precinct (ESP), Dutton Park. The Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation ...
Australian grown and Australian made
Last time you ate chocolate, was it dark or milk? Do you know how much cocoa it contained? Do you know where that cocoa came from? Most of the world’s chocolate is made from cocoa grown in third ...
Walking With Dinosaurs in Winton
Around 95 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed Australia. The remains of these dinosaurs are found in abundance near the town of Winton, in outback Queensland, because the surrounding rocks are ...
Protecting plants to make your steak
My name is Jimmy Botella and I’m a Professor of Plant Biotechnology at the University of Queensland. In my lab we are studying the way plants defend themselves against pathogens (or ‘germs’ as ...
Host a Café Scientifique During National Science Week
Inspiring Australia and the Queensland National Science Week Coordinating Committee will support Queenslanders to host a Café Scientifique during National Science Week. Up to $200 is available ...
National Science Week Countdown Begins
There’s just 10 weeks to go until National Science Week in Queensland kicks off with a bang at the 2013 Queensland Museum and Sciencentre launch event. We’ll be serving up wine, chocolate and ...