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Territory 2025 highlights: beers, bees, how the birds got their colours, and more
Darwin is the only Australian capital city named after a scientist and the Northern Territory is a hot spot for research into biosecurity, fisheries, tropical diseases, earth science, Indigenous ...
ACT 2025 highlights: frogs and fungus, science in dance, and snakes and robots in shopping centres
The Australian Capital Territory is home to Mount Stromlo Observatory, the creatures of Mulligan’s Flat, and literally dozens of research centres with hundreds of scientists. Dr Rachelle Bonner ...
VIC 2025 highlights: Plants (past and future), attention, distraction, sharks, Minions, and more
National Science Week in Victoria takes a theme of ‘Grow’, exploring how animals, plants, people and careers develop, and more. Below is a selection of highlight events to give you a taste of the ...
TAS 2025 highlights: Space weather, aurora-chasers, science of better sex, beer experiments, and more
Tasmania is all about indulgence: for foodies, nature-lovers, art connoisseurs and the eternally curious. It also boasts the world’s best vantage point to view the Southern Lights and a stellar ...
Meet the National Science Week 2025 Ambassadors
Each year, a group of scientists and science communicators are invited to become ambassadors for National Science Week. They volunteer their time to record community service announcements and ...
Meet the new Science Week characters
Astro-boy, bird watcher, octopus wrangler, heart guy… We love our National Science Week characters. They grace our t-shirts, bags, street banners, posters and more. But it’s time to welcome some ...
2025 science books offer from Melbourne University Publishing
Beyond DNA, Sunburnt Country, What Birdo is That? – these are just some of the books you can buy from Melbourne University Publishing through their National Science Week special offer. Choose ...
Show & Tell: Why images are key to your event’s success
There’s something of a science to capturing attention and eliciting an emotional response from audiences, pushing them to the point of FOMO (fear of missing out) before doors open. It’s called ...
National grant round recipients for 2025 announced
(Images courtesy of CANVA, UNSW, Birdlife Australia and Surrey Now-Leader) Space farming, dark matter, Indigenous Knowledge systems, eco-criminology and dinosaur-loving rock bands… the 2025 ...
School grants now open for Science Week
Calling all schools! The Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA) school grants for National Science Week are now open. Grants of up to $500 are open to all Australian schools (preschools ...