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The Crazy Scientist heads to Tasmania
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The Crazy Scientist heads to Tasmania

  • By Tasmania
  • 12 August, 2015

The Crazy Scientist, Darin Carr, is heading to Tasmania. Come and tickle your retinas while learning how coloured ninjas, flashing balls and dancing coloured shadows can inform us how your eyes ...

Illuminating Hobart’s waterfront
Science Week News, State Blogs

Illuminating Hobart’s waterfront

  • By Tasmania
  • 12 August, 2015

The Sustainability and Learning Centre have secured a grant to Illuminate PW1! This Friday night, Princess Wharf Shed No.1 will be lit up with artworks created by early learners who were asked, ...

Inaugural TAStroFest huge success!
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Inaugural TAStroFest huge success!

  • By Fraser
  • 7 August, 2015

Three days, more than 2000 visitors, 10 litres of liquid nitrogen and some awesome Space Lego have all come together to create a very memorable inaugural TAStroFest. It has been a very busy last ...

Jurassic World on Bruny Island, Tasmania
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Jurassic World on Bruny Island, Tasmania

  • By Tasmania
  • 30 July, 2015

This weekend, step back in time at the Inala Nature Museum and Jurassic Gardens. In their first National Science Week event, Inala opens to the public showcasing their two hectare garden filled ...

In Tasmania, you can become a RoboCup champion!
Schools, State Blogs

In Tasmania, you can become a RoboCup champion!

  • By Tasmania
  • 22 July, 2015

Entries are NOW OPEN for students wishing to enter the Tasmanian RoboCup Junior competition, to be held on Saturday 8 August. You can find more information and register at their website....

Schools: last days to register for Young Tassie Scientists visit
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Schools: last days to register for Young Tassie Scientists visit

  • By Tasmania
  • 22 July, 2015

Boom! Crash! Sploosh! Young Tassie Scientists will be visiting schools all over Tasmania this August to celebrate National Science Week. They bring interactive and entertaining presentations to ...

Sydney Science festival: a smorgasboard of science
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Sydney Science festival: a smorgasboard of science

  • By Alice National Office
  • 21 July, 2015

The Sydney Science Festival has just released its inaugural program; and it is astronomical. In venues across Sydney from 13 - 23 August during National Science Week, the Festival program is full ...

Should science be sexy? How can we inspire future scientists?
State Blogs

Should science be sexy? How can we inspire future scientists?

  • By Alice National Office
  • 20 July, 2015

Thursday, 20 August 2015 Queensland Museum, South Bank Do you think science is innately sexy, needs a make-over, or is ‘sexy’ a derogative term for a pursuit of knowledge? Join us during National ...

Successful Queensland National Science Week Grants, 2015
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Successful Queensland National Science Week Grants, 2015

  • By Alice National Office
  • 30 June, 2015

The Queensland National Science Week Committee received a greatly increased number of applications for the 2015 Queensland Grant Rounds, with nine successful applicants recently informed of their ...

The Future-Makers: Zero Carbon Canberra Workshops
Schools, State Blogs

The Future-Makers: Zero Carbon Canberra Workshops

  • By Alice National Office
  • 17 June, 2015

'The Future-Makers' is a local scale model building project visualising how the sciences of climate and light will continue to powerfully combine to reshape Canberra's energy profile over the ...