Inspiring Tasmania
Tassie marine mapping project to go Australia-wide, public to join hunt for rare and endangered plants Aboriginal elders on podcasts and more. Tasmanian winners amongst 63 Unlocking Australia’s...
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Public help sought in state-wide hunt for meteorites, the science behind cooking the perfect steak, whoopee cushion as educational tool and more. WA winners amongst 63 Unlocking Australia’s Potential...
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Locating science in Red Dog tales, citizen scientists monitor sea turtles, Robogals across Queensland and more. Queensland winners amongst 63 Unlocking Australia’s Potential science communication...
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‘Sciencycle’ the busking bike, science updates its status, young migrants discover the potential of science and more. ACT winners amongst 63 Unlocking Australia’s Potential science communication grants...
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Farming in the desert, hi-tech “QR Codes” to be placed on walking trail and more. NT winners amongst 63 Unlocking Australia’s Potential science communication grants announced today by the Minister for...
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Wombat combat, the science of ageing live on stage and more. South Australian winners amongst 63 Unlocking Australia’s Potential science communication grants announced today by the Minister for Science...
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Call for citizen scientists to track Humpbacks, the truth behind sci-fi films revealed, Nobel Laureate Dr Brian Schmidt at Border Stargaze and more. NSW winners amongst 63 Unlocking Australia’s...
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Is that angry bird Australian, art and science combine to explain free radicals and more. Victorian winners amongst 63 Unlocking Australia’s Potential science communication grants announced today by...
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A total of $5 million has been awarded across three levels of grant categories, small, medium and large, for projects to be delivered in 2012 and/or 2013 and/or 2014. The prime objective of the program...
View ArticleInspiring Australia: Is that angry bird a native, farming in the desert,...
Some of 63 Unlocking Australia’s Potential science communication grants totalling $5 million announced today by the Minister for Science and Research, Senator Chris Evans. For the official announcement...
View ArticleMinisterial release: Science projects to inspire Australians
Media release from SENATOR THE HON CHRIS EVANS Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research Australians will be able to take part in hands-on local science activities thanks to a $5...
View ArticleFact or fiction in sci-fi, Indigenous rangers talk science, and the power of...
Around Australia, hundreds of scientists, science communicators, outreach officers, teachers and students are running engagement projects, planning National Science Week events and entering science...
View ArticlePeak science bodies unite, fish tell climate change stories, fireballs from...
“The value we can have as a group together is far greater than the value of any one of us.” – Assoc Prof Maryanne Large speaking at the Big Science Communication Summit Winter is slowly turning into...
View ArticleNo funny business in science communication, and tracking science from the Red...
The Inspiring Australia family has gotten a bit bigger and noisier, with the launch of the new opinion and discussion website, No Funny Business. This site was created by the Australian Science...
View ArticleLooking back at 2013, science meets art and youth in NSW, and Inspiring...
From Poo Power in Melbourne to the desertSMART EcoFair in Alice Springs, from Björk’s DNA-inspired film clip to ScienceAlert on Facebook: it’s been a big year for Inspiring Australia. In 2013,...
View ArticleInspiring Australia’s 2014: science hubs, pubs, apps and more
Another year is nearly over, but science engagement carries on—and so does Inspiring Australia. Now in its fourth year, the Inspiring Australia strategy unifies state and national efforts in science...
View ArticleSouth Australia Comes to Life with Science
Inspiring South Australia A 3D printed dinosaur head, a tent full of butterflies and a brain that lights up. South Australia launched a state-wide $1 million program on Friday 17 April at the South...
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Launch today, 11 am, 17 April 2015, South Australian Museum with State and Federal Ministers and children’s activities on the lawns. From the ancient rocks of the Flinders Ranges to the mysteries of...
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