Science at Tilley’s this Saturday night – Canberra

ABC Science at Tilley’s LIVE FORUM: Care for some Nanotech in your trolley? Saturday August 21 6pm (to finish by 7.30pm) with live election updates! FREE
Drop into Tilley’s in Lyneham and check out the nano-trolley: a load of real and hypothetical products based on nanotechnology. This technology is now being used in everyday items including […]

Publications Manager position, Academy of Science, Canberra

Position description
Position title: Publications Manager Department: Communications Responsible to: Chief Executive Responsible for: five staff including the functions of graphic design, publishing, website maintenance, periodicals library, project staff and media (under review) Hours: Full time Tenure: Either fixed term (one to three years) or ongoing (‘standard’ employment) Classification: 8 or SM 1 depending on qualifications […]

Next week is the second ‘Communicating Climate Change Workshop’

Dear ASCers,
Reminder that the second workshop for climate change communication, policy, education and engagement starts next week. Register now for an interactive learning experience to sharpen your climate change science and related communication skills.
Spaces are limited and if you are keen to attend book now. You can book for the remaining individual workshops. The workshops […]

UWA Sci Comm Seminar Fri 4pm – Citizen Science at work with the Swan River Trust

Citizen Science
The Swan River system dominates the landscape and the psyche of everyone living in Perth. This week, Marnie Giroud, River Guardians Project Manager from the Swan River Trust will be at UWA to speak on the roles that citizen scientists have in the [2]Dolphin Watch Program. This program was launched in 2009 focussing on […]

Sydney event – Great Big Science Gig Thursday Aug 19th

Join the Great Big Science Gig crew during National Science Week for inspiring, unconventional science, presented cabaret-style.
They are back in Sydney this week and playing a gig… @ The Glasshouse Bar UTS Level 3 UTS Tower 19 August at 6pm.
Great Big Science Gig have fallen in love with spuds, celebrated crocodile immunity, taken on […]

Ultimo Big Night of Science – this Friday in Sydney

The Ultimo Science Festival’s Big Night of Science
The Powerhouse Museum is the venue for one of the biggest events on the Ultimo Science Festival calendar http://www.ultimosciencefestival.com/usf10/ With live Jazz, a bar, bar food, and more science than you can poke a stick insect at ….
* Live on stage Dr […]

[big-chat] Tragic News

ASCers will be saddened to hear the following news of a British colleague.
I know there are quite a few fellow Australian science communicators who, like me, have fond memories of Jen from the Edinburgh Science Festival in the late 90s and early 00s.
Regan
From: big-chat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:big-chat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ltclarkuk Sent: Sunday, 15 August 2010 6:51 […]

Scienceworks Melbourne Sun 22 Aug

ANZAAS Kids Ask Scientists Questions Sunday 22 Aug 2010 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Kids aged 6-14 years ask questions to leading scientists. This forum provides children with the opportunity to put questions directly to prominent Australian scientists. As part of National Science Week 2010, this program is designed to get children thinking about […]

Robotic dinosaurs, lasers, black holes, Australia’s brightest light and more

Dear ASC’ers,
Sent on behalf of Brian James, President of the Australian Institute of Physics.
Welcome to this special bulletin from the Australian Institute of Physics for National Science Week.
We’ve identified 121 Science Week events around the country with a physics component.
You can make a robotic dinosaur; hear about the laser; celebrate science with poetry; see Australia’s […]

second questionnaire activity design model

Begin forwarded message:
> From: Karen Calpin > Date: 13 August 2010 2:06:53 AM > To: PCST@mailmanlist.net > Subject: [PCST] second questionnaire activity design model > > Hello, > > My name is Karen Calpin, I am a PhD student, based at the University > of > Glasgow, my research focuses on the design of […]