Australian National Science Week 16-24 August 2014: events in Canberra

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology, showcasing science – from the unusual to the everyday – and individuals, and organizations all around the country – through events and activities. Over 1,000 events for people of all ages are held every August by universities, schools, museums, organizations, science centers, and individuals. This year is the 16^th year of the National Science Week.

Events in Canberra include several held at Questacon, the science and technology interactive museum in the capital city. These include: SciNight – Sport (15 August), The Science of Electricity, Light and the Future (16 August), Learn to Code Camp (18-22 August), Towards a World without Dementia (20 August), Early Antarctic Exploration for Science (21 August), and Double Decker Science (22 August and 23 August) – a 30 minute extravaganza of tunes and explosive science.

Other events include: Women of Science Wikibomb (14 August) at the Shine Dome in the Academy of Science; Australian National University (ANU) Science Carnival (15 August and 16 August); NICTA in ACTion (15 August) at Melville Hall; Science in ACTion – Careers Day (15 August and 16 August); FutureCop (16 August) at Theatre 5 of the Manning Clarke Centre; The past, present and future of Australian environmental science (19 August) at the Shine Dome; Glass and Science (21 August) at the Canberra Glassworks; and Science Trivia Night (22 August) at King O’Malley’s Irish Pub

Art exhibitions include: Imitation (31 July – 17 August) at M16 Artspace, and Embracing Innovation Volume 4 (24 July – 30 August) at the Canberra Craft + Design Centre. A music event includes Space Oddity with astronaut Chris Hadfield (24 August) at the ANU School of Music.

Visit: www.scienceweek.net.au

MARTINA NICOLLS is an international aid and development consultant, and the author of:- The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).

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