UNSW x SYDNEY SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2019

6 – 18 August 2019

5.25pm – 5.25pm AEST

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Unlock the secrets to living longer, take a virtual dive into Australia’s hidden reefs or discover the feminist history of the internet.

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The science that will blow your mind is revealed in a program of events presented by UNSW Sydney for Sydney Science Festival as a part of National Science Week. 6 – 18 August 2019.

For the our 2020 program please visit this page UNSW x National Science Week.

Past Events

3 Aug Past event

Newcastle Astronomy Night

Join the Newcastle Astronomical Association for an informative and fun night of stargazing. Navigate your way to Jupiter and Saturn with the virtual spacecraft before experiencing the thrill of seeing them with your own eyes through the telescope. This is an event for people of all ages.

Art and Culture

Science

7 Aug Past event

Look Inside My Heart: Medical Science, Health and Lifestyle

The latest scientific research, issues and medical developments with leading researchers and academics.

Medicine and Health

7 Aug Past event

Bioinformatics for Citizen Scientists

Bioinformatics brings together the fields of life science, computer science and statistics. UNSW Sydney's Lachlan Gray will show you how you can become a citizen scientist and conduct your own important research.

Science

Technology

8 Aug Past event

Nanomedicine and Cancer Therapy

What is nanomedicine and how is it changing our approach to cancer therapy and other treatments?

Medicine and Health

Science

8 Aug Past event

From Reef to Harbour: The Hidden Wonder of NSW Corals (High School Session)

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT

Environment

Science

8 Aug Past event

Using Virtual Reality to Understand Balance, Posture and Movement

Discover how virtual reality is being used to understand balance, posture, and movement.

Science

Technology

10 – 18 Aug Past event

Order and Progress: A Sonic Segue Across A Auriverde

An astronomical composition based upon the skyscape: how scientific data can be used to blend political symbology, scientific data and music.

Art and Culture

Science

Technology

10 Aug Past event

Soapbox Science Sydney

Soapbox Science Sydney is a free, interactive, public event showcasing the cutting edge Australian research carried out by aspiring and established female researchers.

Medicine and Health

Science

10 Aug Past event

From Reef to Harbour: The Hidden Wonder of NSW Corals

Explore the underwater wonders of the coral reefs up and down the NSW coast with leading researchers at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science.

Environment

Science

12 Aug Past event

Science talk at Warringah Mall Library

Celebrate National Science Week at the Library with talks by researchers including UNSW Sydney's Rokiah Alford.

Medicine and Health

Science

12 Aug Past event

Rethinking Evil

Good versus evil: the dark side of the human mind.

Centre for Ideas

Humanities and Social Sciences

Science

13 Aug Past event

What’s innovative about neurology? Building dementia friendly communities

Join a conversation with UNSW Sydney's Dr Sonu Bhaskar about dementia, it’s impacts, and how can we build dementia friendly communities.

Medicine and Health

Science

13 Aug Past event

There’s more to soap than meets the eye

What can the humble soap molecule teach us about the origins of life?

13 Aug Past event

Paul Davies: The Demon in the Machine

Despite stunning advances in biology, we still don’t know what life is or how it really began.

Campus events

Centre for Ideas

Science

14 Aug Past event

UNSW Science Primary School Fete

An exciting morning of science experiments and demonstrations to celebrate National Science Week.

Science

Technology

14 Aug Past event

Women in Science - Panel and Q&A

Hear from five UNSW Sydney researchers, a group of women scientists who are breaking gender stereotypes and encouraging girls to consider science as a career.

Mathematics and Statistics

Medicine and Health

Science

14 Aug Past event

Women and the Internet

VICE reporter Claire L Evans reveals the feminist history of the internet with cultural anthropologist and futurist Genevieve Bell, best-selling author Ginger Gorman, and science journalist Natasha Mitchell.

Centre for Ideas

Engineering

Innovation

Science

Technology

15 Aug Past event

What’s innovative about neurology? “Time is Brain” and its importance to stroke

What happens when there is a bleeding in the brain or a brain artery is blocked?

Medicine and Health

Science

15 Aug Past event

Life Vs Science Podcast: In Situ Science Live

We’ve convened a panel of Sydney’s best and brightest scientists and science communicators for an evening of laughs and irreverence.

Science

15 Aug Past event

Featured

The Einstein Lecture: Elisabetta Barberio on Dark Matter

The search for dark matter – how to find something we cannot see.

Centre for Ideas

Innovation

Science

Technology

15 Aug Past event

Life on Mars

Is there life on Mars? We’ve been asking the question for centuries, but could clues in Western Australia’s Pilbara soon give us answers? Join a panel of NASA scientists and astrophysicists as they discuss all things Mars.

Science

Technology

16 Aug Past event

Playing Video Games for Science!

An interactive adventure with video games, interviews, discussion and comedy all about science.

Science

Technology

16 Aug Past event

Coding a Virtual Spacecraft in HappyBrackets

Navigate your way through the galaxy with a spacecraft driven by a creative coding tool.

Science

Technology

17 Aug Past event

Tour the Museum of Human Disease

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT

Medicine and Health

17 Aug Past event

Coding a Virtual Spacecraft in HappyBrackets – Community Day

Navigate your way through the universe with a spacecraft driven by this creative coding tool.

Science

Technology

17 Aug Past event

Tour: Lab for Innovation in Technology for Education

See the emerging technologies that have the potential to impact, shape and transform contemporary teaching practice.

Education

Science

Technology

17 Aug Past event

Dr VR: Virtual Reality in Medical Education

Discover the possibilities that virtual reality presents.

Education

Medicine and Health

Science

Technology

17 Aug Past event

Scientists in the Bookshop: Is there such a thing as a healthy brain?

Why are we so fascinated with brain health? Hear three scientists from UNSW’s School of Psychology talk about their research spanning brain health from toddler to late-life.

Medicine and Health

Science