Australians are helping scientists get vital data this spring. Here’s how.
26 Oct 2022

Australians are helping scientists get vital data this spring. Here’s how.

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Using smartphone and web-based apps, the public are spotting the country’s rarely seen animals. This interesting article outlines projects and resources that allow you to get hands on with scientific research this Spring. Citizen science projects actively involve citizens in … Continued
Get ready now for the 2022 Great Southern BioBlitz!
18 Oct 2022

Get ready now for the 2022 Great Southern BioBlitz!

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Citizen science is raising awareness about biodiversity on 28-31 October 2022. The 'Great Southern BioBlitz', or 'GSB' for short, is an international period of intense biological surveying to record all the living species within several designated areas across the Southern … Continued
Get involved in scientific research with citizen science!
15 Sep 2022

Get involved in scientific research with citizen science!

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Why is citizen science so important and how can you find the right project for you? This interesting article outlines various citizen science projects and resources that allow you to get involved with hands on scientific research. Citizen science projects … Continued
Peter is taking STEM outside the classroom
6 Oct 2020

Peter is taking STEM outside the classroom

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Peter Reeve continues to host STEM workshops for Indigenous students whilst studying Astrophysics at university. He uses the strategies that encouraged him to pursue STEM to engage students in the field and so we spoke with him to find out … Continued
Which is more creative, the arts or the sciences? Research confirms it’s key for both
24 Jul 2020

Which is more creative, the arts or the sciences? Research confirms it’s key for both

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Creativity will be a vital component of jobs of the future – and it needs to be taught across STEM and arts at school, says an expert. The research confirms the importance of creativity in STEM classrooms, and highlights it's … Continued
Citizen Science for the Classroom: The GLOBE Program
20 Jul 2020

Citizen Science for the Classroom: The GLOBE Program

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Each week Cosmos takes a look at projects and news about Citizen Science in Australia. This week they went global with two projects: the very contemporary CoronaReport initiative, and the venerable (well, quarter-century-year old) GLOBE program. The GLOBE Program is an … Continued
2020: Innovation Games – Calling all young scientists
16 Jul 2020

2020: Innovation Games – Calling all young scientists

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Young scientists are being given the chance to star in a reality game show alongside an elite athlete to compete for the right to be crowned in the 2020 Innovation Games Champions. Children aged 10-15 with a passion for science … Continued
Five ways to understand coronavirus graphs
15 Apr 2020

Five ways to understand coronavirus graphs

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[PLEASE NOTE: The information in this article may since have been updated or refined.] There are lots of numbers, but what are they saying? Science and maths are entangled when it comes to communicating scientific knowledge to society. Use this article … Continued