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Do the sums: Be a champion

Do the sums: Be a champion

At the annual  APSM Olympiads, students use maths to battle it out for the chance to help their school take the title of ‘Team of the Year,’ as well as…

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Australian students go for gold in maths and science

  • 11 June 2010
Australian students go for gold in maths and science

Australia’s best high school students in maths and science will be going for gold as they compete at the International Science and Mathematical Olympiads next month.

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Tell us about your National Science Week Experience

  • 19 October 2009
Tell us about your National Science Week Experience

Professor Sackett discusses her involvement in National Science Week events across Australia.

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Strawberry DNA isolation

  • 14 October 2009
  • by ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology
Strawberry DNA isolation

Have you ever wanted to see what DNA actually looks like? Well try this great experiment, which shows you how to isolate the DNA of a strawberry…

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Australia’s threatened species

  • 09 October 2009
  • by Nova Science in the News
Australia’s threatened species

Since the time of Captain Cook exploring the east coast of Australia, hundreds of species have become extinct in Australia, including at least 50 bird and mammal species and more than 60 plant species. Read on to find out more…

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Science for sustainable reefs

  • 08 October 2009
  • by Nova Science in the News
Science for sustainable reefs

Pollution, overfishing, coastal development and climate change are putting the world’s coral reefs under increasing pressure. With millions of people relying on them, how can science help make our reefs sustainable?

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Feeding the future: Sustainable agriculture

  • 08 October 2009
  • by Nova Science in the News
Feeding the future: Sustainable agriculture

With the population exceeding 6.7 billion and growing by over 6 million a month, the need to protect agricultural land and to increase food production has become critical. Does sustainable agriculture have the answers?

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Try this: Star power

  • 08 October 2009
  • by Science by Email, an initiative by CSIRO Education
Try this: Star power

Make your own star projector and have the constellation Scorpius shine on your ceiling and walls. Keep reading for step by step instructions…

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Try this: Say “cheese”

  • 08 October 2009
  • by Science by Email, an initiative by CSIRO Education
Try this: Say “cheese”

Have you ever wanted to make your own cheese? Well read on to find out how?

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Young scientists: Australia’s future

  • 21 January 2009

Professor Sackett discusses the importance of Australia’s youth undertaking science careers at the National Youth Science Forum.

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Official launch of the National Youth Science Forum

  • 11 November 2008

Professor Sackett launches the National Youth Science Forum at the Australian National University.

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