The Tasmanian National Science Week Coordinating Committee and Inspiring Australia (Tasmania) awarded 12 Tasmanian National Science Week Engagement Grants to support individuals and organisations who will deliver a public science, technology, engineering, maths or medicine (STEMM) themed activity as part of the 2023 National Science Week festival.
This year, Engagement grants were available to support 1) to support a program of STEM events/activities delivered outside of the Greater Hobart area; 2) a public STEM engagement event/activity; or 3) to support a public STEM engagement activity delivered at any established community event.
Here are this year’s grant winners!
Program of STEM events/activities delivered outside of the Greater Hobart area
Sustainability Learning Centre
“Engaging with STEM on the West Coast”
QVMAG
“Science Week at QVMAG”
Karlin Love
“Sound in Space”
Kingston Library
“Coding and Robotics”
Huonville Library
“Coding and Robotics”
Inala Nature Tours
“A Great Gondwanan Day Out”
Public STEM engagement event/activity
Science Made Beerable
“ExBEERimental Science”
Dr Tiana Pirtle, UTAS
“The Fabulous, Freaky, and Fierce World of Female Reproduction”
Circular Head Council
“The Science Gig”
Wildcare Friends of larapuna Coast
“larapuna/Bay of Fires Community Weekend”
Nipaluna Nursery
“The Midlands Biodiversity Day”
Public STEM engagement activity delivered at any established community event
Dr Penny Jones
”Our Bodies are Stardust”
Friends of the QVMAG
“Ausmap”
Congratulations to all of this year’s grant winners! This year’s National Science Week Tasmania is shaping up to be a great one!