Sydney Science Festival 2020
**As a result of COVID-19, the Sydney Science Festival is unable to proceed in 2020**
As a Principal Partner of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) (opens in a new window) and the Sydney Science Festival, (opens in a new window) Western Sydney University invites academics to showcase their research at one of the Sydney Science Festival events during National Science Week (opens in a new window) to demonstrate some of the brilliant research being undertaken at Western.
The Sydney Science Festival 2020 (#SSF2020) runs from 13–23 August 2020 and includes talks by some of the world’s best researchers, hands-on workshops, exhibitions, panel discussions and family events. Last year Western Sydney University hosted thirteen events and displays around the University and across Sydney which were very well attended.
How to participate
The Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Enterprise and International) is calling for Expressions of Interest (DOCX, 1571.31 KB) (opens in a new window) for your participation at the Sydney Science Festival 2020. This form provides participants with the opportunity to put forward your ideas for consideration by the Western Sydney University MAAS SSF 2020 Steering Committee. If approved they will be submitted to the Sydney Science Festival committee for consideration.
EOIs close: 1 April 2020
For more information, please email Judy Foster or call 9678 7419.
2019 events
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Wed 7 Aug 12pm - 1:30pm Lecture | Urban ecology in a changing climate (opens in a new window) | Chatswood Library |
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Fri 9 Aug 10am - 2pm Display | Pollinator Power: beautiful bountiful bees and bugs (opens in a new window) | Parramatta South Campus |
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Fri 9 Aug 12pm - 1pm Lecture | Who are our pollinators? (opens in a new window) | Parramatta South Campus |
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Fri 9 Aug 11am - 1pm Presentation | WomSAT and all things WOMBAT (opens in a new window) | Parramatta South Campus |
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Fri 9 Aug 10am - 1pm Display/Lecture | Detecting cancer with magnets (opens in a new window) | Parramatta South Campus |
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Fri 9 Aug 1pm - 5pm Panel discussion | Collaborating on improving community health (opens in a new window) | Parramatta South Campus |
| Mon 12 Aug 6pm - 7:30pm Lecture | Dr Ragbir Bhathal FRSN: Aboriginal Astronomy (opens in a new window) | Pitt Street, Sydney |
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Tue 13 Aug 6:30pm - 7:30pm Lecture | Cooling the city with trees (opens in a new window) | Penrith Library |
| Tue 13 Aug 6:30pm - 7:30pm Lecture | Disease Threats to Honeybees (opens in a new window) | Hawkesbury Central Library |
Wed 14 Aug | Resilient Plants (opens in a new window) | Stanhope Gardens Library |
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Sat 17 Aug 7pm - 9pm Presentation | Penrith Observatory Public Astronomy Night (opens in a new window) | Penrith Observatory |
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Sat 17 Aug 1:30pm - 2:30pm Display | Shake hands with robots Pepper and Nao (opens in a new window) | Parramatta Library |
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Sat 17 Aug 2:30pm - 8pm Presentation | The Planets - Music and Science in the Park (opens in a new window) | Centennial Park, Sydney |
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