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EventsAll in the Best Possible Taste: what scientists are doing to our food Ig Nobel prize-winning scientist and author Dr Len Fisher will reveal the ways science is being used to enhance and widen our food experience. Dr Fisher will provide practical 'scientific' hints on how to improve your home cooking and recover from culinary disasters. Everyone who attends receives a complimentary drink and canap's. Dr Fisher is famous for using physics to work out the best way to dunk a biscuit and works with leading chefs on new applications of science in gastronomy. The event is part of James Cook University's Science on the Strand Lecture Series, with support from The Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, and the Brisbane Writers Festival. The Ig Nobel Prizes are a parody of the Nobel Prizes and are awarded each year for achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think". For further information please contact Mia Vaudrey on (07) 4781 6529 or email mia.vaudrey@jcu.edu.au. Cutting-edge science professional learning days Education Queensland, in partnership with Griffith University, is hosting the cutting-edge science professional learning days for primary and senior level teachers of science, geography and scientific operations officers. Australia-China Futures Dialogues - 2009 Leader's Lecture The annual Leader's Lecture is part of the Australia-China Futures Dialogues, a Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University initiative held in collaboration with Peking University and supported by the Queensland Government. This future-orientated partnership focuses on how the Asia Pacific region will evolve in the next 20 years and how this evolution can be shaped in the interests of the people of the Asia Pacific region. Join former Australian Prime Minister, the Honourable Mr Bob Hawke AC as he shares his insight into the evolving relationship between Australia, China and the Asia Pacific region.
Queensland Museum Wildlife Workshops 2009 For almost 150 years, the Queensland Museum has been collecting and documenting animals from single-celled protozoans to whales and this research continues to this day. These intensive workshops are presented by Museum experts and are designed to give participants a deeper understanding and appreciation of our spectacular wildlife. Science on Saturday Science on Saturday is a series of hands-on science workshops for children aged 7-14. The program is delivered by CSIRO on behalf of the Queensland Government. Join the buzz and win! Do you have a great story idea? To mark the launch of the Queensland Science and Technology website we're running a competition to find out what science makes you buzz. To enter, simply suggest a topic for a feature article you would like to see on www.science.qld.gov.au. The winning suggestion will receive a pack of books from some of the talented authors featured at the 2009 Brisbane Writers Festival:
Suggestions will be judged on their interest to a broad audience and relevance to Queensland. To enter, read the competition terms and conditions and complete an entry form. Past events The Department is proud to have been involved in the following events in 2009:
Last updated 18 November 2009 |
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