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10 August 2012

ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû is offering a range of hands-on activities for , including solar array tours and coral conservation workshops.

ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû will kick off the week on Saturday, August 11 with a at the ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Centre, St Lucia campus and an information tent on the at the Queen Street Mall for the launch of National Science Week.

Other ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû activities throughout the week include:

Monday, August 13: The 4th Annual and the

Tuesday, August 14: The screening of SCINEMA – short science films, hosted by the and

Wednesday, August 15:
• presentation at Queen Street Mall
• A at the Queensland Museum – hosted by the Museum and featuring ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû debating society students
• A strawberry DNA extraction activity run by ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû’s in the Mall at Brisbane’s Ekka

Thursday, August 16:
• hosted by ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû’s . The tour will showcase the Solar Array at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû, the nation’s largest flat-panel photovoltaic solar power system.
• A discussion with high school students on stem cell research, led by ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû researcher Associate Professor Christine Wells from ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû’s (AIBN). Click to find out more

Friday, August 17:
• Three minute thesis (3MT) Institutes Final. Click to find out more
• Corals at Your Doorstep Workshop: ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû-based not-for-profit organisation CoralWatch is holding a public workshop at Wellington Point where participants can learn about Moreton Bay corals and how to monitor coral health.

Saturday, August 18:
• Presentation by ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû’s Sarah Sweet on
• Corals at Your Doorstep Workshop: ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû-based not-for-profit organisation CoralWatch is holding a public workshop at Wellington Point where participants can learn about Moreton Bay corals and how to monitor coral health.
Sunday, August 19:
• A number of events at Gatton Campus Open Day. Click to find out more

Contact: Bronwyn Adams (IMB) on b.adams@uq.edu.au