We’re inviting school groups of Year 8 and Year 9 students, interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and their teachers to attend our free on-campus experience to learn about new and contemporary innovation and enterprise in STEM.
This event is especially for students from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and also delivered by CALD academic staff. We’re running workshops that will inspire secondary students to become our next generation of STEM practitioners. CALD students are encouraged to attend.
When and where
Friday 22 November, 9am to 2:10pm (please arrive no later than 9:30am)
UQ St Lucia campus
Cost
There is no cost to attend this event, but registration is essential.
Transportation to and from campus is at your expense.
What you’ll need to bring
Please bring your own food and drink for morning tea and lunch or purchase from our on-campus outlets during our lunch break.
You must wear covered shoes. Lab coats and safety goggles are not required.
Program
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 9am | Arrival |
| 9:30am | Welcome & opening address Biorobotics: Bridging Biology and Robotics |
| 10:15am | Break |
| 10:35am | Activity A: How can insects help solve a murder mystery? School of the Environment |
| 11:25am | Activity B: Behind-the-scenes tour of UQ Innovate and Electronics Labs Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology |
| 12:15pm | Lunch |
| 12:45pm | Activity C: What’s going on in this graph? (Develop your analytical and critical reasoning skills) School of the Environment and Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology |
| 1:35pm | Panel with CALD current students studying STEM programs at UQ Senior subject selection |
| 2:10pm | Goodbye |
Registration
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED.
Please contact Dr Gurion Ang (gurion.ang@uq.edu.au) to be added to the waiting list.
Consider subscribing to our Science on the Loose teacher newsletter to receive notification on similar opportunities:
