National Science Week Festival
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My Science Odyssey: Planet Futures – lions, leopards and the new future Matt conducted a PhD on the conservation ecology of the vulnerable quokka
Professor Matt Hayward

My Science Odyssey: Planet Futures – lions, leopards and the new future
Dr Gary Ellem

​My Science Odyssey: Putting it on Paper

What is the life journey that leads to publishing a book on exotic animals, farming and climate change, or on climate grief?
Successful authors and UON graduates, Sami Bayly (An encyclopedia of Ugly Animals); Dr Jonica Newby (Beyond Climate Grief) and Dr Patrice Newell (Who’s Minding the Farm?: In This Climate Emergency) will inspire with their steadfast journeys to publication.

My Science Odyssey: Bee Buzziness

Join us as three experts share their career journey & what drove them to make a beeline to a world that explores the buzziness of bees
UON graduate Dani Lloyd-Prichard, will discuss the importance of bees to sustainability on Earth, and the science of bees and beekeeping recent UON graduate Tara Berthold will recount her science odyssey through Borneo, to work in Kenya where Bee Fences are used to protect crops from raiding elephants through to outback Australia. Dr Emily Grace began her research in plants and has recently directed research at the highly successful Flow Hive company which has developed world wide recognition for its revolutionary self-tapping bee hive.

​FASCINATING SCI ODYSSEYS : Three personal journeys to a life of science: human infertility, environmental engineering and flood awareness.
YOU CAN START YOUR LEARNING JOURNEY TO A LIFE OF SCIENCE AT ANY AGE: Three courageous Novocastrians show the way: Kiara Harrison will take us into her Honours research into human infertility; Harry Callen will describe the journey from lectures into the fieldwork of environmental engineering and Willow Forsythe will let us know what it is like to undertake a PhD in flood mitigation awareness.

Fungi Fanatics

Todd Elliott with a netted stinkhorn, Phallus multicolor, found in the jungles of Thailand (Photo © Todd Elliott)
Exciting life journeys of those who are making a career of science.
Todd F. Elliott is a naturalist, award winning photographer, author, and Biologist. He is currently doing graduate research at the University of New England, where he is researching the ecological implications of vertebrate dispersal of fungi. His past research projects have taken him to six continents to work with a variety of organisms; his collaborations and publications from this research include the naming of more than 100 fungal species and 5 genera.
www.toddelliott.weebly.com Google Scholar | Instagram | ResearchGate | LinkedIn | Twitter Email:[email protected]
Heidi Prichard is an environmental scientist in disguise as a high school teacher. She is also a musician, photographer and all-round creative, with a keen interest in fungi. Heidi has been lucky enough to work with world-renowned mycologists and scientists on a variety of projects including research on fungi, frogs, mine site rehabilitation in Borneo, threatened species conservation and coral reef rehabilitation in Vanuatu. Currently, she is on a mission to educate the youth of Australia about sustainability, climate change and the environment.
Dr Maree Elliott is a Natural history Illustrator and a Field mycologist. The inspiration for her art practice comes from the extraordinary shapes and colours of fungi and their relationship with other organisms within the environment. Maree curates the fungi collection at the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens Heatherbrae and takes community and university groups each year in May to see the glow in the dark fungus that grows within the gardens While looking for truffles with a world- renowned truffle expert she uncovered a rare and endangered underground orchid that turned out to be new species. Dr Elliott has published her fungi illustrations and photographs in international and national journals as well as exhibiting fungi images in the international Ars Electronica Festival in Austria.

​Exploring Newcastle’s Coast: a virtual geology fieldtrip

Newcastle has some fascinating geological features. Join us for a virtual tour of the amazing geology of the Newcastle coastline. This public webinar will give you an insight into changing landscapes over 250 million years.
You will discover the vast forests of the supercontinent Gondwana. Hear about the opening of the Tasman Sea. Travel back in time, to the age of the dinosaurs and beyond! This webinar will take you on a virtual fieldtrip – visiting key sites on the Newcastle coastline with local geologists. Newcastle’s coastline presents a unique opportunity to enjoy the geological features along the Bathers Way coastal walk. From Nobbys Head to south of Merewether Baths, the prominent rock platforms and cliffs of the coastline record many different ancient geological environments. These ancient landscapes tell a story of major volcanic eruptions, river floodplains and swamps, plate tectonics, as well as more recent changes in sea level and the natural movement of beach sand.
The virtual tour explains the geological processes that created the landscape the city of Newcastle is built on — from the rocky ridges to the reclaimed land of the inner city, the use of natural resources by Aboriginal and European inhabitants, and the adaptation of plants, birds and animals along the coast. It highlights how different rocks were formed, and helps the public identify fossils and geological features. It provides engaging and accessible information on earth science for educators and students.
The virtual tour is a collaboration between the Geological Survey of NSW (Department of Regional NSW), the University of Newcastle and the City of Newcastle.
The app NSW GeoTours associated with this event is now available for download. Enjoy.
Take yourself on the Newcastle Coastal Geotrail tour by downloading the free NSW GeoTours app on your smartphone or tablet (Android and Apple).
Key points of interest on each of the tours have been geo-tagged to pop up when you reach the site.  ​The presentation is now available below or go to here.

​“Legal Personhood” to the Moon?

Join this amazing event to hear eminent speakers & experts in their field talk about the ‘NewSpace’ industry in the context of giving the Moon ‘Legal Personhood’. What would it mean to the space industry if the Moon was a stakeholder in the decision-making process? How would nature have a voice? How would we mine or inhabit the Moon in a sustainable and legally appropriate manner?

Hunter Innovation & Science Hub is proud to host this debut presentation from the team at the Marine Estate Oyster Reef Rehab, Fisheries NSW (Dept of Primary Industries). This trial of new habitat restoration practices is the biggest in NSW, it improves fisheries habitat and water quality.