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During The Adelaide Fringe, we collate a Science at the Fringe Guide – your scientific shortcut to the Adelaide Fringe Festival!

Inspiring South Australia supported the science-themed epsiodes of a documentary series that aims to provide a diverse viewpoint of the women and men, who are championing diversity and equality in traditionally male dominated industries or roles.

The 2020 Inspiring South Australia STEM challenge, encouraging students across the state to read science themed books as part of the broader Premier’s Reading Challenge, was bigger than ever this year, with over 1200 student from 21 schools participating.

Congratulations to the 2020 awardees of the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science! We would particularly like to celebrate the South Australian scientists who have been honored in this year’s awards.

The Citizen Science Grants – Round 2 provides eligible entities with competitive grants from $150,000 to $500,000 for research projects in a field of science that has a national impact and supports community participation.

As part of Nature Festival 2020, Inspiring SA held a fascinating livestreamed panel discussion exploring the idea of nature, why it matters and to whom, our connections, our stories and our dreams.

We invite interested parties to submit applications to the Inspiring South Australia program for grant funding for community science engagement and science communication projects.

Applications are now being sought to support events for National Science Week in August 2021.

In 2020, most #ScienceWeek events were virtual events online due to COVID-19. The silver lining is many events were recorded, and can be watched again! Get ready to relive Science Week 2020 or catch-up on events you might have missed.

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Awards in 2020, and celebrate their amazing contributions to science and science communication in the state.