National Science Week 2025

The Forrest Research Foundation invites you to its National Science Week Showcase! Join us in creating memorable experiences at the frontiers of science. Supersonic Science will be there, so bring the whole family for a packed afternoon of discovery!

• Get hands-on! We've teamed up with Supersonic Science, who will guide you into exciting and explosive experiments all day long.

• Embark on virtual realities where you can journey inside molecules or watch the Universe being born.

• Tour the scientific frontiers at our Science Stations featuring meteorites, carbon-fibre bones, a black hole hunt, shark skeletons, gravity waves, and more!

• Watch, listen, and ask questions as top young scientists share their research in a full-day schedule of short-feature presentations.

• Step in front of the big screen at our photo booth, featuring images that span microscopic to galactic scales.

We look forward to welcoming you to Forrest Hall for an exciting day of science for all ages!

Find out more

Event details

Date: Saturday, 16 August 2025

Time: 12pm - 5pm

Location: Forrest Research Foundation, Forrest Hall, 21 Hackett Drive, Crawley 6009

Parking: Along Hackett Drive and within grounds of UWA (unfortunately no parking is available at the Forrest Research Foundation)

Cost: The event is free, but registration is required to attend

Supersonic Science

We’ve paired up with Supersonic Science to deliver exciting and hands-on experiences for children and families at our showcase.

Feature talk schedule (10 mins + 5 min Q&A each)

12:15 - Coastal topography and erosion - Thalles Araújo

12:30 - Survival of the WA shield-backed trapdoor spider - Jackson Rendall

12:45 - Plants that rock: understanding the coralline carbon cycle – Luka Seamus Wright

Break 15 mins

1:15pm - Plastic eating bacteria – Anna Faber

1:30pm - Microalgal biofilms – Houda Ennaceri

1:45pm - Rethinking urban design – Claire Doll

Break 15 mins

2:15pm - Black holes and neutron stars – Fiona Panther

2:30pm - Crash course in native bee taxonomy – Kit Prendergast

2:45pm - Dangers of pharmaceutical pollution – Upama Aich

Break 15 mins

3:15pm - Universes made by machines – Connor Bottrell

3:30pm - AI for cancer diagnostics – Kaylee Molin

3:45pm- Porous Materials – Neil Robinson

Break 15 mins

4:15pm - The vital world of ants! – Francois Brassard

4:30pm - Black holes and radio astronomy – Callan Wood

Science stations (12pm - 5pm)

Conservation Quiz! – Valeria Mendez

Sawfish Skeletons and Tracking Devices – Marie Windstein

Carbon/kevlar Bone Replacement: Built to Heal, Made to Last – Mingxin

Meteorite Corner – Daniel Burgin

Oxygen in the Muscles and How to Measure It – Nishu Tyagi

Mobilising Metals with Electrokinetics – Jaqueline Lopes Diniz

Bee hotels – Kit Prendergast

Find the hidden black hole – Adelle Goodwin

3D Hearts, Healthy or Not – Georgia Khinsoe

Carbon vibrations – Jacob Martin

Seats are limited - secure your place in the audience today!