COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND SPONSORSHIPS

World Science Festival Brisbane

 

Join UQ at the World Science Festival Brisbane 2024.

The World Science Festival is a global celebration of science, art and culture, held annually in New York and Brisbane. As a proud Academic Partner, The University of Queensland invites you to explore the wonders of science with us at the World Science Festival Brisbane 2024.

Featured events 

UQ academics will showcase their cutting-edge research, innovation and passion for science through participation in a variety of engaging panels and discussions at World Science Festival Brisbane. Whether you are curious about the future of medicine, the mysteries of animal minds, or the secrets of the deep sea, you will find something to spark your interest and imagination at the festival. See UQ academics in action at the events below.

Join Norman Swan, Producer and Presenter of ABC's Health Report, in conversation with Dr Iris Depaz and Professors Alan Rowan, Avril Robertson and John Fraser as they reveal how science is exploiting the weapons already found in nature's toolbox to radically challenge health and medical solutions, and eradicate major diseases globally.
More than busy helpers for our environment, uncover these tiny creatures' incredible adaptations and abilities that truly are nature's ultimate superheroes. Featuring Queensland Museum's Senior Curator Dr Christopher Burwell, The University of Queensland's venom scientist Dr Andrew Walker and nanobiotechnologist Dr Elena Ivanova.
What does an Octopus dream? How complex is Cockatoo communication? Is a fruit fly self-aware? Join ABC Radio National award-winning podcaster and journalist Sana Qadar and a panel of experts for a LIVE presentation and recording of the popular podcast, All in the Mind, that will unravel the mysteries of animal consciousness.
Embark on an exhilarating deep-sea expedition to the darkest, most enigmatic parts of the oceans with ABC Radio National’s The Science Show presenter, Robyn Williams and a panel of renowned deep-sea experts. Discover Earth’s deepest ecosystems and the astonishing life forms that call it home.
Comedian Mark Humphries returns as Night of the Nerds 2024 host. Battling it out to win the ultimate nerdy triumph, ABC weather presenter Nate Byrne, Astrophysicist Kirsten Banks, writer and comedian Craig Reucassel, The University of Queensland‘s Prof Paul Young and science communicator Dr Naomi Koh Belic and more. Come one, come all for a side-splitting night of warp-speed chaos, and remember, the geek will inherit the earth!
They are spectacular, somewhat unpredictable, occasionally devastating, but endlessly interesting. Join ABC’s weather expert, Nate Byrne, volcanologist Teresa Ubide and geologist Patrick Nunn on a journey to the beating, burning heart of volcanoes to reveal how they have shaped the landscape and life on our planet.
A night of stellar insights and interstellar ambition, host Graham Phillips, a seasoned science journalist and astrophysicist, and a panel of experts will illuminate the universe's mysteries and guide us through this intellectual odyssey. Featuring Prof Tamara Davis, a virtuoso of the dark universe and astrophysical phenomena, Prof Kathleen Campbell, an expert in paleoecology and astrobiology, and Prof Martin Van Kranendonk, a preeminent figure in early Earth research whose work on ancient life forms and geological processes provides essential clues for Mars exploration.
The Institute for Molecular Bioscience returns to the World Science Festival Brisbane with our Junior Scientist Hub. Discover how researchers are harnessing nature to find new medicines, build your own peptide out of pipe cleaners, spot the science elements in the large-scale installation, 'Nature Étude' (2023), by Hiromi Tango, and look at petunia seeds under a microscope. Snap a photo of your little one in a lab coat and take home a graduation certificate. Don't miss this special opportunity to spark a passion for science in the hearts of the next generation of innovators!
 

If you have any questions about this, or any other partnerships, contact us by email at sponsorship@uq.edu.au.