University of Tasmania, Australia

The Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology offer a range of activities for school students, on and off-campus, as well as professional development programs for science teachers, that are aimed at increasing awareness of science, engineering and technology and related career opportunities.

Events

• The Science Experience (Years 9-10)
• National Youth Science Forum (Years 11-12)
• Tasmanian Youth Science Forum
• Futures (Years 11-12)
• National Science Week (primary and secondary)
• Young Tassie Scientists (primary and secondary)
• UTAS Science Fair (Years 4-6)

On-campus Activities and Outreach

• Experience UTAS (Years 7 -12)
• STEM Education and Outreach (primary and secondary)
• Mt Pleasant Observatory and Grote Reber Museum (primary and secondary)
• CSIRO's Scientists in Schools (primary and secondary)
• Expedition Class (Years 5-10), organised in conjunction with Bookend Trust
• Working on the Water: Careers from Aquaculture to Zoology (Years 9-10), organised in conjuction with the Department of Education.
• Futures in Engineering (Year 10), organised in conjuction with Engineers Australia.
• PICSE Science Camp and Industry Placement Scholarships (Years 10-12)  

Competitions & Awards

• Science & Engineering Challenge (Years 9-10)
• Tasmanian Science Talent Search - Science Teachers Association of Tasmania
• PICSE UTAS Science Investigations Awards (primary and secondary)
• Bookend Trust's ENVIROTHON (Year 11-12)
• Robocup Junior (primary and secondary)
• Tasmanian Model Solar Challenge (secondary)
• Formula One in Schools (Years 10-12)

Science Teacher Awards

• Prize for Science/Maths Teaching in Secondary Schools

• Winifred Curtis Award

Professional Development for Teachers

• Graduate Certificate Programs
• CONSTAT Conference for Science Educators
• ASISTM Project: Expanding Science Literacy in Tasmanian Regional and Rural Schools