Upcoming events
Hidden curriculum – exploring the rules and expectations of Higher Education
What do successful students know that isn't written in the course guide? Join us for a practical and engaging session with Dr Fiona Scotney exploring the hidden side of university life—from studying smarter and managing your time to accessing support services, building confidence, and finding your place at ANU.
On rational and irrational numbers, strings and harmony
MSI presents a public lecture by Professor Uri Onn on Harmony, rational and irrational numbers, and their relationships in music.
8-Bit Instagram – Image Filters Built From Scratch in Microsoft Excel
Let's break down the maths behind image processing and how maths can “know” things about an image. Image filters use formulas to detect edges and give the outlines of shapes – and so can you. Come make some image filters in this hands-on activity with a bit of pen and paper and a bit of excel.
Inclusive Biographies in STEMM Project – A (mini) Wiki edit-a-thon
Join us for a mini-Wikipedia edit-a-thon! Work with local Wiki editors as we expand and update articles related to the diverse people, knowledges, and discoveries that make science what it is today.
Light catering provided. Walk in at any time. All experience levels welcome.
Attendees will need to provide their own wifi enabled device.
Science. Art. Film.: Ruben Brandt, Collector screening
Psychotherapist Ruben Brandt is tormented by nightmares and enlists four of his criminal patients to steal the paintings that haunt him in this chilling screening. Afterwards, stay for a discussion with a modern art specialist - your guide to why figures like Pablo Picasso and his contemporaries continue to haunt the cultural imagination. Joining the conversation is a science and society scholar exploring how popular culture shapes our fantasies of genius, expertise and the mysterious workings of the mind.