Already planning Term 1 2023? Pack your calendar with these STEM events and special days
Being a teacher with an interest in STEM is busy – and staring down four terms worth of curriculum-linked STEM events, deadlines and special days can feel like a lot after six weeks off.
Here, we list all the STEM-related activity going down in 2023 – so you can fill up your diaries in preparation for another epic year.
We’ll keep adding to it – so bookmark it and re-visit each term.
January
University offers released – check UAC for key dates
February
2 World Wetlands Day
7 Careers with STEM: Science issue out
11 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
14-16 STEMfest – a unique two-day event designed to shift the dial on diversity in STEM
22 STEM + X Webinar – explore how you can combine a science degree with your ‘X’, which is your passion, another area or a big goal
March
3 World Wildlife Day
5 Sea Week
8 International Women’s Day
22 World Water Day
25 School’s Earth Hour Day
April
UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing opens – date TBC
May
5 International Compost Awareness Week
9 Careers with STEM: Maths & Data issue out
22 International Day for Biological Diversity
24 STEM + X Maths Webinar
27 National Reconciliation Week
June
5 World Environment Day
8 World Oceans Day
23 International Women in Engineering Day
July
3 NAIDOC Week
7 Shark Awareness Day
August
1 Careers with STEM: Engineering issue out
1 SciFest – the biggest virtual excursions festival in Australia promoting science and technology
8 Literacy and Numeracy Week
9 STEM + X Engineering Webinar
12 National Science Week – the promotion of science with online events, virtual tours, DIY science
UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing entries close – date TBC
September
Biodiversity Month
4 Social Sciences Week
5 Electricity Safety Week
7 Threatened Species day
October
Cyber Security Month
UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing winners announced – date TBC
4 World Space Week
5 World Teacher’s Day
9 Earth Science Week
10 Ada Lovelace Day
16 National Water Week
17 Careers with STEM: Technology issue out
November
1 STEM + X Tech Webinar
18 International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM
18 National Agriculture Day
December
3 International Day of Disability
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