For examples of just some of the past events that the Faculty Outreach and Engagement Team has been involved in since the teams inception in April 2022 please see below. For any queries regarding outreach activities please email fse.outreach@heritage-pets.com
Events 2023
| Event | Date | About |
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| Camp Aspire | 17-18 Jan | Faculty of Science and Engineering had the opportunity to work with our partners at Walanga Muru on their Camp Aspire event, which saw 20+ promising Year 12 indigenous students from across New South Wales engage in a two-day Science and Engineering program. These students chose Science and Engineering as their area of interest. They toured our facilities and participated in hands-on activities. |
| National Youth Science Forum | 18 Jan | The NYSF is a not-for-profit charity that delivers youth-led programs to encourage young people in their passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) |
| DiGRAA | 6 -7 Feb | The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Australia 2023 National Conference |
| Engineering Your Future | 7 Mar | A series of Engineering workshops for school girls in Years 7-10 × Designed & facilitated by WEIT & Student Outreach Teams from our key Engineering Universities |
| Kinds of Minds Conference | 6-8 Mar | Macquarie Minds, Intelligence Initiative hosted a workshop. |
| Big Day in at UTS | 14- 15 Mar | The School of Computing showcased its programs and research at this two-day exhibition at UTS, designed to inspire high school students on the many career avenues in Information Technology. |
| Engineers Australia - Autumn School | 21 Apr | Engineers Australia brought 60 highly engaged Engineering student hopefuls from all over NSW to Macquarie for an activity-based session and tour of the University. The students participated in an activity on renewable energy. The aim was for them to consider how to transform wind and solar energy into electrical energy by building miniature wind turbines and measuring the electrical current they produce compared to the solar panels. Students explored how design and position affect electrical energy production. |
Events 2022
| Event | Date | About |
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| Engineers Australia Autumn School | 22 April | EA hosted 60 promising Year 12 students from across NSW and ACT for a five day program |
| AIP Women in Physics Lecture | 31 May | A national lecture tour to promote the work of outstanding women in Physics |
| ACS Big Day In (UTS) | 21 June 2022 | Largest fair of its kind for computing high school students |
| Engineers Australia Winter School | 8 July | EA hosted 60 promising Year 12 students from across NSW and ACT for a five day program |
| Open Day | 13 Aug | Macquarie Universities main open day |
| Communicating Astronomy in Public Conference | 12- 16 Sept | Professionals from science communication, informal education, planetarium and science centres, as well as professional and amateur astronomers, journalists and creative personalities, are invited to attend the conference to exchange ideas and best practices |
| [EX]plore Conference | 12 Sept | Inaugural Conference for year 10- 12 school students to celebrate HSC Science Extension research |
| Astronomy Open Night | 17 Sept | Annual event to promote astronomy and astrophysics at Macquarie to local community, current and future students, research, and industry partners. |
| Parramatta High School visit | 26 Oct | A group of year 10 students who were interested in STEM visited the MQ campus to partake in Computing and Engineering activities. |
| Moyal Medal | 27 Oct | |
| Allison-Levick Lecture | 1 Dec | An annual public lecture bequest from astronomy enthusiast Mr Jack Allison-Levick |
| Engineers Australia Summer School | 9 Dec | EA hosted 60 promising Year 12 students from across NSW and ACT for a five day program |