Sydney University's Learning By Doing team invites teachers to its one-day conference to hear from renowned Astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and enhance understanding of citizen science as a valuable learning tool. Presented by the Learning by Doing team in partnership with the STEM Teacher Enrichment Academy, this free one-day event is designed to empower primary and high school teachers to integrate citizen science into Australian classrooms and to exchange perspectives between educators and academics.
When: 16 October 2025
Where: The University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus
Contact: Manjula Sharma, STEM Teacher Enrichment Academy, manjula.sharma@sydney.edu.au.
RSVP: Admission is free, but places are limited. To secure your place, please register online by 30 September here: https://events.humanitix.com/space-synthesis-and-spiders-citizen-science-and-authentic-inquiry-in-schools
Program
9.30am: Registration
10.00am: Sessions commence
1.00pm: Workshops
4.00pm: Bioblitz
6.00pm: Stibbs Lecture (separate rego)
