The National Tour

The National Tour is pivotal to National Science Week celebrations. Running right through National Science Week, the Tour invites some of the brightest and best of the world’s scientists to tour the nation, sharing their expertise and spreading their enthusiasm for science.

The prominent science personalities visit a host of major and regional centres, making presentations, duelling in debates and engaging in interviews, all based on the scientists' areas of interest.

Guest Speakers

This year there are four scientists speaking all around Australia for the National Tour:

• Dr Hazel Barton - microbiologist and caver
• Dr Jan Herrmann - nanotechnologist
• Tim Jarvis, AM - environmental scientist and polar adventurer
• Dr Chris Smith - virologist and broadcaster

Find out more about the four 2010 National Tour scientists.

Tour Itinerary

Highlights of the National Tour include:

• Dr Jan Herrmann presenting 'Life as a Nanotechnologist' @ University of Tasmania, 7pm Friday 13 August, Hobart.
• Dr Chris Smith 'The Naked Scientist' stripping down science @ University of NSW, 6.30 pm Tuesday 17 August, Sydney
• Tim Jarvis retraces Mawson's 1912-13 Antarctic expedition @ Curtin University, 6.30pm Wednesday 18 August, Perth
• Dr Hazel Barton delves deep into caving @ Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery, 5.30pm Wednesday 18 August, Darwin

Download the whole 2010 National Tour Itinerary.