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2010 Trivia Night

When 7:30pm-9:30pm, Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Where Manning Bar

Got brains? Never fear, Trivia Night is here! Join your hosts with the most – Felix, Bashar and Dalibor for a night out that is so HOT, it’ll denature your enzymes! Come along and prove (or disprove) that science students really do know stuff. So round up your friends (in tables of

Tickets are on sale NOW at the following locations:

  • Week 6: 12:00pm-2:00pm Monday-Friday, Manning Rd
  • Week 7: 12:00pm-2:00pm Monday-Tuesday, Manning Rd
  • Week 7 BBQ

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Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation Presentation

When 12:00pm-1:00pm Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Where Carslaw Lecture Theatre 173

This presentation will introduce ANSTO’s 2011 Graduate Development Program. ANSTO is seeking high quality final year science students who are interested in a diverse and challenging career in the fast growing sector of nuclear science and technology.

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Week 5 BBQ

When 12:00pm-1:30pm, Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Where School of Chemistry Courtyard (bottom level, back of buiding)

Meet and greet your science buddies at this week’s SciSoc all-you-can-eat BBQ – for FREE if you are dressed in the smoochingly stylish 2010 SciSoc T-shirt! Enjoy yummy sausage sizzles with refreshing garden salads and tasty cheese fillings. As always, vegetarian-friendly options are available and extra-friendly service is 100% guaranteed!

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Inter-Faculty Indoor Cricket

When 10:00am-4:30pm Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Where HK Ward Gymnasium

Represent science students in Inter-Faculty Indoor Cricket! We will be selecting a minimum of 8 players, including

  • at least 2 female players
  • at least 4 bowlers

Please come and cheer for science!

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Resume Writing and Job Applications for Science Students

When 1:00pm-2:00pm, Thursday, 1 April 2010
Where New Law School Lecture Theatre 104

Get expert tips on how to navigate your way through the job application process! Learn how to prepare cover letters that get noticed, and how to put together a professional-looking resume.

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Strategies for A Climate-Friendly Life

When 6:00pm-7:00pm, Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Where New Law School, Lecture Theatre 101

Dr Saul Griffith has multiple degrees in materials science and mechanical engineering. He has received numerous awards, including the National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventor’s Award and a MacArthur Genius Fellowship. Come and hear award-winning inventor Dr Saul Griffith examine strategies for a climate-friendly life.

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Finding Graduate Positions and Job Search Strategies for Science Students

When 1:00pm-2:00pm, Thursday, 25 March 2010
Where New Law School Lecture Theatre 104

Discover the best strategies for approaching your search for graduate employment and work experience. Learn what graduate opportunities are available to you. A guest speaker from TechStaff, a recruitment agency specialising in science and technical roles, will provide insight and tips into job hunting for science students.

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Google Tech Talk: Wave and Go

When 4:00pm-5:00pm, Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Where Carslaw Lecture Theatre 273

Come and find out more about the wave of popular interest generated by Google Wave, a new online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. Learn about Go, a compiled, garbage-collected, concurrent programming language developed in-house by Google.

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2010 Careers Fair

When 12:00pm-4:00pm, Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Where Great Hall and MacLaurin Hall

The largest careers event at the University of Sydney brings together diverse recruiters from many fields to talk directly with students about public and private sector graduate opportunities. Come along to explore your career option and enter the Optiver Competition to WIN a travel voucher valued at $7000! Just pick up an Optiver T-shirt from the SciSoc Bookstore and wear it to the Optiver stand at the 2010 Careers Fair.

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Energy for Breakfast: Renewables Advance in Europe

When 7:30am-8:50am, Thursday, 25 March 2010
Where Conference Rooms, Darlington Centre

Share Energy for Breakfast with experts in the field of energy and develop a greater insight into how energy issues will affect Australia and the rest of the world. This lecture will discuss some of the latest developments in renewable energy and present an overview of the directions taken by European governments to resolve the problems they must deal with in the short, medium and long terms. Free breakfast is provided at the start of the talk!

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