2025
Future You a hit at Science in the Swamp
Published on the 17 August 2025
Science in the Swamp was a free, family-friendly event that took place on Dickens’ Lawn in Centennial Park on Sunday 17 August, 2025.
The event featured a diverse range of interactive activities, where families and friends enjoyed live science shows, hands-on experiments, and even met native animals. With over 30 stalls, there was something for every budding scientist.
Future You brought the fun in STEM careers with our Pathfinder and STEM-OMeter images that were used to create a scavenger hunt across the event. Using a QR code, families could triangulate around a narrow base, making it an engaging and creative way to explore the park and Future You’s scientific offerings.
By using the Future You program’s STEM-OMeter to highlight the amount of STEM skills in various jobs, the event helped children see how their interests can lead to a meaningful future in STEM.
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Science in the Swamp
Future You was funded by the Australian Government as part of the Women in STEM Ambassador Initiative from 2019 to May 2024, delivered through a grant with UNSW Sydney. The program is hosted at UNSW Sydney and co-funded by the Optiver Foundation and the Faculties of Science at UNSW Sydney and The University of Sydney.
