World Science Festival Brisbane is back, 21–30 March. Get ready to celebrate a milestone in 2025 as the festival is turning 10! This year’s theme, Infinite Awe, will take your sense of wonder to the next level.
Shell’s QGC business is the proud Community Partner of World Science Festival Brisbane and Queensland.
Shell employees can access free tickets to the shows listed below by using the promo code: WSFQ25QGC
- Arena Atomica: Skateology
Saturday 29 March – Sunday 30 March | South Bank Piazza
Featuring world-class skaters, Arena Atomica: Skate-ology is a blend of sport and science, immersing audiences in the thrill of the extreme while layering in the mechanics behind stunts and the physics of motion. - Science Smackdown: The Ultimate Debate
Saturday 29 March, 8pm | Concert Hall, QPAC
Don’t miss this evening full of wit, wisdom and wild ideas. Hosted by ABC Radio National’s Big Ideas presenter, Natasha Mitchell, we’re turning science into an uncensored Saturday night showdown! Featuring Tim Lim (Fisk, Thank God You’re Here), Ranger Stacey Thomson, Steven Oliver (Black Comedy) and more. - David Sinclair: Why we age and why we don’t have to
Saturday 29 March, 11:30am | Concert Hall, QPAC
Join Professor David Sinclair, a leading genetics researcher at Harvard Medical School, as he delves into groundbreaking research that is pushing the limits of what we thought was possible. - The ABC of Awe
Saturday 22 March, 6pm | ABC Studios, Grey Street South Brisbane
There are things in life that just make you sit back in wonder. Everyone has their own moments of being awe-struck, but what leaves your favourite 612 ABC Radio Brisbane and TV presenters speechless and amazed? - Download this Show: Live
Saturday 29 March, 2pm | Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
ABC Radio National’s iconic tech show Download This Show makes its World Science Festival Brisbane debut for a LIVE recording. - Feeding the Future: Breaking New Ground
Saturday 29 March, 10am | Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
ABC Radio National’s Jonathan Webb leads a panel of experts to discuss native foods, vertical farming, enhancing crop yields, and even the potential of synthetic biology to revolutionise food production. - Love (and other heart conditions)
Saturday 29 March, 5pm | Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
Explore the intriguing intersection of love and heart health in this event that delves into the science that sits behind “romantic love”, “broken heart syndrome” and other heart conditions.