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All sessions for A Day in the Life of a Swinburne Student | STEM, Aviation & Health are now full. You can still register for one of our other events:

Curious about studying STEM, aviation or health after high school?

Do you dream of getting paid to code, making a difference in healthcare, or flying to a different country every week? Maybe you already think like an engineer and want to know your course options – and what it takes to get there. Whether you're passionate about algorithms or aerodynamics, this is your chance to see exactly what life at Swinburne is all about.

This immersive event is for you if you’re interested in any of the following study areas:

  • Aviation
  • Biomedical Science
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Exercise and Sport Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Nutrition
  • Product Design Engineering
  • Robotics 
  • Space Technology.

What’s involved?

Get ready to dive into your dream study area at Swinburne as you:

Explore

Experience the buzz of Swinburne’s Hawthorn campus for a day

Collaborate

Have fun while you work with other high school students

Discover

Get a taste of different specialisations like physics, biomedical science, and aviation management

Learn

Hear about course options, entry requirements and potential career paths

There’ll be plenty to learn, see and experience, including:

  • hands-on workshops

  • a guided campus tour

  • a presentation from one of our star academics

  • an ‘ask me anything’ session with a Swinburne student 

  • complimentary lunch and coffee

  • free Swinburne merch!

Session details

You’ll attend not one, but two different workshops and see how you could explore your passion at Swinburne. Choose from:

This workshop will introduce you to biomechanics: where medical engineering meets bionics. You’ll learn all about how mechanical and electrical engineers come up with solutions to medical problems. Design and build your own prototype of a bionic hand, then put it to the test with a challenge!

Take part in an exciting demonstration of science brought to life. This workshop will captivate your curiosity through a series of chemical experiments, including colourful transformations and explosive reactions.

Test your cyber skills against a range of defences and challenges. See if you can decipher the messages and find the hidden clues to gain full access. Recon the front, penetrate the middle, and crack the codes inside!

Visit the anatomy lab and immerse yourself in digital technologies like virtual reality to see how they revolutionise the way we understand anatomy. Interact with different bodily systems through virtual reality and perform digital dissections on touch screen Anatomage tables.

Calling all budding pilots! Get your hands behind the controls of a plane and take to the (virtual) skies in our flight simulator.

Compete against other students to design and build the lightest LEGO® catapult that can launch an object the furthest.

Discover how Swinburne’s Exercise and Sport Science students learn about anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and strength and conditioning through a series of interactive activities.

Investigate how mechanical engineers are using ocean wave power machines to not only save beaches from erosion damage, but capture that energy and generate electricity.

There are hundreds of millions of pieces of space debris floating around in space, without any feasible way to take care of it – and we need your help to clean it up! In this challenge, you’ll work in groups to design a solution to reduce space debris.

Lift off your career in business and explore the management side of aviation. This interactive session will give you a taste of life as an aviation businessperson and teach you how to navigate the turbulent terrain that surrounds it.

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