PrimeSCI! Australian Synchrotron Workshops - April 2026

The PrimeSCI! Synchrotron Education Team is excited to welcome you to the ANSTO Australian Synchrotron! Learn how the Australian Synchrotron combines science and technology to produce cutting edge research.

Invite your children to join PrimeSCI! for the Synchrotron and its Applications (Year 10 - 12) hands-on physics lab sessions. Participants learn the physics behind the operation of the synchrotron with a range of hands-on experiments.  How do electrons interact with electric and magnetic fields?  And how does this interaction produce synchrotron light?  Learn to bend and focus electron beams in the lab and discover how the same techniques work in the synchrotron.

The Molecular Interactions and their Effects (Year 10 - 12) lab session is aligned with the VCE Chemistry Curriculum, with hands-on experimental application of colorimetry and spectroscopy.

Both programs also include a tour of the Australian Synchrotron - a rare chance to see this world class facility. 


Cost*: $54.00 per participant for 4.5 hour program (plus $0.50 Humanitix fee)
             $34.50 per participant for 2.5 hour program (plus $0.50 Humanitix fee), for lab session only
             
             Visitor information will be provided once registered.

Download: PrimeSCI! Synchrotron School Holiday Flyer (PDF)

*Funded places:A limited number of funded places are available for participants to attend the PrimeSCI! Synchrotron Tours and Lab Sessions, who would not be able to attend without financial support. Please encourage your students to fill in the confidential application form for eligibility. You are NOT required to complete the Humanitix Registration Form.

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The PrimeSCI! Science Workshop at the ANSTO Australian Synchrotron will commence at:
National Centre for Synchrotron Science
Australian Synchrotron
800 Blackburn Road
Clayton VIC 3168
(Download a map of the Synchrotron)