As part of our centenary celebrations the institute hosted a festival of science at Federation Square, Melbourne in August 2015.

Events included:

• Walter and Eliza’s Big Night Out: a live stage show where science, music and comedy collided, featuring Paul McDermott and Rod Quantock.
• Silver Screen Science: our panel of experts sorted fact from science fiction in three classic Hollywood films, presented in partnership with ACMI and The Melbourne Writer’s Festival.
• The Art of Science 2015 exhibition: beautiful images captured in the course of scientific discovery, on display in the Atrium.
• Talking Science: will there ever be a cure for cancer? A panel of leading cancer researchers discussing recent discoveries and future cancer treatments.

Speakers

• Dr Kate Sutherland (lung cancer), Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
• Professor Grant McArthur (skin cancer), Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
• Dr Kylie Mason (leukaemia), Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne
• Dr Jayesh Desai (bowel cancer), Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and Royal Melbourne Hospital
• MC: Dr Clara Gaff, Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance