connect 2018 • 37 WHAT’S NEXT? THE DUBLIN MODEL HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT IT HAS NOW SPREAD TO 6 OTHER SCIENCE GALLERIES IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE HAS SECURED THE RIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA’S ONLY NODE IN THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE GALLERY INTERNATIONAL NETWORK, FOUNDED AT TRINITY COLLEGE IN DUBLIN. INSPIRED BY THE INNOVATION AT THE INAUGURAL SCIENCE GALLERY IN DUBLIN, THE IRELAND FUNDS AUSTRALIA WAS DELIGHTED TO PARTNER WITH SCIENCE GALLERY MELBOURNE FOR THEIR FIRST POP-UP EXHIBITION, "BLOOD" AS THEIR OFFICIAL OPENING NIGHT PARTNER IN AUGUST 2017. WHEN IT OPENS IN 2021, SCIENCE GALLERY MELBOURNE WILL BE A PUBLIC-FACING, DYNAMIC AND ENGAGING SPACE TO INSPIRE YOUNG ADULTS INTO THE STEM WORKFORCE. WITH 75% OF FUTURE JOBS IN AUSTRALIA EXPECTED TO REQUIRE STEM QUALIFICATIONS, SCIENCE GALLERY PROGRAMS WILL SPARK THE MINDS OF TOMORROW’S INNOVATORS. "IT MAY HAVE 'SCIENCE' IN THE TITLE, BUT EACH EXHIBITION AT THE GALLERY PROVES IT TO BE THE MOST CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE AND ARTISTIC VENUE IN IRELAND." — The Irish Times