Past Events

AgFest is one of Tassie’s biggest events! WhySci loves getting out into the community and spreading the science love, so please come say hi and maybe even experience a little science magic. Come find out…

Friendly, welcoming atmosphere with free presentation and nibbles. Panellists Mark Hovenden, Associate Professor, University of Tasmania Jim Weller, ARC Future Fellow, University of Tasmania Greg Jordan, Associate Professor, University of Tasmania #SciPubPlants

Prof Emeritus David H. Green will speak on complexity, diversity and a key to understanding seismic shifts and tectonic plates. More information

  Presented by Dr Kristy Martire, cognitive scientists have been researching the attainment and development of expertise for decades. However, legal and scientific understandings of ‘expert’ performance do not closely align. Where legal conceptualisations give priority…

Across the globe, various legal options are being explored to address the growing threat of climate change. Due to our legal frameworks, cases in Australia have tended to challenge high-emission developments, rather than core policy…

The Tasmanian Youth Science Forum is a program for Tasmanian year 11 & 12 students with an interest in science, engineering & technology. Participants will spend 3 days at the University of Tasmania taking part in a…

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) will once again be turned over to younger visitors during the April School Holidays for the TMAG Children’s Festival. This year the festival will explore all things ‘animal’,…

You are invited to celebrate the turning of the fagus, Tasmania’s only native deciduous tree, and be inspired by the beauty of nature at one of Tasmania’s oldest national parks. This two-day event features PWS…

EVENT INFORMATION N.B. We’re still finalising some of the details and working with the City of Launceston and Tasmania Police. (Some of the following details may change as we get closer to the date.) The march will begin…

Want to learn more about science and why it is important to you? Come join the March for Science Hobart, this Earth day on the Parliament House Lawns for a family friendly event. Science engagement groups…

Lego robots and lots of fun! View the event on Facebook

Imagine a crazy idea. An idea where a solo human being could get into a tiny craft, the likes of which has never been seen before, and drop like a torpedo, 11km beneath the Ocean…