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Book launch! Beekeeping at the End of the Earth

South

11 August 2017

This book is a must-read guide for cool climate beekeeping. It’s an excellent resource for beginners to small businesses, featuring hundreds of photos, a comprehensive Tasmanian floral calendar and includes several alternative hives: Kenyan-Top Bar,…

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Crossing the Divide: Homeward Bound

South

9 August 2017 - 13 August 2017

Artists and scientists are more alike than different- both strive to understand and describe the world around us.  Crossing the Divide: Homeward Bound is a collection of paintings, prints, sculptures and jewellery drawn from artists working…

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Women in Physics Public Lecture – A Tour of the Universe

South

8 August 2017

Everything humanity has ever seen or experienced represents a tiny speck in a vast and mysterious Universe. What else is out there, and how are we figuring it out? What puzzles wait to be solved?…

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First Lego League Information Session

South

7 August 2017

Presented by Selina Kinne (Dominic College) and Liam Kinne (UTAS Robotics). The session is suitable for teachers who are new to Robotics and would like to establish a team to participate in the First Lego League…

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TastroFest 2017

North

3 August 2017 - 5 August 2017

TastroFest is about bringing together newbies and the experienced to share what we love about science and the night sky. Enthusiasts gather once a year and revel in the staggering complexity of the universe and…

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Tasmanian Health Conference 2017

South

29 July 2017

#OneTeam: Working together to keep Tasmanians out of hospital No-one – whether they be a health professional or patient – looks forward to a health crisis. Especially one that involves a hospital visit. Every day…

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The Physics of ITER and Fusion Power

South

27 July 2017

A public lecture by Associate Professor Matthew John Hole, ITER Science Fellow and Chair Australian ITER Forum.   In this talk Matthew will outline fusion-relevant research across Australia, and highlight ANU-led extensions to ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). Ideal…

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Community Forum – Supporting STEM in the Huon Valley

South

26 July 2017

Local capacity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is pivotal to increasing our valley’s productivity. The focus on STEM subjects is about ensuring Australia’s young adults are equipped with the necessary skills for the…

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Launceston Lecture Series – Sarah Lloyd – Acellullar Slime Moulds – the most remarkable organisms

North

23 July 2017

Slime moulds are ephemeral, unpredictable and intriguing. Discover the secrets of these little known beauties with Sarah Lloyd. During a seven-year study of acellular slime moulds in the forest surrounding her home, Sarah has amassed…

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THE WONDERS OF THE TASMANIAN NIGHT SKY

South

20 July 2017

Stephen Harvey, President Of The Astronomical Society Of Tasmania, presents this Golden Key Seminar Series lecture. An interactive tour of the night sky as seen from Hobart, using planetarium software and the best of NASA and…

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Illustrating Tasmania

South

16 July 2017 - 30 July 2017

Illustrating Tasmania is a series of scientific illustration workshops supported by Inspiring Australia. They will be held on the 16th, 23rd and 30th of July. The workshops will consist of field trips to the Florentine…

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Bush Adventures

South

12 July 2017 - 17 August 2017

Winter is a wonderful time to appreciate Hobart’s temperate environment, and if you’re lucky, see some snow! The youngest Bush Kids will be adventuring from Fern Tree’s rain-forest for Flora the Explorer’s Silver Falls to…

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