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Continental Loss: The Quest for Antarctica’s Contribution to Sea Level Rise

North

25 June 2017

For over 50 years scientists have been working to understand Antarctica’s contribution to sea level. For much of this time there has been disagreement about if this massive ice sheet is even growing or shrinking.…

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Australian Commercial Fisheries – what’s holding them back?

Statewide

21 June 2017

Join Professor Caleb Gardner from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies as he discusses the contradictions within Australian commercial fisheries. Australia has one of the largest exclusive economic zones (EEZs) yet produces very little…

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Climate Change through Geological Time

South

14 June 2017

Climate change now and in the future is on every one’s mind, but we hear little about climate change in the past. Distinguished Professor Ross Large and his research team at the University of Tasmania…

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Assessing Cumulative Impacts – Pitfalls, Successes and Next Steps

South

13 June 2017 - 16 June 2017

Understanding cumulative impacts requires a systems approach across a broad array of scientific disciplines: physics, chemistry, ecology, economics, social sciences and more. All of these disciplines have developed their own first steps down the integrated…

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Principal’s Midwinter Symposium – ' Collegiate Women in Science'

South

13 June 2017

Join a panel of esteemed Collegiate Old Girls who have made their careers in science. The discussion will be chaired by Mrs Judith Tudball,
Principal of St Michael’s Collegiate School. Panelists include: Dr Anthea Rhodes –…

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Principal’s Midwinter Symposium -‘Collegiate Women in Science’

South

13 June 2017

Join a panel of esteemed Collegiate Old Girls who have made their careers in science. The discussion will be chaired by Mrs Judith Tudball,
Principal of St Michael’s Collegiate School. Panelists include: Dr Anthea Rhodes –…

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Assessing Cumulative Impacts – Pitfalls, Successes and Next Steps

South

13 June 2017 - 15 May 2017

A symposium looking at the technical aspects of assessing cumulative impacts (what we do now and what is needed for the future) will be held in Hobart 13-15th June. Understanding cumulative impacts requires a systems…

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Animal Eco-Warriors

South

8 June 2017

From the nosy noses of biosecurity beagles at airports to rats learning to sniff out landmines in war-torn landscapes, animals are using their unique abilities to help make the world a safer place. Join Tasmanian…

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The Future of Humanity

South

6 June 2017

Humans have persisted in our modern evolved form for about two hundred millennia, and are now a dominant force of nature on planet Earth. But are we near the end, or closer to the beginning,…

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Male Supremacy, Human Supremacy and the Fate of the Ecosphere

South

5 June 2017

Both the intimate problems of our lives and the world’s greatest ecological concerns are rooted in the same problems: the delusions of ownership and the illusion of control. In patriarchy men have claimed to own…

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Fair Go For Swifties

South

4 June 2017

Come along and find out what you can do to help the critically endangered swift parrot Lathumas discolor, native to the Eucalypts of Tasmania and Bruny Island. This Information Session and Workshop will be hosted…

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Conservation Worrier

South

1 June 2017

Prolific and profound. Tasmanian scientist and author Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick is launching his memoir ‘Conservation Worrier’ at Fullers Bookshop​ on June the 1st at 5:30pm. Jaime is a seriously clever guy, who manages to strike…

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