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Startup Tasmania Pitch Night

South

7 July 2016

WIN OVER $1,000 IN PRIZES!! The beginning of Hobart’s pitching club starts with the first Startup Tasmania PITCH NIGHT. Come along and share your business idea in a two minute speed pitch competition. Get feedback…

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What the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder will tell us about the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds

South

5 July 2016

The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is the newest and most ambitious telescope built in Australia in this decade.  It is the first radio telescope to use a new technology: the phased-array feed, invented…

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Hound in the Hunt

South

2 July 2016 - 31 December 2016

It’s art, it’s science and that’s about all we can say. MONA never fails to bring you the mysterious, so we invite you to interpret the artist’s description yourself. ‘This exhibition scares me. It’s science being…

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Science in the Pub: Cosmology

South

1 July 2016

Science in the Pub brings together a panel of experts (with a knack for communicating their knowledge in a fun and engaging way) with us- folks interested in learning and thinking critically about hot topics…

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THE SCIENCE OF LIFE & DEATH: Death in Hobart

South

27 June 2016

One Australian is born every 1.45 minutes; one dies every 3.25 minutes. We’re good at talking about the beginnings of life, but pretty awkward when it comes to facing the end. While modern society embraces…

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The Enthusiastic Immune System: Curbing Nature’s Oldest Attack Dogs without Forgoing their Protection

North

26 June 2016

Presented by Professor Nicholas King, M.B. Ch.B., Ph.D., FRCPA (Hon) Professor and Head of Immunopathology, Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences USYD. Once infected by virus, nerve cells of the brain will attract large…

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Bird making ceramic workshop with Eve Howard

South

24 June 2016

Join Eve Howard, ceramic sculptor, for a 3 hour workshop, where you will have the opportunity to make your own albatross or bird of your choice. Book your ticket online View related event

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Waterways health: from the headwaters to the sea

North

23 June 2016

IQ Lecture presented by Kathryn Pugh, Ecologist Kathryn has been an aquatic ecologist for more than 15 years, initially in the marine and estuarine systems and more recently focussing on freshwater systems. Kathryn has worked in,…

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The Power of Parks: Forum 2

North West

23 June 2016

A public forum celebrating the benefits that parks and reserves provide to Tasmania’s economy, society, environment and identity. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Saul Eslake: Internationally acclaimed economist Dr Bill Jackson: Adjunct Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast; and…

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Bush Adventures Winter Program

South

19 June 2016 - 20 August 2016

The Hobart City Council is pleased to offer another Bush Adventures Winter program jam packed with science and environment events for all ages. Winter is a wonderful time to appreciate our beautiful temperate environment, and…

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SCINEMA International Science Film Festival

South

18 June 2016

Films to make you laugh or cry, rage or recoil, but most of all to make you think. Join us for the SCINEMA International Science Film Festival screenings nationally on Saturday 18 June 2016. Tickets…

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Young Tassie Scientists Information Session

South

10 June 2016

Find out how YOU can join the Young Tassie Scientists!  The Young Tassie Scientists program brings science, engineering, maths & technology into communities in celebration of National Science Week during August. Every year a group…

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