Past Events

Welcome to the 2016 Bruny Island Bird Festival  – our fourth celebration of Bruny’s beautiful birds, habitats and landscapes featuring a huge range of events for children and families, for experienced birdwatchers and novices alike:…

Food Safety isn’t Rocket Science is it? Jump online for the third alumni lunchtime webinar, presented by Associate Professor Tom Ross from the School of Land and Food (Microbiology) at the University of Tasmania. Associate Professor Ross…

The Royal Society of Tasmania extends a warm invitation to its annual Postgraduate Students’ Evening where fourteen Tasmanian postgrad students will each present a three-minute summary of their research and key findings. Audience members will have…

***Due to low booking numbers, this event has been cancelled* A special opportunity exists for students in years 8-10 to participate in a two day science ‘boot camp’ conducted by CSIRO. This is a unique chance…

Did you know 2016 is the International Year of Pulses? That’s right. The humble lentil, kidney bean, chickpea and faba bean have been elevated to superstar status, for 12 months at least! Pulses are a…

Australian Values? How to shift our cultural values for a more equitable and sustainable world Guest Presenter: Mark Chenery, Common Cause Australia A growing body of research in the fields of psychology, cognitive science, linguistics…

Step back in time 290 million years when bizarre-looking animals dominated life on land and sea, and find out about the greatest extinction the world has ever seen in Permian Monsters: Life before the Dinosaurs. This…

Kitchen Chemistry – the science in your food! Monday 12 September, 6:00pm Chemistry Building, University of Tasmania (Dobson Rd, Sandy Bay) Presented by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (Tasmanian Branch) Suitable for ages 11 &…

A festival of science in nature – an effort by the community, working with scientists and naturalists, to discover and record as many living things as possible within each site for the set period. We’ll…

With a series of exhibitions, open days, school excursions, entertainments and lectures, Antarctica comes to you over four action packed days! Get a fascinating look at what Aussies get up to in the coldest, highest, driest and windiest…

“In recent times, 27 Tasmanian species are listed as having gone extinct. Threatened Species Day (7 September 2016) marks the 80th year since the last known thylacine died. It’s a time to reflect on why…

A festival of science in nature – an effort by the community, working with scientists and naturalists, to discover and record as many living things as possible within each site for the set period. We’ll…