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Robotics Competition Info Session

South

18 December 2015

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is a robotics competition held internationally that promotes and inspires a passion in young people for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. FRC allows students to learn how to reach and develop…

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Pattern Play

South

18 December 2015 - 15 May 2016

An interactive family exhibition celebrating the wonderful world of patterns, Pattern Play incorporates two exhibitions: Jemima Wyman: Pattern Bandits, a Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Touring Exhibition, and Patterns in Nature, an…

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Skulls of the Mammals in Tasmania: book launch

North

12 December 2015

The QVMAG Director, Richard Mulvaney, invites you to the launch of the QVMAG’s new book An Illustrated Guide to the Skulls of Mammals in Tasmania by RH Green, with illustrations by JL Rainbird. This book…

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TASMANIAN ALBATROSS FUNDRAISING CRUISE

South

12 December 2015

The Bookend Trust and the Pennicott Foundation are very excited to be hosting this special event to raise money for the newly created Tasmanian Albatross Fund. Join us for a day of adventure and science on the seas…

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Science in the Pub: Dementia and other brain diseases: new brains for old problems

South

4 December 2015

  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…

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Engaging with Science

South

26 November 2015

Engaging with Science is a professional development and networking opportunity for the Tasmanian Science Engagement Sector. Program 2.30 pm: Afternoon tea on arrival 2.45 pm: Case studies showcasing local science engagement success stories 3.45 pm: Facilitated group…

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What bugs Tasmanians?

South

24 November 2015

An exploration of the most popular, and most enigmatic, invertebrates in the TMAG collection. Speaker: Dr Simon Grove, TMAG’s Senior Curator of Invertebrate Zoology

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Lasers Can do Anything!

South

23 November 2015

Presented by Emeritus Professor Hans Bachor and Mr Patrick Helean. Where did lasers come from? How have lasers gone from being “losers” to being a multi-billion dollar industry? Today, lasers are everywhere: in factories and hospitals,…

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Connections Between Volcanoes and Ore Deposits

North

22 November 2015

The Royal Society of Tasmania  2015 Launceston Lecture Series. Presented by Professor Jocelyn McPhie, Adjunct Professor, University of Tasmania and Principal Consultant, McPhie Volcanology.   Active volcanoes are locations where the Earth’s internal heat energy is…

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On Albatross Island

North

21 November 2015 - 3 April 2016

In 2014, artists Richard Wastell and Matthew Newton accompanied a team of scientists to remote Albatross Island, Bass Strait, home to over 5 000 breeding pairs of Tasmania’s endemic Shy Albatross. The exhibition On Albatross…

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Thylacine DNA in life and death

South

20 November 2015

Presented by Dr Brandon Menzies from School of BioSciences The University of Melbourne Marsupials have dominated the Australian landscape for the past 50 million years and still account for about 58% of its terrestrial mammals. However, the well-known…

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Tarkine BioBlitz

North West

19 November 2015 - 22 November 2015

The Bob Brown Foundation would like to invite you to participate in a Tarkine BioBlitz, A BioBlitz is a festival of science in nature. In one of the world’s last wild places, the Tarkine, our…

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