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National Science Week 2015!

South

1 August 2015 - 31 August 2015

National Science Week celebrates talent and achievement in the fields of science, engineering, technology and innovation – and shows how science is interesting, challenging, important, and directly relevant to our daily lives. It is Australia’s annual celebration…

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Joint Replacement, Past, Present and Future

North

26 July 2015

A lecture presented by Mr John Batten. Admission: $6 General Public, $4 Friends of the Museum and Students. Free for members of The Royal Society of Tasmania. To assist us with the organization of this event RSVP by…

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FREE Nest Box Building Workshop For the Whole Family!

South

25 July 2015

The Bushcare and Bush Adventures teams are working together to offer a nest box building workshop for National Tree Day. Come and discover who lives in tree hollows and why trees are so important, then…

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The Discovery and Destiny of the Southern Cross

South

23 July 2015

A FREE public lecture by Prof David Malin. The stars of the Southern Cross have been known to the indigenous peoples of the Southern Hemisphere since it was first inhabited tens of thousands of years…

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Scientific Advances in Understanding The Evolution of Life on Earth over the Last 3.5 Billion Years: Lecture 3 'Life in the last 500 million years; Mass Extinctions, Volcanoes, Dinosaurs and Meteorites'

South

22 July 2015

The Royal Society of Tasmania Annual Winter Lecture Series presents: Lecture 5. The Five Great Mass Extinction Events – what was their cause, and when is the next? – Distinguished Professor Ross Large, University of…

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Illuminations: An art project celebrating science

South

18 July 2015 - 15 August 2015

A series of portraits of scientists by Tasmanian artist Andrew Baird. For 15 minutes scientists sat with their eyes closed while their portrait was painted by Tasmanian artist Andrew Baird. For some, it was the…

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Scientific Advances in Understanding The Evolution of Life on Earth over the Last 3.5 Billion Years: Lecture 2 'Middle Earth – the Slingshot of Life'

South

15 July 2015

The Royal Society of Tasmania Annual Winter Lecture Series presents: Lecture 3. The Boring Billion Years in Earth History and its Significance – Indrani Mukherjee, PhD student, University of Tasmania. Lecture 4. The Cambrian Explosion…

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Where Our Wild Things Are

South

13 July 2015

At night a whole other world of creatures come out to play in our bushland! We will go for a night walk to see where our wild things are and you will get some handy…

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TIA Roadshow – Richmond Advancing Agri-Food Productivity through New Technology

South

8 July 2015

You are invited to the TIA Roadshow – an evening showcasing TIA’s latest research innovation that is helping boost the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the state’s agricultural industries.   The event will feature presentations…

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TIA Roadshow – Deloraine: Advancing Agri-Food Productivity through New Technology

North

7 July 2015

You are invited to the TIA Roadshow – an evening showcasing TIA’s latest research innovation that is helping boost the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the state’s agricultural industries.   The event will feature presentations…

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A Mixed Hazard? The consequences of CoIngesting Alcohol with Energy drinks

South

7 July 2015

The Royal Society of Tasmania invites you to attend this special lecture by Dr Amy Peacock Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Medicine (Psychology), winner of the Royal Society of Tasmania PhD award for 2014. Alcohol mixed…

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WHAT ON EARTH IS A FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST?

South

3 July 2015

Television programmes have depicted forensic pathology in a very particular way. However, if a forensic pathologist doesn’t arrest suspects, solve crimes and break international drug rings – what on earth does she or he do?…

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