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2 October 2014
Bring the family along to our next school holiday fun day –ABSEIL IN HOBART’S INDOOR FOREST. Learn about the Tasmanian Devil, talk to Vanessa about wedge-tailed eagles, hands on forest fire fighting with Marty, discover forest insects under…
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25 September 2014
More than 60% of Australian adults are either overweight or obese. The individual and societal costs are high, and growing. Join us to hear experts from research, policy and clinical practice debate the motion. Award-winning…
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24 September 2014
A lecture presented by Professor Ian Chubb AC, Australia’s Chief Scientist. Professor Chubb will discuss the critical role of science education in providing skills security for Australia in the coming decades. Those wishing to register…
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19 September 2014
I would like to invite you to be part of a scientific study to gain an understanding of how valuable wildlife refuges area in urban areas. By participating in an anonymous online survey, you will…
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17 September 2014
Professor Tanya Monro is a literal ‘bright spark’ in Australian science, driving exciting research into photonics – the science of light. As a young teenager, Tanya thought her future would be in music, before being…
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13 September 2014
Recent breakthroughs in science and technology are creating a world that is more peaceful, transparent and abundant. The changes are exponential in nature, but because of our evolutionary hard-wiring most of our predictions about the…
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12 September 2014
The title of this seminar is Emotion and the sense of control in skilled action and the speaker is Dr Wayne Christensen. Dr Christensen explains: “Using the phenomenology of mountain bike riding as a case study we…
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11 September 2014
Recent breakthroughs in science and technology are creating a world that is more peaceful, transparent and abundant. The changes are exponential in nature, but because of our evolutionary hard-wiring most of our predictions about the…
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10 September 2014
After years of research, the new 66 chapter Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean includes more than 9000 Southern Ocean species, 800 maps and 100 colour photos. It examines the distribution, evolution, physical environment, genetics…
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7 September 2014
A City of Hobart Bush Adventures Event Join us at the majestic Waterworks Reserve and discover some of the threatened species that call Hobart home. You’ll be surprised at just how many species, big and…
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2 September 2014
The Royal Society of Tasmania presents a lecture by Dr Margaret Davies, Dr Anita Hansen and Dr Stephen Harris, entitled ‘The Library at the End of the World: Natural Science and its Illustrators’. Discover the…
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2 September 2014
Delivered by Professor Mike Calford; Provost, University of Tasmania. Professor Mike Calford has extensive experience at senior executive level with the universities of Newcastle and Wollongong. This followed a successful career as a researcher in…