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Science Engagement in Tasmania

South

17 April 2013 - 18 April 2013

 This is your chance to find out all about science engagement and science communication in Tasmania and to contribute your ideas and experience. Come and hear about developments at a national and state level, network…

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Science and Engineering Challenge, South heats,Tasmania

South

16 April 2013 - 18 April 2013

Tasmanian Science and Engineering Challenge 2013 The Science and Engineering Challenge is an outreach program heading into its ninth year in Tasmania.  Students will engage in a number of fun and competitive activities  involving principles…

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Fascinating life-stories of pulsars

South

16 April 2013

Professor Avinash Deshpande Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India Pulsars are believed to be strongly magnetized, fast rotating neutron stars with over 2000 discovered in our Galaxy so far. In the long march towards the elucidation…

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Science and Engineering Challenge, North heats, Tasmania

North

11 April 2013 - 12 April 2013

Tasmanian Science and Engineering Challenge 2013 The Science and Engineering Challenge is an outreach program heading into its ninth year in Tasmania.  Students will engage in a number of fun and competitive activities  involving principles…

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Bookend Trust- Thailand Film Premiere

South

11 April 2013

In February this year five students went on the adventure of a lifetime to northern Thailand. Transported from Triabunna and Ulverstone these students experienced life at Monsaengdao Ecological School and came to know the girls…

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Science and Engineering Challenge, NW heats, Tasmania

North West

8 April 2013 - 9 April 2013

Tasmanian Science and Engineering Challenge 2013 The Science and Engineering Challenge is an outreach program heading into its ninth year in Tasmania.  Students will engage in a number of fun and competitive activities  involving principles…

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High Tea and Tour of the CSIRO Tasmania

South

4 April 2013

Women in Engineering has organised an event for Science, Engineering and Technology professionals to facilitate networking with each other, and also students from these fields, over a cuppa and some cake. The afternoon will comprise…

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Bat Night

South

27 March 2013

Local bat expert Lisa Cawthen will talk about bats, their role in our forests and how you can help. The talk will be followed by an evening walk to discover what bats are in our…

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Miellerie Tour and Honey Tasting

South

25 March 2013

Join us on a tour of Miellerie, lead by aparist Yves Ginat, who produces a variety of award winning honeys based on the native flowers of Tasmania. Yves will discuss the basics of beekeeping and…

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Science Discovery Team

North

23 March 2013 - 7 December 2013

Hands on activities for children aged 5 to 13 which provide a better understanding of our animals, plants and geology. Each session focuses on a different group: 23 March- Reptiles & Amphibians 4 May- Mammals…

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The Accelerating Universe with Nobel laureate Prof Brian Schmidt

South

23 March 2013

  Nobel laureate for Physics, Professor Brian Schmist presents “The Accelerating Universe”. In 1998 two teams traced back the expansion of the universe over billions of years and discovered that it was accelerating, a startling…

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DID CURIOSITY KILL THE THYLACINE?

North

23 March 2013

We’re asking questions about thylacines, extinction, research, conservation, cloning and puppets, examining them all from the perspective of the arts and science. Zoology experts, educators, artists and noted scientists will ask how do we ensure…

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