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Shell Questacon Science Circus Public Exhibition- Glenorchy

South

16 November 2013

The Shell Questacon Science Circus is a great opportunity for parents and children to share, discover and explore science together. You can encourage a  fascination and enjoyment of science by exploring hands-on exhibits. Come along…

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Design and Control of Complex Systems – From Sky to Sea

South

15 November 2013

Presenter: Dr Amy Bilton, Postdoctoral Associate Amy is a Visiting Scientist in from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  She completed her BASc at the University of Toronto in Engineering Science and completed her MS and…

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Shell Questacon Science Circus Public Exhibition- Kingston

South

14 November 2013

The Shell Questacon Science Circus is a great opportunity for parents and children to share, discover and explore science together. You can encourage a  fascination and enjoyment of science by exploring hands-on exhibits. Come along…

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Shell Questacon Science Circus Public Exhibition- New Norfolk

South

12 November 2013

The Shell Questacon Science Circus is a great opportunity for parents and children to share, discover and explore science together. You can encourage a  fascination and enjoyment of science by exploring hands-on exhibits. Come along…

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Sustainable Living Festival

South

9 November 2013 - 10 November 2013

Now in its 15th year, the Sustainable Living Festival 2013 (SLF 2013) has long been a highlight of the Tasmanian event calendar. Each year  the Festival has the Hobart waterfront buzzing with 10,000 people eager…

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Nature's Chemical Diversity

South

8 November 2013 - 4 December 2013

This travelling exhibition presented by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute highlights nature’s chemical diversity! The natural world is a tapestry of known, new and yet to be discovered chemicals! Chemists find new compounds with useful…

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Control of seed germination through dormancy

South

8 November 2013

A lecture by Dr Wim Soppe from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding in Germany. Dr Soppe’s work investigates the molecular and physiological mechanisms that establish and maintain seed dormancy in Arabidopsis.

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CSIRO's Spectacular Science Show

South

6 November 2013

CSIRO’s Spectacular Science Show: The why behind the wow! CSIRO Education presents the Spectacular Science Show – a mind-expanding exploration into the world of science. This event, funded by Inspiring Australia, is a chance for…

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Mathematical challenges in finding the Tree-of-Life

South

6 November 2013

A public talk by Professor Mike Steel from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.  Ever since the publication of Origin of the Species, biologists have aimed to uncover the evolutionary history of the species that…

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Trace Element Chemistry of the Oceans Reveals New Theory on Mass Extinction Events

South

5 November 2013

The causes of mass extinctions of marine life remain a matter of debate. Join Professor Ross Large, Director of CODES, as he examines some of the science that underpins this debate. This event is presented by…

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CSIRO's Spectacular Science Show

North West

30 October 2013

CSIRO’s Spectacular Science Show: The why behind the wow! CSIRO Education presents the Spectacular Science Show – a mind-expanding exploration into the world of science. This event, funded by Inspiring Australia, is a chance for…

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A Biography of Mt Canopus Observatory and It's Legacy

South

29 October 2013

A talk by Dr John Greenhill, Retired Senior Lecturer UTAS Physics. In the nearly 30 years of its active life at Mt Canopus the telescope has made significant contributions in several areas of astronomy. These include…

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