Past Events

The world has transformed over the past 80+ years, presenting new challenges for parents and their children. Amid rapid change and an overwhelming amount of advice, it’s natural to seek guidance on providing the best…

Associate Professor Richard Doyle and Doctor Bianca Das with Soil Science Tasmania are organising soil events to celebrate World Soil Day at the Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens. The annual lecture will focus on the E[ART]H…

Australasian Agri-food Research Network Conference 2023 Hosted by the University of Tasmania, the theme for this year is place-based Agri-food Systems in a time of climate crisis: Resilience, Resistance & Regeneration. For more information on…

Join SciPubTas for an afternoon of trivia, games and prizes! Science is all around us, but how much do you actually take note of it? Come along and test your skills and knowledge in various…

How do we connect with a place that most of us will never visit? There are many ways to engage people with the Antarctic: through the arts, the media, museums, heritage, education, and citizen science.…

Come in on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month for the Friends of the Library Kingston (FOLK) Book Sale. No bookings required, just come along between 9:30am and 12noon. Lots of wonderful books…

Need help with your family history research? Make an appointment to see Sue, our family history volunteer. Appointments are one-to-one for one hour. Some of the things Sue can help you with: Finding resources for…

Given ABS data indicates that only half of Tasmanians consider themselves to be in excellent or very good health, a focus on health literacy development earlier in life is urgent. Dr Rosie Nash believes that health literacy…

Hobart Current: Epoch is a thought-provoking contemporary art program and exhibition, featuring new works created by 10 artists in response to the theme of ‘epoch’. The artworks span the mediums of digital content, installation, spoken…

Have you wondered how the first people arrived on Australia’s rugged shores and thrived for tens of thousands of years? What wild creatures did they encounter, and what conditions shaped the unique creatures we see today? Journey with us…