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National Science Week

Statewide

13 August 2022 - 26 August 2018

Australia’s biggest festival is back! Each year Tasmania hosts around 100 events during National Science Week. Check out the full program at scienceweek.net.au.

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Tasmania’s Marine Atlas Community workshops

Statewide

20 July 2022 - 1 August 2022

Do you care about Tasmania’s marine environment? If so,  join this series of community workshops where Dr Myriam Lacharité will explain the development of the Tasmania’s Marine Atlas. The Atlas is an online mapping platform that…

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SCINEMA International Science Film Festival 2022

Statewide

8 June 2022 - 31 August 2022

SCINEMA is an international science film festival, the largest in the southern hemisphere, providing a platform for professional, amateur and student filmmakers to showcase their science films, from dramas to documentaries, animations or epic natural…

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Where? Where? Wedge!

Statewide

27 May 2022 - 29 May 2022

Join 2022’s Where? Where? Wedgie! and help conserve Tasmania’s birds of prey! Are Wedge-tailed eagle numbers recovering, stable or continuing the suspected decline? You can help find out and guide conservation action, by joining in…

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Game Changer UHack 2021

Statewide

3 September 2021 - 5 September 2021

UHack is a state-wide, three-day innovation competition where you can pitch new business ideas and develop skills to fulfil them. Tasmania’s brightest minds will come together over a weekend to develop innovative and creative solutions…

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Beaker Street Festival

Statewide

4 August 2021 - 14 August 2021

Beaker Street Festival is an annual celebration and exploration of the intersection of science and art. Start out at the Festival Hub at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, a pop-up science bar, for fascinating…

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National Science Week

Statewide

1 August 2021 - 31 August 2021

All across Tasmania, we celebrate National Science Week every August. Get hands-on with, science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM), meet local scientists, and enjoy being part of one of Australia’s biggest festivals! Science now, more…

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Science in the Pub: Trivia Night 2021

Statewide

1 July 2021

#SciPubTrivia Enjoy classic pub trivia with a science theme, with support from QueersInScience Tas. Grab some friends or come alone and meet new ones!    

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Young Tall Poppy info session (TAS)

Statewide

11 March 2021

The annual Young Tall Poppy Science Awards were created to recognise and celebrate the achievements of Australian scientists. Recipients of the Young Tall Poppy Science Awards (referred to as ‘Tall Poppies’) promote interest in science…

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That’s What I Call Science! International Women’s Day Panel Discussion

Statewide

9 March 2021

Join Niamh Chapman and Mibu Fischer for the panel discussion ‘Systemic Barriers to Equity and What We Can Do About It’ with Professor Madhu Bhaskaran, Dr Emma Burrows and Dr Annabelle Newton from Women in…

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Exploring citizen science in the context of disaster response and recovery

Statewide

3 March 2021

The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) provides access to Australia’s largest collection of biodiversity information via the provision of open infrastructure and tools. Many of the tools available help support citizen science activities, including resources…

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World Wildlife Day 2021

Statewide

3 March 2021

On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March – the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and…

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