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Connections Between Volcanoes and Ore Deposits

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22 November 2015

The Royal Society of Tasmania  2015 Launceston Lecture Series. Presented by Professor Jocelyn McPhie, Adjunct Professor, University of Tasmania and Principal Consultant, McPhie Volcanology.   Active volcanoes are locations where the Earth’s internal heat energy is…

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On Albatross Island

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21 November 2015 - 3 April 2016

In 2014, artists Richard Wastell and Matthew Newton accompanied a team of scientists to remote Albatross Island, Bass Strait, home to over 5 000 breeding pairs of Tasmania’s endemic Shy Albatross. The exhibition On Albatross…

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Global Technology Keeping Talent Local

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28 October 2015

A presentation by James Rigall, for the QVMAG Morning Coffee lecture Series. Admission (including refreshments): $7.50 (members); $11 (non-members) As these functions are popular RSVP essential by Monday October 26: Ph. 63 233 798 /Email…

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Alan Burn Memorial Lecture: Liquefaction- Solid Ground Becoming Like Liquid?

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26 October 2015

The Alan Burn Memorial Lecture aims to promote engineering and science to the Tasmanian public, and recognise the contributions of an eminent Tasmanian engineer; Professor Alan Burn. This years’ lecture will be delivered by Professor…

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Bug Day Out! BIOLUMINESCENCE

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23 August 2015

Come and explore with us plants, animals and minerals that GLOW. Explore bioluminescence, fluorescence and iridescence. There is serious science and fun educational craft for the kids. Don’t forget to bring your own bug!   FREE event For…

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Is fruit good or bad for you?

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20 August 2015

Sugar in the diet can be associated with causing inflammation and leads to obesity, heart disease and many other modern lifestyle diseases.  We are extolled to eat our daily serving of fruit and vegetables but…

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Beneath Hill 60 Film Screening – Tailrace Centre, Launceston

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19 August 2015

Join us for a movie screening of this extraordinary true story about ‘The Underground War’ fought during World War I on the Western Front. A secret team of Australian tunnellers fought to defend a leaking…

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Joint Replacement, Past, Present and Future

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26 July 2015

A lecture presented by Mr John Batten. Admission: $6 General Public, $4 Friends of the Museum and Students. Free for members of The Royal Society of Tasmania. To assist us with the organization of this event RSVP by…

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TIA Roadshow – Deloraine: Advancing Agri-Food Productivity through New Technology

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7 July 2015

You are invited to the TIA Roadshow – an evening showcasing TIA’s latest research innovation that is helping boost the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the state’s agricultural industries.   The event will feature presentations…

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TIA Roadshow – Bridport/Scottsdale: Advancing Agri-Food Productivity through New Technology

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30 June 2015

You are invited to the TIA Roadshow – an evening showcasing TIA’s latest research innovation that is helping boost the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the state’s agricultural industries.   The event will feature presentations…

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Human-Centred Design and Maritime Simulation

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28 June 2015

A lecture presented by Professor Margareta Lutzhoft. Admission: $6 General Public, $4 Friends of the Museum and Students. Free for members of The Royal Society of Tasmania. To assist us with the organization of this event RSVP…

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From Spiny Ant-Eater to Promiscuous Spiky Baby Killer: An Incomplete Natural History of Echidnas

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24 May 2015

A lecture presented by Associate Professor Stewart Nicol. Assoc. Prof. Nicol will discuss the controversies provoked by the arrival of the first specimens of echidnas and platypuses in Europe at the end of the 18th century,…

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