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Using DNA to Defend Antarctica from Alien Invasion

South

26 May 2022

Thanks to the pandemic, terms such as PCR-testing, genome sequencing, and even the idea of screening sewage for viral genetic material are now common-place. Laurence has been using the DNA left behind in rivers, lakes,…

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Bush Stories

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24 May 2022 - 7 July 2022

Get connected with nature in Hobart’s beautiful Bushland Reserves. Join for an active morning exploring wild places, discovering amazing plants, fantastic fungi, and finding creatures big and small. Along your journey, you’ll find a magical…

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SIP’s Biodiversity Day Art Contest and Exhibition

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22 May 2022 - 8 June 2022

To celebrate biodiversity this year the Sustainability Team at UTAS is hosting an Art Contest with the theme: “Biodiversity in water and on land: we see, we care, we protect”. From drawings to sculptures, both 2D…

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SIP’s Biodiversity Day BioBlitz

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21 May 2022

In celebration of Biodiversity Day, the UTAS Sustainability Team will be hosting a BioBlitz event on the Sandy Bay Campus. Identify species of plants and wildlife and upload your findings to iNaturalist, a global repository…

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Geology, Landscape and European Settlement: Small Things Meant A Lot

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15 May 2022

Historical accounts of the first European responses to Australian landscapes rarely mention the ways that their decisions were influenced by the terrain. Dr Webster, a Hobart-based consulting geologist, will talk about the role that geology…

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To the ends of the Earth: Penguins and Polar extremes!

South

11 May 2022

Hear about how Adélie penguins forage in their native habitat, and how the frozen south might be going through some major changes! Javed Riaz, PhD candidate UTAS Adélie penguins are an important indicator species in…

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‘Breathing space’ What can writers tell us about the future of nature?

South

11 May 2022

Why do writers take nature as their topic? Can art change people’s attitudes to the environment? Can we make a better future for nature in Tasmania by writing about it? Melissa Manning, Zowie Douglas-Kinghorn and Keely Jobe all…

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Go with the flow: Plants vs. gravity and ocean superhighways!

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9 May 2022

Hear about how plants have to overcome gravity in order to survive, and how the Eastern Australian Current forms a superhighway of water! Speakers: Beatrice Harrison Day, PhD candidate UTAS Plants dominate the natural world…

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Red Handfish Exhibit at IMAS

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3 May 2022 - 12 August 2022

The critically endangered Red Handfish is only found in Tasmania, in two small patches of rocky reef in Fredrick Henry Bay, southeast of Hobart. But there are only an estimated 100 individuals left in the…

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DOI Discovery Tour at Menzies Institute

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29 April 2022

Go behind the scenes of a leading medical research institute! As part of the Day of Immunology 2022, the Menzies Institute for Medical Research is opening its doors to the public. Discovery tours provide a…

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Autoimmunity: Good Cells Gone Bad

South

28 April 2022

Special event for the International Day of Immunology! Free nibbles provided by the Day of Immunology and the Australian New Zealand Society for Immunology. Speakers: Dr Camila Espejo, Tasmanian School of Medicine and Menzies Institute…

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Can underwater gardening save our giant kelp?

South

26 April 2022

Kelp forests are the foundation of the Great Southern Reef – Australia’s vast but little-known temperate reef system that stretches 8000 km from Brisbane to Kalbarri via Tasmania. It’s a global hotspot of biodiversity but…

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