Past Events

QV Museum staff are gearing up for the first Bug Day Out! session of the year and the theme is BIG. Come along and see some of the Museum’s biggest objects. There will be giant…

The Northeast Bioregional Network invites you to this community symposium that aims to promote ecological restoration as a key conservation strategy in Tasmania, to articulate the enormous scope for landscape scale ecological restoration in Tasmania and…

An evening of Menzies public talks to help you manage your health: Staying ahead of heart disease – Professor Tom Marwick Professor Tom Marwick, director of the Menzies Institute for Medical Research and an international expert…

WhySci will be in the University of Tasmania Innovation Tent at Agfest this year bringing a whole bunch of science fun directly to you. Come along and say hello to some real scientists and get stuck…

Professor Ross Large, Distinguished Professor of Geology, University of Tasmania, will present: Variations of Nutrient Trace Elements in the Past Oceans Provides a New Explanation for Major Extinction Events Availability of nutrients in the ocean is a…

The inaugural Tasmanian Garlic and Tomato Festival will include fun and informative activities for all ages! Tastings of 50+ tomato varieties & up to 6 garlic types Guest Speakers (including ABC’s Tino Carnevale) Tomato &…

The exploration, discovery and excitement that is National Science Week  is back with another amazing state-wide program planned for 2015. Find out more by coming along to this session, hosted by the Tasmanian Coordinating Committee.…

This free bus tour celebrates the conclusion of the Furneaux Rocks! community exhibition. Come along and find out about the ground beneath your feet! Bring a picnic. Rock cakes provided for morning tea. Bookings essential.…

Recent breakthroughs in science and technology are creating a world that is more peaceful, transparent and abundant, but because of our evolutionary hard-wiring most people focus overwhelmingly on negative trends rather than positive ones. In…

Future Crunch is excited to be heading to Tasmania to host two talks with Tasplan in Launceston and Hobart. Future Crunch provides clear, critical and intelligent thinking to show people how to navigate the coming…

Andrew Parsons served as Honorary Librarian to the Royal Society of Tasmania from 2010 to 2013. Drawing on material from The Society’s new publication, The Library at the End of the World, he will take listeners…

How engineering can create wealth, a better world for children and perhaps even help all of us find a bit more happiness! Wealth is created and held on to by creating goods, services and ideas that are…