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My Forests Book Launch

South

22 July 2021

Witness the spectacular tree houses of the Korowai of West Papua. Visit tree sitter Miranda Gibson, whose 449-day protest against clearfelling in Tasmania’s Tyenna Valley led to a World Heritage listing. Science Week Tasmania will…

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Games and Gaming in Australia: Learn about the Future of Gaming in Tasmania

South

7 July 2021

This is an interactive evening where you can explore the booming video game industry in Tasmania. You’ll learn about some of the grants available through Screen Tasmania, and get to speak to the game makers…

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Bush Adventures

South

5 July 2021 - 31 July 2021

The City of Hobart’s Bush Adventures are a range of activities and events, such as nocturnal tours and nature walks, aimed at expanding your understandings of the importance of healthy and diverse eco-systems. All events…

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Climate Challenges and the path to Mitigation

South

23 June 2021

The scientific evidence for global warming is unequivocal. To avoid the widespread and dangerous impacts of climate change, strong action is required. Mitigation responses are critical to reduce the rate of warming in the global…

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Nature Play at Kingston Park

South

22 June 2021 - 20 July 2021

Kids will have fun playing, learning and exploring outdoors with nature based art, science and literacy activities for two- to four-year-olds.

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Science in the Pub: from alveoli to spiracles

South

3 June 2021

SciPubBreath: from alveoli to spiracles Panellists Professor Graeme Zosky, Professor of Physiology, School of Medicine, UTAS Dr Glen Bain, Bird Ecologist, School of Natural Sciences, UTAS Shasta Henry, Invertebrate Ecologist, School of Natural Sciences, UTAS  …

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Beer Aquatic: Carbon vs. the Ocean

South

27 May 2021

Even with taking the necessary action to reduce our CO2 emissions, scientists now know that we can only achieve the Paris goal of limiting warming to 2C or less by also removing CO2 and storing…

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Sustainable or Seaspiracy? Are pop media claims about sustainable fishing accurate?

South

27 May 2021

The recent Netflix documentary ‘Seaspiracy’ has brought the negative impacts of the global fishing industry to broad public attention. However, fisheries scientists have questioned the accuracy of the film and its attacks on NGOs which…

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Education: It Takes a Spark conference

South

26 May 2021

The intent of the It Takes a Spark EDU Conference is to bring together Students (Year 4 to 10) and teachers with industry and universities using an authentic sharing and experiential model. Participants will connect with inspiring…

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Royal Society: Engagement, diversity, and interdisciplinarity to tackle future challenges

South

7 May 2021

The future of the Earth and its global population holds significant challenges, particularly with respect to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Indeed, in 2020 we experienced a taste of many of the impacts to come.…

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Beer Aquatic: Taking stock of reef life – from scuba to stakeholder

South

29 April 2021

It’s easy to complain that Government policies about the marine environment are not based on the best science, but providing the scientific information needed to back large-scale decisions is not so easy. Associate Professor Rick…

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Science in the Pub: Going Viral – Viruses and Vaccines

South

29 April 2021

#scipubgoingviral – Celebrate the Special Day of Immunology with a focus on the COVID-19 vaccine. Panellists Professor Katie Flanagan, Head of Infectious Diseases at Launceston General Hospital A/Professor Guna Karupiah, Associate Professor in Biomedicine, UTAS…

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