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Security Challenges of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

South

16 June 2022

This is a major seminar to explore Australia’s security challenges in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. The seminar will include expert presentations, Q&A, and an in-depth panel session.

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The French Connection Tour Copy

South

16 June 2022 - 30 June 2022

Discover the legacy of French botanists, learn about French collections of flora and sneak through the fence to delight in the recreated Lahaye’s Garden at Government House Tasmania. $30 per person For further information about…

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SciPubKelp: a celebration of Tasmania’s giant seaweed!

South

9 June 2022

Join this exploration and celebration of kelp! Tasmania’s wild seas are home to several species of kelp: including giant kelp, the largest seaweed in the world. In recent years, however, Tasmania’s giant kelp forests have come…

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Science to Practice Forum – A Tasmania Focus

North

9 June 2022

Hear from Tasmanian farmers about their innovative and diverse farming practices, often brought about as a result of drought and dry seasonal conditions. Keynote speakers will provide a big picture perspective on the Tasmanian agricultural…

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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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Bruny Forum – how do Toxoplasmosis and Sarcocystosis impact Bruny’s Sheep Industry?

South

7 June 2022

Dr Bruce Jackson, Coordinator of the Tasmanian Livestock Health Monitoring Network and Mahalia Kingsley from UTAS will discuss how do the cat-borne diseases toxoplasmosis and sarcocystosis impact the sheep industry on Bruny, how does their…

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Young Tassie Scientists Information Session

South

27 May 2022

Join this year’s Young Tassie Scientists, share your interest in science, and build your science communication skills. Each August, a group of young STEM researchers (Honours, PhD students and early career STEM professionals) travel throughout…

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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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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

South

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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A Brave New Plant Biosecurity System

North

22 May 2022

Technology and innovation are revolutionizing how we manage the rapidly increasing threats from exotic pests and diseases to our agriculture, environment, and amenity. From powerful data gathering and big data analysis that generates advance warnings…

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SIP’s Biodiversity Day Art Contest and Exhibition

South

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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