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Louisa Anne Meredith art exhibition

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27 January 2019 - 24 February 2019

Part of the Royal Society’s 175 year celebration, see the work of naturalist and illustrator Louisa Anne Meredith. She was  the first woman to be elected as an Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Tasmania…

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School Holidays: DINOSAURS!

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14 January 2019 - 25 January 2019

School Holiday Program Week One: Digging for Dinosaurs Calling all young palaeontologists (dinosaur scientists!). Dig for dinosaur fossils with science educators. Learn about fossil casts and how to make one. Do some fossil sketches and…

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Book Launch: The Many Lives of Douglas Mawson

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13 December 2018

The Hobart Bookshop is pleased to invite you to the launch, by Elle Leane, of Emma McEwin‘s new book, The Many Lives of Douglas Mawson, published by Australian Scholarly Publishing. Douglas Mawson is famous as an Antarctic explorer who narrowly…

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Science Experience 2018 (year 9-10) HOBART

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11 December 2018 - 13 December 2018

The Science Experience is a three-day program of science activities held every December for Year 9 and 10 students. Students participate in a range of hands-on science and engineering activities held on campus under the…

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Bookend Trust: 10 Year Anniversary Presentation

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10 December 2018

Please join us to mark a decade of science and environmental outreach using the most outrageous projects imaginable. We’ll hear from past teachers and students as we take a moment to pause and reflect. Then…

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Discover Dinosaurs

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9 December 2018

Discover Dinosaurs is our final Discovery Day for 2018 so don’t miss this chance to celebrate the secrets of the Dinosaurs! Discovery Days at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) provide an opportunity for…

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Dinosaur rEvolution: Secrets of Survival

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7 December 2018 - 5 May 2019

Horns, spikes, quills and feathers. The secret is in the skin! Journey back 100 million years to a time when fearsome beasts stalked the earth! This summer, TMAG’s galleries will be transformed into an amazing exhibition…

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Science in the Pub: Conservation

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6 December 2018

The nature of conservation and the conservation of nature: a philisophical, legal and scientific discussion #SciPubConservation Panellists Aidan Davison, Assoc. Prof, Human geography and Environmental Studies, UTas Phillipa McCormack, Lecturer, School of Law, UTas Andrew…

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Flora the Explorer Busy Bees

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16 November 2018

Take a stroll along the tracks and trails of Waterworks Reserve. Follow your nose, look out for tracks and scats, feel the rough bark of eucalypt trees and taste the crisp cool winter air as…

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Stuck on a Rock Film Premiere

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16 November 2018

Coming to CSIRO Hobart is the Tasmanian premiere of ‘Stuck on a Rock’, a new short documentary (32mins) by Melbourne filmmaker Asher Flatt about adventuring into the unknown, extinction, conservation and our fragile connections with…

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Zoning Antarctica

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13 November 2018

MARINE AND ANTARCTIC SEMINAR SERIES (MASS) – WHOLENESS AND REGIONALITY IN THE ANTARCTIC AND SOUTHERN OCEAN In the popular imagination, both the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean tend to be understood as wholes – undifferentiated…

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Jurassic Picnic

South

10 November 2018

In this free, family-friendly picnic, dinosaurs come to life and roam amongst checkered blankets and fairy bread. Grab the family and enjoy a day out learning about life millions of years ago including a talk…

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