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20 September 2017
The Hobart Bookshop is pleased to invite you to the launch, by Charles Wooley, of Donald Knowler‘s new book, The Shy Mountain, published by Forty South Publishing. Silent and brooding, the Shy Mountain does not have to speak her name.…
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20 September 2017
Presented by Dr Sue Cook Ice Shelf Glaciologist Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre Events such as the 1 trillion-tonne iceberg which recently broke away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf capture headlines around…
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18 September 2017
Visit 5 sustainable houses in the Huon Valley in Cygnet, Lucaston and Ranelagh. Inspect first hand houses that have been designed with energy efficiency in mind with passive solar, solar panels on an axis and…
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14 September 2017
Heart disease? We don’t need to worry about that any more We have had 50 years of progress in understanding, preventing and treating heart disease. Death rates have fallen dramatically and some risk factors have…
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11 September 2017
Most people regard chemistry as an experimental science and experiments are certainly very important- after all, one of the main goals of chemical research is to make useful materials upon which modern life depends. Still,…
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8 September 2017
3MT is an international program that challenges PhD students to present their research in three minutes, while they vie for top honours and a chance to head to the Asia-Pacific 3MT Finals. Often hilarious and always…
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7 September 2017
The setting of the monthly gatherings will be very informal. You can come-and-go as you please (whenever you need a refill) and there is no cost to attend. Each panellist will spend about 10 minutes…
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6 September 2017
Associate Professor Tracey Dickson Head, Neurodegenerative Disease and Brain Trauma Menzies Institute for Medical Research There are no treatments or cures for Motor Neuron Disease, and most people with the illness die three to five…
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5 September 2017
Ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland have reshaped our understanding of how the climate system operates. We see in the cycles of temperature and carbon dioxide the pulse of the ice ages back to 800…
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18 August 2017 - 20 August 2017
BeakerStreet@TMAG is Australia’s first pop-up science bar! And it is promising to be amazing. Over three nights come to eat, drink and learn at this scientific wonderland for adults! Click HERE for more information.
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16 August 2017
Join us for another fine evening of entertainment at the National Science Week Quiz Night. No, it is not all science questions, we promise! Although there may be some science-y themes… Suitable for ages 15+…
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12 August 2017
Hobart’s most popular science festival returns! As part of National Science Week, the Festival of Bright Ideas (FOBI) will once again host some of Tassie and Australia’s best and brightest talents. With hands-on workshops and…