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Book Launch:The Shy Mountain (Donald Knowler)

South

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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Giant Icebergs and the Future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet

South

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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Huon Sustainable House Day

South

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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2017 Menzies Debate: Heart Disease?

South

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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Computer-aided Chemical Design: The Future of Chemistry?

South

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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Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Tasmanian Final

South

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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Science in the Pub: Why it's so hard to be healthy

South

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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Research Excellence Series: Motor Neuron Disease: One step closer, a research journey.

South

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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Ice cores and climate: looking back over a million years of earth history

South

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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BeakerStreet@TMAG- a Pop-up Science Bar at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

South

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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QUIZ NIGHT – NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK

South

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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Festival of Bright Ideas

South

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…

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