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Family Code Club at Enterprize Hobart

South

30 July 2018 - 24 September 2018

If you have a young tech enthusiast in your family (or as a friend of the family), then you’ll love these free family code club events at Enterprize! Don’t have time to read a lot…

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BEER AQUATIC: Tracking the behaviour of ocean wanderers

South

26 July 2018

Wanna find out what you can learn from tracking charismatic megafauna in the Southern Ocean? And what is involved in attaching a tracking device to an elephant seal? Come and hear Mary-Anne Lea, Associate Professor…

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Antarctic Talks: Surf's Up! Icy edition

South

5 July 2018

What is happening to Antarctic sea ice, and why does it matter? Understanding the causes of catastrophic ice-shelf disintegrations on the Antarctic Peninsula since 1995 is crucial to improving coupled models of the Antarctic Ice…

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Zooming in on the Milky Way

South

3 July 2018

In the past decade the field of astronomy has been building towards a revolution in the way we measure distances and other fundamental physical properties of the stars in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. …

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What’s the story with Heavy Metals in the Derwent?

South

28 June 2018

Riding out the Dark MOFO wave, we’ll dig deep into the sinister dirt and mud of the Derwent as we hear from Ursula Taylor, CEO of the Derwent Estuary Program, about heavy metal contamination in…

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Antarctic Talks: Australian Marine Parks

South

28 June 2018

Thirty six percent of waters around Australia are included within 60 marine parks managed by the Commonwealth. One of theses is the Great Barrier Marine Park. The other 59 are managed from Kingston, Tasmania –…

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Beer Aquatic: Glaciers as ocean fertilisers

South

28 June 2018

Dr. Delphine Lannuzel, a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, will speak about the role of sea ice and glaciers as ocean fertilisers. Grab a beer and find out how frozen…

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Philosophy Cafe: Science in Society

South

26 June 2018

The first Philosophy Café will be hosted by Dr Ingo Farin, an expert on 19th & 20th century thought, and Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Tasmania. The topic of conversation is ‘What is…

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Sixteen Legs at Dark Mofo

South

23 June 2018

EXPERIENCE TASMANIA FROM THE GROUND DOWN… Journey into a world like no other, where giant prehistoric spiders the size of dinner plates seek kinky love in the dark. Meet animals that outlasted the dinosaurs, survived…

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EnergyLab TasNetworks Hackathon

South

22 June 2018 - 23 June 2018

Clean energy benefits grow and technology breaks new ground every day. Fresh business ideas have the opportunity to be at the forefront of the smart energy race to provide affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity. Who…

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Climate Leaders Conference

South

13 June 2018

Aiming to equip youth from across Tasmania with the skills to become climate leaders in their schools and communities by creating a project that will make a difference for themselves, their community and the planet.…

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WHAT’S HOLDING BACK THE TIDE?

South

12 June 2018

The marine renewable energy industry is an emerging industry globally. Ocean energy technologies and devices (e.g. offshore wind farms, wave energy generators) are being developed around the world. Our current understanding of its potential and…

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