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Pint of Science ONLINE!

Statewide

11 May 2020 - 13 May 2020

Like many events around the world, Pint of Science Australia earlier this year cancelled the festival in support of physical distancing. By mid-April, they realised they could still bring science to your local … local…

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Science in the Pub: Immunology (Live Streamed)

Statewide

7 May 2020

Your amazing immune system! This is a special online, live streaming event as part of the International Day of Immunology 2020 celebrated in partnership with the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI). Use…

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BOFA Film Festival 2020

Statewide

1 May 2020 - 17 May 2020

Tasmania’s beloved BOFA Film Festival will go ahead in 2020 and all films can be accessed online for free. Check out the full program covering diverse themes and discover some untold science stories that you…

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CANCELLED – Who Goes There? Challenges and opportunities of Antarctic tourism

South

30 April 2020

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. Antarctica may be more closely associated with penguins than people, but each year over 50,000 tourists head to Antarctica to experience the southern continent first…

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CLOSED – QVMAG: Spiders!

North

22 April 2020

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE QVMAG IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. The QVMAG Friends present the latest installment of the Morning Coffee Lecture Series: spider expert John Douglas will discuss all things arachnid.

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SciPubDogs (Live Streamed)

Statewide

9 April 2020

Scientists putting Tassie dog research furst! #SciPubDogs Panellists: Dr Simone Blackman, Lecturer in Commercial Law, Tasmanian School of Business & Economics, UTas Bob Holderness-Roddam, Associate, School of Land and Food, University of Tasmania Professor Christopher…

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POSTPONED: Oceans, Ice and Climate Change: An IPCC Update

South

2 April 2020

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. In September 2019 the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Special Report on the Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC). The report…

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POSTPONED: Future of Regional Food

North

30 March 2020

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. Eat Well Tasmania and the University of Tasmania are thrilled to invite you to a presentation and Q&A with Jake Claro, Program Director at the Farm to…

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CANCELLED: Science in the Park

South

28 March 2020

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS After the success of last year, Science in the Park returns for another afternoon of hands-on activities, guided hikes, solar printing, DNA extraction, crystal chemistry,…

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POSTPONED: Talking Climate Change

South

25 March 2020

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINITELY DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. An expert panel will speak on climate change science, communication and media, politics, law and from the community to hear how climate science…

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Science in the Pub: Inspiring Women in STEM winners

South

5 March 2020

#scipubinspiring – In 2019, Science in the Pub launched their first ever scholarship prize for Inspiring Women in STEM. Hear from the winners in a relaxed pub environment. What is their research? What did they…

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Science + Beer @ Saint John (Launceston)

North

3 March 2020

Come have a beer with other members of the local science community and industry. Hear how Launceston is packed full of science and how you can be involved. National Science Week, held in August each…

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