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Reimagining Antarctic Gateway Cities

South

5 July 2017

Hobart, Christchurch, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas and Cape Town may seem geographically remote from one another, but all five are linked because of their status as Antarctic Gateway Cities. What does this identity mean? How has…

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What is it like to be a woman in STEMM? Gender bias, sexual harassment, and the myth of meritocracy.

South

4 July 2017

Dr Meredith Nash, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Tasmania, researches the depth and enduring character of gender-based inequalities of positions and power. Join Dr Nash as she discusses Gender bias, sexual harassment,…

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Clandestine drug manufacture in Australia, history, chemistry, and characterizing human health risk

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29 June 2017

The Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the University of Tasmania are hosting a seminar entitled “Clandestine drug manufacture in Australia, history, chemistry, and characterizing human health risk”. Presenter: Paul Newell is a former forensic chemist…

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Climate Change through Geological Time

South

14 June 2017

Climate change now and in the future is on every one’s mind, but we hear little about climate change in the past. Distinguished Professor Ross Large and his research team at the University of Tasmania…

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Assessing Cumulative Impacts – Pitfalls, Successes and Next Steps

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13 June 2017 - 16 June 2017

Understanding cumulative impacts requires a systems approach across a broad array of scientific disciplines: physics, chemistry, ecology, economics, social sciences and more. All of these disciplines have developed their own first steps down the integrated…

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Principal’s Midwinter Symposium – ' Collegiate Women in Science'

South

13 June 2017

Join a panel of esteemed Collegiate Old Girls who have made their careers in science. The discussion will be chaired by Mrs Judith Tudball,
Principal of St Michael’s Collegiate School. Panelists include: Dr Anthea Rhodes –…

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Principal’s Midwinter Symposium -‘Collegiate Women in Science’

South

13 June 2017

Join a panel of esteemed Collegiate Old Girls who have made their careers in science. The discussion will be chaired by Mrs Judith Tudball,
Principal of St Michael’s Collegiate School. Panelists include: Dr Anthea Rhodes –…

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Assessing Cumulative Impacts – Pitfalls, Successes and Next Steps

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13 June 2017 - 15 May 2017

A symposium looking at the technical aspects of assessing cumulative impacts (what we do now and what is needed for the future) will be held in Hobart 13-15th June. Understanding cumulative impacts requires a systems…

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Animal Eco-Warriors

South

8 June 2017

From the nosy noses of biosecurity beagles at airports to rats learning to sniff out landmines in war-torn landscapes, animals are using their unique abilities to help make the world a safer place. Join Tasmanian…

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The Future of Humanity

South

6 June 2017

Humans have persisted in our modern evolved form for about two hundred millennia, and are now a dominant force of nature on planet Earth. But are we near the end, or closer to the beginning,…

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Male Supremacy, Human Supremacy and the Fate of the Ecosphere

South

5 June 2017

Both the intimate problems of our lives and the world’s greatest ecological concerns are rooted in the same problems: the delusions of ownership and the illusion of control. In patriarchy men have claimed to own…

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Fair Go For Swifties

South

4 June 2017

Come along and find out what you can do to help the critically endangered swift parrot Lathumas discolor, native to the Eucalypts of Tasmania and Bruny Island. This Information Session and Workshop will be hosted…

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