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STEM Community Lunch (Ulverstone)

North West

3 March 2020

Come share a working lunch with other members of the local science community and industry and hear about how you can get more involved in community engagement. National Science Week, held in August each year,…

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STEM + Community networking event (Hobart)

South

2 March 2020

Meet with other members of the local science community and industry. Hear how Hobart is packed full of science and how you can be involved. National Science Week, held in August each year, is an…

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CLOSED- A Complex Beauty

South

27 February 2020 - 26 June 2020

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ALLPORT LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HAS NOW BEEN CLOSED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. A Complex Beauty is an artistic engagement with human anatomical specimens. It explores the complexities of disease,…

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No qualms about quantum theory

South

26 February 2020

Quantum theory has been singularly successful in the almost one-hundred years since its foundations were laid by Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger, Max Born, Paul Dirac, and others. Nevertheless, there is a…

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Making Art with Maths and Evolution

South

25 February 2020

See how mathematics and evolution can create art with international guest Professor Daniel Ashlock. Many mathematical processes can create complex and potentially artistic images. These same processes can also create an unpleasant mess and, typically,…

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TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED – $500 Seed Grants for National Science Week

Statewide

24 February 2020 - 9 April 2020

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS GRANT ROUND HAS BEEN SUSPENDED. THE TASMANIAN NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK COMMITTEE IS IN THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING AN ALTERNATIVE PROCESS GIVEN CURRENT PROJECTIONS THAT EVENTS AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS WILL STILL BE…

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Ngaire Hobbins presents Live it Up

North

23 February 2020

Ngaire Hobbins is a widely experienced dietician specialising in brain health beyond middle age. Ngaire’s main focus in on alerting older people to their unique nutrition needs, helping them minimise physical and cognitive decline. She…

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Kids Love Science @ Love Living Locally

South

23 February 2020

Love Living Locally is returning to the Community Hub in 2020 and will showcase some fun and family-friendly science activities in the Kids Love Science tent! This is a free community gathering to celebrate living…

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Plan a Native Garden

South

23 February 2020

Go for a walk with the Head Gardener and discuss landscaping tips, plant selection, simple soil analysis, pruning and more! Learn why planting a native garden is so important to our local environment. Afternoon tea…

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Summer Moulting Lagoon Bird Count

North West

18 February 2020

Be a citizen scientist while providing valuable information about changes that may occur to the local bird population. Information on what to bring and registration can be found at the link below. Please call 0457…

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Hobart Fire Forum

South

13 February 2020

The bushfire crisis unfolding on the mainland has highlighted the need to change the way we deal with bushfires, climate change and risk. The Australia Institute and the new Independent Science Council of Tasmania is…

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WildTracker Workshop

North

8 February 2020

Be part of WildTracker, an exciting citizen science project that identifies wildlife hotspots! This workshop for landholders in the Longford and Carrick areas will provide an opportunity to learn some wildlife survey skills and discuss…

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