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Upskill and diversify with postgraduate engineering

Statewide

30 November 2020

Are you currently working in the maritime industry and looking to upgrade or diversify your skills and career opportunities? Join experts from the Australian Maritime College and find out about our postgraduate maritime engineering programs…

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Introduction to Retrosuburbia – a community book club

South

30 November 2020

“Retrosuburbia” outlines permaculture co-founder David Holmgren’s vision for more sustainable, productive and vibrant suburbs. In this introduction, get an overview of the manual and discuss possibilities for our local neighbourhoods. Consider being part of a…

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FREE Sci-Fi Film-Fest: Time After Time

North

29 November 2020 - 10 January 2021

As part of the Summer of Sci-Fi you can enjoy FREE sci-fi film screenings on Sundays at 1pm covering some of the top cult-classic sci-fi films to date. Think time travel, parallel universes, space missions…

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Mind your step: Tourism in Antarctica

South

26 November 2020

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 hand. Dr Hanne Nielsen from the Institute for Marine and…

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Swift Coding Intro with Kingborough Robotics

South

26 November 2020

A very basic introduction to using Apple’s fun, easy to learn Swift Playgrounds app to learn the basics of coding. For ages 8 – 12 years.

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Heatwaves in the Ocean – Really?

South

25 November 2020

We are all familiar with heatwaves in the atmosphere – right? We know them as extreme hot air temperatures that last for at least a few days and which can cause serious heat stress to…

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Women in STEM Webinar

South

20 November 2020

Topic: Diversity in research – how to engage female researchers in the Post COVID-19 environment This webinar aims to showcase Australian and Japanese policies and initiatives in Women in STEM by facilitating discussion between Australian…

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Aboriginal STEM Summer School

Statewide

19 November 2020

Aboriginal Summer School for Excellence in Technology and Science (ASSETS) virtual event Join host, Seth Westhead (ASSETS Mentor and Health Researcher), to hear from ASSETS alumni, parents, teachers, program partners, STEM professionals and others about…

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2020 ICT Tasmanian Conference & Innovation Exhibition

South

13 November 2020

The 8th. Annual ICT Tasmanian Conference & Innovation Exhibition is proudly supported by the Tasmanian Government. This year’s conference will feature two session streams, each with an interesting and engaging line up of speakers and…

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Battery Technologies for Space Missions

Statewide

11 November 2020

Batteries have been playing a crucial role, either by enhancing or even enabling many of NASA’s space missions. Dr. Ratnakumar Bugga, Principal Technologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology will discuss the history…

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Antarctic krill – their diet, and response to high CO2

Statewide

8 November 2020

Many of us know what animals eat krill, but what do krill eat and what makes them so nutritious? And how is ocean acidification, caused by climate change, affecting these vital creatures?

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Science in the Pub: Indigenous

South

5 November 2020

#SciPubIndigenous – Celebrating indigenous researchers in Tasmania Panellists Prof Greg Lehman – Pro-Vice Chancellor, Aboriginal Leadership, UTAS Jacob Prehn, Lecturer and Indigenous Fellow Academic Development, Social Work, UTas Dr Tanya Schramm , GP and Senior Lecturer, Aboriginal…

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