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9 May 2016
“It is critical for general audiences to understand science and how it affects their lives,” Jana Goldman. Join international science communication expert and founder of “Press Here. Plain. Science” Jana Goldman for this special opportunity to explore…
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7 May 2016
Find out how science is key to a successful future. Join experts in their fields from the University of Tasmania as they share their knowledge with demonstrations, talks and Q&A. Learn about anatomical body painting,…
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5 May 2016
This public talk will be relevant to anyone interested in the neurodegenerative diseases that, tragically, are common in Tasmania’s ageing population –Alzheimer’s disease, fronto-temporal dementia, Parkinson’s disease and motor neuron disease. This public talk will…
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4 May 2016
How will the oceans change with rising carbon dioxide? Next month Hobart will host the 4th Ocean in a High CO2 World symposium. Held every four years, this will be the first to be held…
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4 May 2016
Tasmanian educators and science communicators are invited to participate in this special outreach session as part of the Ocean Acidification Conference being held in Hobart for the very first time. Target audience: science educators and communicators,…
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4 May 2016
Tasmanian educators and science communicators are invited to participate in this special outreach session as part of the Ocean Acidification Conference being held in Hobart for the very first time. Target audience: science educators and communicators…
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3 May 2016
Dr Dan Gregory, winner of the Society’s Doctoral Award for his research into pyrite geochemistry at the University of Tasmania, will speak on the accumulation of trace elements in diagenetic pyrite with examples from the…
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3 May 2016
Did you know that agriculture might just tick all the boxes on your must-have career list? The University of Tasmania, New Zealand’s Lincoln University, and the Tasmanian Government are running an evening for Tasmanian Year…
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28 April 2016 - 21 May 2016
In 2014 Richard Wastell and Matthew Newton, two of Tasmania’s leading young artists, accompanied a team of scientists lead by Dr Rachael Alderman on expeditions to remote Albatross Island, Bass Strait, home to over 5000…
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23 April 2016 - 24 April 2016
Join this special weekend celebration at one of Tasmania’s oldest and most popular national parks. Entertainment: Aboriginal dancing (pakana kanaplila), folk and blues (Dave Steel and Tiffany Eckhardt), country (Devils Own Bush Band), concert band,…
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7 April 2016
One hundred years of national parks in Tasmania will be celebrated in 2016. This year marks the centenary of the state’s first national parks, Mount Field and Freycinet, reserved for the first time on 29…
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7 April 2016
Presented by Prof Warrick Couch, Director of the Australian Astronomical Observatory. Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs) represent the next quantum leap forward in optical/infrared telescope design and light-gathering capability. Their enormous primary mirrors, which will be…