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Science and Engineering of Composting Forum

South

18 June 2019

Approximately 50% of the rubbish Australians put in the everyday mixed-waste ‘garbage bin’ could be put to better use in the garden as compost and mulch or could be returned to agricultural land to improve…

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Brain Health and Dementia Risk

South

14 June 2019

As part of the Australian Dementia Forum 2019, you are invited to participate in an exciting FREE public information session. National and international experts will present to you the latest scientific evidence about how sleep,…

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SCINEMA International Science Film Festival

South

13 June 2019

The largest science-based film festival in the Southern Hemisphere is coming to Hobart, and you may never be quite the same again. The SCINEMA International Science Film Festival is an amazing two-hour viewing experience, bringing…

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Science in the Pub: Marine Predators

South

6 June 2019

At this month’s science in the pub, local researchers explore marine predators – seals, elephant seals and reef sharks – how we study them and what they are teaching us about evolution, ecology and our…

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Trauma Tasmania 2019

South

1 June 2019

In its third successful year, Trauma Tasmania Symposium will look at the health response to multi-casualty events. Speakers from Australia and around the world will use their expertise, reflect on their experience, examine the evidence,…

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Dinosaur rEvolution: Secrets of Survival

North

1 June 2019 - 20 October 2019

Horns, spikes, quills and feathers. The secret is in the skin! Journey back 100 million years to a time when fearsome beasts stalked the earth! ‘Dinosaur rEvolution’ is designed to appeal directly to families, dinosaur enthusiasts…

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Frozen and thriving: The surprising abundance of life in sea ice

South

30 May 2019

Want to learn more about how organisms survive in sea ice and about the ecology of ice-covered oceans? Dr Klaus Meiners, a researcher with the Australian Antarctic Division and ACE CRC, will talk about bugs…

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Light, Body Clocks and Sleep: Science to health

South

29 May 2019

Professor Russell Foster, CBE, FRSB, FMedSci, FRS, Director, Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, Head Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford will be giving a public lecture at MSP on Wednesday 29 May 2019. About…

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Jane Franklin – the Real Founder of the Royal Society of Tasmania

North

26 May 2019

Various people have desired to gain kudos from establishing themselves as the founder of the Royal Society of Tasmania, notably Governor Eardley Wilmot. Alison will argue that Jane Franklin was the real founder, though as…

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Botanic Gardens Day Australia and New Zealand 2019

South

26 May 2019

Celebrate the beauty of nature with a day out at the Gardens.

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BRUNY ISLAND MARINE DEBRIS CLEAN UP

South

25 May 2019

Plastic in our ocean increases by 8 million tonnes each year! This durable debris has the potential to entangle, or be ingested by fish, mammals and birds and leach toxic compounds into the ecosystem. Let’s…

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Explorations in Time – The Kimberley Rock Art Dating Project

South

23 May 2019

A lecture presented by Professor Andrew Gleadow from the University of Melbourne. Professor Gleadow has built an internationally recognised career at the forefront of dating Earth materials to understand the age of mountain-building, basin-forming and landscape processes.…

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