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Mt Field Fagus Festival

South

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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The Power of Parks – Hobart

South

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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ELTs: The Next Generation of Extremely Large Optical/Infrared Telescopes

South

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…

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The Upstream Petroleum Industry; Tasmania’s Position

South

5 April 2016

The Royal Society of Tasmania invites you to this presentation by John K Davidson. The global petroleum industry is divided into the ‘upstream’ and ‘downstream’ components. Tasmania has a small intermittent upstream exploration and ‘invisible’…

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Science in the Pub: Multiple sclerosis

South

1 April 2016

Science in the Pub brings together a panel of experts (with a knack for communicating their knowledge in a fun and engaging way) with us- folks interested in learning and thinking critically about hot topics…

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IQ Lecture Series: Science

South

24 March 2016

You are invited by Richard Mulvaney, Director of the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery to the inaugural IQ Lecture: Science with Dr Jennifer Lavers, Marine Biologist Natural and unnatural history of Henderson Island, Pitcairn…

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Cosmic Nomad with Josh Richards (Hobart)

South

24 March 2016

Comedian, physicist, and general troublemaker Josh Richards knows his days are numbered: short-listed for a one-way mission to Mars in 2026, he’s probably going to die there… So if you had 10 years left on…

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Science, Patents and Access to Healthcare

South

23 March 2016

Recent cases, in the United States and elsewhere, have seen the commercial acquisition of pharmaceutical companies and the huge increase in the cost of their products which have effectively placed essential medicines out of the…

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National Science Week Information Session: Hobart

South

21 March 2016

The exploration, discovery and excitement that is National Science Week  is back with another amazing state-wide program planned for 2016. National Science Week is an opportunity for all Australians to celebrate science and the role…

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Kids Love Science @ Love Living Locally

South

20 March 2016

Love Living Locally is Kingborough’s premier sustainable living event – a free community gathering to celebrate living locally in Kingborough. The event attracts up wards of 3000 people on the day and we are thrilled…

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Double dose of devil disease (webinar)

South

17 March 2016

University of Tasmania Alumni event: Double dose of devil disease Join us for our first alumni lunchtime webinar presented by Professor Greg Woods from the Menzies Institute for Medical Research. Professor Woods will discuss two different…

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Knowledge Exchange: Considering fire when managing biodiversity

South

7 March 2016

There is increasing interest in Tasmania and Australia-wide in managing biodiversity at a landscape scale. To help improve communication and collaboration, a series of ‘knowledge exchange’ events will be held to discuss recent research findings,…

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