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Menzies Institute Seminars: Lessons from Forensic Pathology

South

20 June 2019

There is a time-honoured perception that pathologists may know everything, but that they are always too late. However, on a day-to-day basis forensic pathologists are in a key position to identify illnesses and accidents in…

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A Season at the Sørsdal: Operating an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle beneath an Antarctic ice shelf

North

19 June 2019

Hear about the first deployment of the University of Tasmania’s autonomous underwater vehicle in Antarctic waters and how it was used as a research tool. Refreshments from 5.30pm

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A New Journey to the Centre of the Earth

South

18 June 2019

A public lecture by Professor Hrvoje Tkalčić, the Head of Seismology and Mathematical Geophysics Group at the Australian National University. More than 75 years ago, the Earth’s core was hypothesized to be solid in the centre as…

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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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