Past Events

Shining a light on Tasmanian Science in National Science Week, the Festival of Bright Ideas showcases Tasmanian science, engineering and technology. This family friendly festival will inspire, delight and engage audiences with a diverse program…

Illuminate PW1 will light up the exterior walls of the Princes Wharf No. 1 warehouse and the forecourt with children’s drawings, photos and movie clips. Projected images will show the children’s thinking and wonderings about light:…

We are very excited to announce our second festival ! The inaugural festival in 2013 was a success and this year we are preparing another great celebration. The festival is based around a 4 week…

National Science Week celebrates talent and achievement in the fields of science, engineering, technology and innovation – and shows how science is interesting, challenging, important, and directly relevant to our daily lives. It is Australia’s annual celebration…

The Bushcare and Bush Adventures teams are working together to offer a nest box building workshop for National Tree Day. Come and discover who lives in tree hollows and why trees are so important, then…

A FREE public lecture by Prof David Malin. The stars of the Southern Cross have been known to the indigenous peoples of the Southern Hemisphere since it was first inhabited tens of thousands of years…

The Royal Society of Tasmania Annual Winter Lecture Series presents: Lecture 5. The Five Great Mass Extinction Events – what was their cause, and when is the next? – Distinguished Professor Ross Large, University of…

A series of portraits of scientists by Tasmanian artist Andrew Baird. For 15 minutes scientists sat with their eyes closed while their portrait was painted by Tasmanian artist Andrew Baird. For some, it was the…

The Royal Society of Tasmania Annual Winter Lecture Series presents: Lecture 3. The Boring Billion Years in Earth History and its Significance – Indrani Mukherjee, PhD student, University of Tasmania. Lecture 4. The Cambrian Explosion…

At night a whole other world of creatures come out to play in our bushland! We will go for a night walk to see where our wild things are and you will get some handy…

You are invited to the TIA Roadshow – an evening showcasing TIA’s latest research innovation that is helping boost the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the state’s agricultural industries.   The event will feature presentations…

The Royal Society of Tasmania invites you to attend this special lecture by Dr Amy Peacock Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Medicine (Psychology), winner of the Royal Society of Tasmania PhD award for 2014. Alcohol mixed…