South
28 March 2019
Could so-called green firebreaks – strips of low flammability plant-life – protect Hobart from a bushfire disaster? Dr Tim Curran, Senior Lecturer in Ecology at Lincoln University in New Zealand, is a world authority on…
South
26 March 2019
A special public talk by Dr Krzysztof Bolejko from the School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania. The Universe on its largest scales (i.e. scales of billion of light years) has the form of a web. The cosmic…
North
24 March 2019
Presented by Dr Costan Magnussen. Although typically considered diseases of middle or older age, the initial stages of heart disease begin in childhood. This presentation will overview some of Dr Magnussen’s research findings on the role…
South
23 March 2019 - 24 March 2019
The Royal Society of Tasmania has put together a once-in-a-lifetime program of talks on the latest discoveries about dinosaurs and evolution. We have invited the top dinosaur experts from around Australia to present their recent research on…
South
22 March 2019 - 13 May 2019
Re-live the horror of the 1919 Spanish Flu in this searing art-meets-science exhibition that shines a spotlight on modern attitudes to disease. Pandemic features powerful contemporary art including a ceramic installation about breast cancer where viewers can…
South
21 March 2019
Teachers are invited to join Dr.Rob Wiltshire, PooFlip creator and Senior Lecturer at the University of Tasmania’s Biological Sciences for a workshop to unpack the PooFlip and revisit the Flip family: EucaFlip, TreeFlip and FungiFlip. The latest in the…
South
20 March 2019
The Menzies Institute for Medical Research is holding a free public lecture on exciting new directions in Alzheimer’s disease research. Professor Tracey Dickson will host the event and the topics will include: Dr Owen Marshall…
South
15 March 2019
TMAG and Beaker Street have teamed up to bring you Triassic Night! Check out Dinosaur rEvolution: Secrets of Survival after dark, plus fascinating talks, live music, prehistoric cocktails, and more. Be there or be extinct.…
North
13 March 2019
For one-night only, ANU superstar Astrophysicist Dr Brad Tucker will visit Hobart to talk about the Universe and the future of space followed by an evening of stargazing with the audience. In the past few…
South
12 March 2019
For one-night only, ANU superstar Astrophysicist Dr Brad Tucker will visit Hobart to talk about the Universe and the future of space followed by an evening of stargazing with the audience. In the past few…
South
9 March 2019
Celebrating International Women’s Day, a morning of activities and talks highlighting the achievements of female paleontologists and Earth scientists. Short talks and hands-on paleo activities, with a focus on girls. Please visit the website for…
Statewide
8 March 2019 - 24 March 2019
Women Of The Island is a multi-award winning series of short documentaries (5-8 minutes each) celebrating the inspiring and untold stories of women who inhabit the island of Tasmania – stories as diverse, complex and…