Past Events

A lecture by Professor Steven Prawer, Director of the Melbourne Materials Institute, University of Melbourne. The diseases of age related macular degeneration and retinitis pigemntosa are one of the main causes of blindness and cause untold suffering…

A lecture by Dean Nicolle, from the Currency Creek Arboretum in South Australia. Dean has written a number of eucalypt field guides as well as papers on eucalypt taxonomy, and has been a collaborator of UTAS for…

The Call of Aurora is a chamber opera by Tasmanian composer & librettist, JOE BUGDEN. The opera is based on Douglas Mawson’s 1911-1914 expedition to Antarctica, and the crux of the story took place 100…

A lecture by Assoc. Professor Andreas Hamann from the Uiversity of Alberta, Canada   Abstract: Human-aided movement of species in large scale reforestation programs could be a powerful and cost effective climate change adaptation strategy.…

Ocean Planet and Clarence City Council invite you to join in Coast Care Week 2013. We are excited to bring another fantastic film night to Hobart’s eastern suburbs. For your viewing pleasure, we will be…

Join the Bookend team – including 2013 Tasmanian Australian of the Year Andrew Hughes – for our traditional and FREE end of year public presentation night. From Thailand to Antarctica, and from Papua New Guinea…

Featuring stunning footage from seven winters in the Arctic, People of a Feather takes you through time into the world of the Inuit on the Belcher Islands in Canada’s Hudson Bay. Connecting past, present and…

A lecture by Associate Professor Stewart Nicol, an Honorary Research Associate with the School of Zoology at the University of Tasmania. Part of the Royal Society of Tasmania’s Christmas Lecture and Dinner. The lecture starts…

Join us for an evening of wine & nibbles to discuss INSIGHT RADICAL: where science meets art in conversation with scientist Dr RENEE BEALE and Winsor & Newton resident artist NATALIE O’CONNOR. A unique event…

A panel discussion hosted by Leon Compton from 936 ABC Radio Hobart. • The risks related to high cholesterol • Reasons for high cholesterol • Pros & cons of statins • Importance of diet and physical activity Expert Panel: Professor…

The Social Determinants of Health Advocacy Network is pleased to invite you to attend a people’s forum that will consider and discuss the question: Our health – who decides? Register HERE Two full days $170…

A lecture by Professor Matt King from the University of Tasmania, supported by the Australian Institute of Physics and the UTAS School of Maths & Physics. Recent estimates of Antarctica’s contribution to recent sea level…