TAS: Young people needed to ReShape the World

The first ReShape the World forum for young people interested in sustainability and in helping to address environmental challenges will be held during National Science Week. Registrations are now open at reshapetheworld.eventbrite.com.au. Today’s young Tasmanians are increasingly aware of current global ecological and climate crises and are passionate about the world they live in, with…

Feeling the effects of the East Australian Current on Tasmania

The Hobart Centre of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society is running a free public lecture and forum in association with the Australian Marine Sciences Association and the University of Tasmania, at UTas Stanley Burbury Theatre in Hobart on Tuesday 18 August and UTas Newnham Campus in Launceston on Wednesday 19 August, from 6:00 to…

Science Week Tasmania Update

National Science Week has been very popular in Tasmania with almost 100 events all over the state and thousands participating. This year, the Young Tassie Scientists, or STARs, celebrated 10 years of National Science Week. They visited over 50 schools reaching hundreds of students, some in remote regional areas, with unique talks and demonstrations. They…

National Science Week Tasmania: it’s NOT a wrap!

National Science Week officially ended on the 19th but not for many places all over Australia. Tassie has events on until early September. A discussion on the Square Kilometre Array will be held this Tuesday, August 21 at UTAS Sandy Bay campus. Thanks to events like the Mars Curiosity rover mission and television shows like The Big…

Day 4: Robogals Workshop Ignites Tasmanian National Science Week

Yesterday at the University of Tasmania in the state’s south, a group of students and adults participated in the Robogals Robotics Workshop. Using Lego kits, participants built small, four wheeled programmable robots. Not only were most of the kids able to build their bots quickly, but some of them had already moved on to modification and…

Science Week: Day 3

We hope you’re enjoying National Science Week so far. There is a diverse schedule of events all over Tasmania through to early September. Ok, why don’t we just call it ‘Science Month’? This week’s highlights in the South include the already booked out screening of A Thousand Invisible Cords on Wednesday the 16th. Never fear,…