SciPubEnviroHealth: from climate change to therapeutic landscapes

Thursday, 2 May, 2019

#SciPubEnviroHealth

From therapeutic landscapes to urbanisation, climate change and the microbial world: how our environment shapes our health

Panellists

Dr Pauline Marsh, therapuetic landscapes researcher, Centre for Rural Health, UTAS, 

Dr Emily Flies, health ecologist and spatial scientist, School of Natural Sciences, UTAS

Sharon Campbell, PhD candidate, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, UTAS, and Heatwave Preparedness Project Officer, Public Health Services, Department of Health

Thursday, April 4, 2019

#SciPubSex: Lets talk about (the science of) sex, baby!

Panellists

Laura Parsley, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow, UTAS

Tiana Pirtle, postgraduate student, UTAS

Bill Watkins, MD, fertility specialist, TasIVF

*** Special event – Science in the Park ***

Sunday, March 31, 2019

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Science in the Park at Tolosa Park in Glenorchy, The Music Bowl

#SciPubPark

Science in the Pub is hosting their first-ever family-friendly event: Science in the Park!

This event will be hosted in Tolosa Park, in Glenorchy, on the 31 March. Scientists and teachers will present a series of workshops and hands-on activities for kids of all ages including guided hikes, aboriginal science and dance (with NITA guides), DNA extraction, sun art chemistry, create your own ocean climate change in a bottle, anatomy, geology, poo and much more!

This event is a great opportunity to share the fun SciPub style with the family (alcohol free)! So come and learn and play in the park.

Activities will be designed for children between 5 – 12 years old, parents must accompany children at this event.

Sponsored by University of Tasmania

Thursday, March 7, 2019

#SciPubCats

Panellists

Dr Ruth Pye, veterinarian, postdoctoral research fellow, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, UTAS, Ten Lives Cat Centre

Matthew Pauza, wildlife biologist, Invasive Species Branch, DPIPWE

Calum Cunningham, PhD candidate, School of Natural Sciences, UTas

RSVP for #SciPubCats here

Thursday, Feb 7, 2019

#SciPubEconomicGeology

Panellists

Dr Angela Escolme, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Geometallurgy, UTas

Dr Lawrence Meinert, Center for Space Resources, Colorado School of Mines, USA

Dr Mark Duffett, Geophysicist, Mineral Resources Tasmania

#SciPubDecisions

Panellists

Dr Claire Konkes, Lecturer, Journalism, Media and Communications, UTAS

Professor Martin Grimmer, Executive Dean, Head of Discipline of Marketing,
Tasmanian School of Business & Economics, UTas

Dr Meredith Nash, Deputy Director for the Institute for the Study of Social Change, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UTas

#SciPubTech

Panellists

Frederic Gilbert, ARC DECRA Fellow at UTAS

Lauren Ward, Young Tassie Scientist 2014, former UTAS Engineering student

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