The Royal Society of Tasmania invites you to its public lecture on June 1 to hear guest speakers Dr Jan Herrmann and Dr Sara Morawetz reflect on the history and future of measurement as we commemorate the signing of the Metre Convention. Open the post to learn more.
The House That Paterson Built:The Story of Launceston’s Government Cottage
The Northern Branch of The Royal Society of Tasmania invites you to hear Lynette Ross tell the story of Launceston’s Government Cottage. Join us in the QVMAG Meeting Room at Inveresk, on Sunday 27 April 2025. Open the post to learn more.
Inconvenient truths: Tasmania’s threatened birds from mountain to coast
The Royal Society of Tasmania invites you to its southern May 2025 Public Lecture to hear guest speakers Dr Sally Bryant and Dr Eric Woehler discuss the future trajectory of Tasmania’s threatened bird species. Open the post to learn more.
How to better manage Aboriginal cultural landscapes in Tasmania
The Royal Society of Tasmania invites you to its Annual Tasmanian Aboriginal Lecture by Mr Rob Anders on Sunday 25 May 2025. Open the post to learn more.
View a recording of the lecture by Dr Hanne Neilsen – December 2024
The recent 2024 lecture by Dr Hanne Neilsen, “Antarctica and Popular Culture”, is now available on the RST YouTube channel. Open the post to view it now.
View a recording of the lecture by Dr Mel Fitzpatrick – November 2024
The recent 2024 lecture by Dr Mel Fitzpatrick, “Climate Disinformation: Strategies to Defeat Decades of Denial and Deceit”, is now available on the RST YouTube channel. Open the post to view it now.
2025 Lecture Calendar
Open this post to view lecture programs during 2025 for South and North.
Royal Society YouTube channel
Click here to see the full list of recorded lectures available in our YouTube channel.
The Royal Society of Tasmania 2024 Doctoral (PhD) Award Winners
The RST Council recently approved the two winners of the 2024 Doctoral (PhD) Award. This award recognises recent PhD graduates who have made significant advances during their doctoral research. Open this post to find out who they are.
RST Medal Winners 2024
The RST Council recently awarded the two medals on offer this year, namely the Peter Smith Medal and the Louisa Anne Meredith Medal. Open this post to find out who they are.
Vale Distinguished Professor James Barrie Kirkpatrick AM 1946 – 2024
Distinguished Professor James Barrie Kirkpatrick AM, one of the Royal Society’s most prestigious members and prolific contributor, died on 21 October 2024 in Hobart. Professor Kirkpatrick was awarded the RST Clive Lord Medal in 2019 for his outstanding research on Tasmania’s natural environment and maintained a publication record in the Society’s Journal which spanned half a century. Open this post to read the obituary.
Vale Professor David Headley Green AM FAA FRS, 1936 – 2024
Professor David Green, a long-term member of the RST, died on 6 September 2024 in Hobart. Professor Green was one of Australia’s most eminent geologists. He was awarded the RST RM Johnston Memorial Medal in 2016. Open this post to read an obituary.
Lynne Uptin OAM FSBA
Congratulations to our RST member Lynne Uptin OAM who was awarded the 2024 Best Botanical Art Exhibit Award and a Gold Medal award for 2024 for her suite of works. Open this post for more details.
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