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The Royal Society of Tasmania – Northern Branch
2021 Launceston Lecture Series

Lectures commence at 1.30* pm – Online or at QVMAG @ Inveresk
(
*Start time varies as shown below)

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM (issued 14 February 2021)
Download PDF version of program here for printing


FEBRUARY  28 
Prof. David Bowman
‘Pyrogeographic thinking’ – the key to tackling the global fire crisis

* ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING **

MARCH 28, 1.15 pm
Dr Katie Flanagan
‘Global and Australian Perspectives for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout’. Hear from our local infectious disease
physician, leader of the group advising the government on the Australian COVID-19 vaccine program.

** ANNUAL QVMAG STAFF LECTURE **

APRIL 25
Dr Christine Hansen
‘Telling the stories of kanamaluka’ – the fascinating kanamaluka/Tamar estuary will be the first subject of QVMAG’s new gallery of environmental history

MAY 23
Dr Jennifer Lavers
‘Impact of Plastics on Marine Wildlife’ – previously unknown sub-lethal and largely invisible consequences for aquatic and even terrestrial species

** NORTHERN BRANCH CENTENARY LECTURE **

JUNE 27 
Mr Ralph Bottrill
‘What made Tasmania?’ – 140 years of geological mapping and research – what have we done and what is left
to do?

JULY 25 
Prof. John Whittington
‘Growing Australia’s Blue Economy’ – meeting the challenges of operating in high energy offshore marine environments provides enormous potential to increase seafood and renewable energy production.

** 2021 SCIENCE WEEK FORUM **

AUGUST 22
PhD Candidates, University of Tasmania
‘Breaking New Ground’

Kate Edwards. ‘Exercise induced gut damage and the estrobolome: does periodisation matter?‘

Two others TBA.


** JOINT MEETING WITH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA **

SEPTEMBER 12 
A/Prof. Sebastien Meffre
‘East Meets West’ – the geological development of northern Tasmania

SEPTEMBER 26
TBA
TBA

OCTOBER 24
TBA
TBA

NOVEMBER 28
TBA
TBA

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