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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.

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The Royal Society of Tasmania's lecture program serves to promote public understanding and appreciation of science, the arts, and intellectual achievement. Delivered by distinguished experts across diverse fields, these lectures are designed to inform, inspire, and engage the Tasmanian community. By offering free and accessible presentations, the Society continues its long-standing mission to foster knowledge exchange and support lifelong learning throughout the state.

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In a warming world, how do we coexist with fire?
Speaker:
Professor David Bowman
Date:
2025-11-02 15:30:00
Venue:
Geology Lecture Theatre, UTAS, Sandy Bay Campus
South
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Professor David Bowman is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and the Director of the transdisciplinary Fire Centre at UTas where he holds a research chair in Pyrogeography and Fire Science. David is recognised as a thought leader in wildfire science and management publishing influential research in high-impact journals, providing policy advice to government, and […]

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An Unsettling Medium: A Curatorial Reflection on the Materiality and Meaning of ‘Hair’ Across Culture(s)
Speaker:
Burcu Keane
Date:
2025-11-23 13:30:00
Venue:
QVMAG at Inveresk, Launceston
North
Annual QVMAG Staff Lecture
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Words and ‘Wordability’
Speaker:
Dr Danielle Wood
Date:
2025-12-04 18:00:00
Venue:
University Staff Club, 38a Dobson Road, UTAS Campus Sandy Bay
South
Annual Christmas Dinner and Lecture

Dr Danielle Wood is a Senior Lecturer in English in the School of Humanities UTas, and a well-known author and commentator on human-social issues. Danielle says ‘The English language is in a constant state of evolution. Each year, the world’s major English language dictionaries nominate a Word of the Year: often a neologism, but sometimes […]

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.

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On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.