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SUMMARY:Liveable Cities for All: Are We There Yet?
DESCRIPTION:For many years\, Melbourne has dined out on being recognised by The Economist as “the most liveable city in the world;” and is now second to Vienna. While this global recognition is a source of great pride and an excellent marketing tool – is this measure of “liveable” fit for purpose\, when considering the residents of Melbourne? \nDrawing on almost a decade of research\, Professor Billie Giles-Corti will consider: \n\nWhat is a liveable city?\nHow are we measuring liveability?\nAre we creating liveable cities in Australia for all?\nIf not\, why not?\n\nAnd perhaps most importantly\, why our definition of and support for “liveability” is important if we are concerned about creating cities that facilitate healthy and sustainable lifestyles that support both individual and planetary health. \nAbout the Speaker\nProfessor Billie Giles-Corti is a Distinguished Professor at RMIT University and Director of the Healthy Liveable Cities Research Group. \n\nShe is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Principal Research Fellow and directs the Centre for Urban Research’s Healthy Liveable Cities Research Group at RMIT’s Centre for Urban Research. Prior to joining RMIT in 2017\, she was a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at the University of Melbourne and Director of the McCaughey VicHealth Community Wellbeing Unit. \nFor over two decades\, Billie and a multi-disciplinary research team have been studying the impact of the built environment on health and wellbeing. She currently leads an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Liveable Communities established in 2014; which works closely with local\, national and global policy-makers and practitioners. She is a Chief Investigator on the Australian Prevention Partnership Centre\, responsible for working with sectors outside of health; and leads a National Liveability Study funded by TAPPC. She is also the Liveability Lead for The Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub\, which is supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Programme and her team is currently mapping policy-relevant urban liveability indicators across all Australian capital cities. \nStreamed online as part of the Inspiring Victoria initiative in 2021.\nShe has published over 300 articles\, book chapters and reports\, and by citations\, is ranked in the top 1% of researchers in her field globally. She is an Honorary Fellow of both the Planning Institute of Australia and the Public Health Association\, a Fulbright Scholar and in 2016\, was awarded an NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Fellowship as the top ranked female fellow in public health in 2015. She is a member of the Victorian Office of the Government Architect Design Review Panel; and from 2003-2016 was a member of the Heart Foundation’s National Physical Activity Committee (Chair 2007-2009). \nTickets are available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite. RSV Members are prompted to enter their promotional code to access a member’s ticket. Alternatively\, you can watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without buying a ticket. \n
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/liveable-cities/
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210616T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210616T190000
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SUMMARY:STEM and Society: The Anthropocene
DESCRIPTION:  \nHuman pressures on the planet as a whole – the ‘Earth System’ – have now become so great that scientists have proposed that we have now left the Holocene\, the geologic epoch that has been humanity’s accommodating home for the last 11\,700 years. It’s proposed we’ve entered a new geologic epoch\, the Anthropocene\, characterised by extremely rapid changes to the climate system and the biosphere\, driven primarily by a range of direct and indirect human pressures. \nProfessor Will Steffen\nProfessor Brendan Wintle\nTo understand what these changes mean for nature\, ecosystems\, and the future of humanity\, and what we can do about it\, join Professor Will Steffen\, an Earth System scientist and researcher at the Australian National University\, and Professor Brendan Wintle\, Director of the Threatened Species Recovery Hub based at the University of Melbourne. \nProfessor Steffen’s research focuses on the incorporation of human processes in Earth System modelling and analysis; and on sustainability and climate change. Professor Wintle specialises in decision support for threatened species conservation\, ecological modelling and monitoring\, and measuring the cost-effectiveness of conservation programs. \nWill and Brendan will describe how we must become stewards of the Earth System to secure our prosperity and conserve our natural and cultural heritage\, based on transformed societies\, with a greater level of equity and a focus on the maintenance of a well-functioning biosphere. \n\n\nStreaming online via Facebook Live and the Victorian Parliament’s website.\n\n\nThis special series of online presentations explores the science and stories behind the game-changing work undertaken by Victoria’s scientific community. Our leading experts will talk about the work they’re doing to engage the community and affect meaningful change in their field of study and in our everyday lives. Presented by the Victorian Parliament\, with the Royal Society of Victoria and Victorian Parliamentarians for STEM. A part of the Inspiring Victoria program.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/the-anthropocene/
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210624T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210624T200000
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SUMMARY:Coastal Resilience: How Landforms Cope with Changing Waves and Rising Seas
DESCRIPTION:The 2021 Howitt Lecture\nPresented in partnership with the Geological Society of Australia (Victoria Division). \nOur coast is a dynamic system. As the protective boundary between the land and sea it absorbs the constant energy it receives from waves and tides and in doing so creates the landforms on which people recreate and build. The forms we see on the coast today are the result of each interaction waves have with the seabed\, averaged over timescales of centuries to millennia. \nTo predict how the coast will look in a future dominated by climate change it is critical to understand the unique local conditions that have combined to give us the forms we see today. This talk will explore how some of Victoria’s iconic coasts have developed\, from 90-mile Beach to Western Port and the 12 Apostles\, and what their future may hold. There are no easy solutions\, however by acknowledging the natural processes and especially sediment dynamics that shape the coast\, we can plan a way forward. \nAbout the Speaker:\nAssociate Professor David Kennedy is a coastal geomorphologist who specialises on the impacts of climate change\, storms\, tsunami and sea level rise on coastal landforms\, particularly coral reefs and islands\, rocky shorelines (cliffs and shore platforms) and estuaries. Surveying using total stations and remote sensing (eg. LiDAR) technologies are central to his research\, which is combined with sedimentological and geochronological methodologies as well as real time measurement of wave and tidal processes. \nStreamed online as part of the Inspiring Victoria initiative in 2021.\nDavid’s research is based in the Pacific Islands and Australasia as well as in the Caribbean. He currently holds several elected positions chairing research working groups for the International Association of Geomorphologists and the International Quaternary Association. He co-leads the Victorian Coastal Monitoring Project\, a multi-agency group commissioning citizen scientists to produce 3D models that precisely measure shoreline change\, which was the recipient of the 2020 Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science. He is the Director of the University of Melbourne’s Office for Environmental Programs. \nTickets are available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite: scroll down in the ticket window to see all ticket types\, as you can also purchase an “add on” ticket to attend the lecture in person. Should COVID restrictions prevent us from proceeding\, we will cheerfully refund your ticket and provide you with a link to join us via webinar instead. Alternatively\, you can simply watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without buying a ticket. \n
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/coastal-resilience/
LOCATION:Royal Society of Victoria\, 8 La Trobe Street\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210708T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210708T200000
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SUMMARY:Decarbonising Energy: At the Tipping Point
DESCRIPTION:Australia installed more renewable generation in the last three years than in the thirty years prior. It seems that every week a new renewable energy record is smashed. Yet despite this\, Australia has the highest per-capita greenhouse emissions of any advanced economy\, we’re on track to miss our Paris Agreement commitments and we’re nowhere near achieving net zero. \nHow did we get here\, and how can we turn it around? \nAbout the Speaker\nSimon Holmes à Court is one of Australia’s leading energy commentators and analysts. Based at the University of Melbourne\, he is a senior adviser to the Climate and Energy College at the Energy Transition Hub and has developed the openNEM\, an Open Platform for National Electricity Market Data. \nStreamed online as part of the Inspiring Victoria initiative in 2021.\nHe has been a pioneering force in the Australian community power movement\, both as the founding chair of Hepburn Wind\, the country’s first community-owned wind farm\, and founder of Embark Australia\, a non-profit coalition helping communities share in the benefits of local renewable energy. \nA joint presentation with the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.\nTickets are available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite. Alternatively\, you can watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without buying a ticket. \n
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/decarbonising-energy/
LOCATION:Online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210714T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210714T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T232730
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SUMMARY:STEM and Society: A Hard-Won Theory - Tectonic Plates in Victoria
DESCRIPTION:Dr William Birch AM\nA/Professor Sandra McLaren\nIn a ‘post-truth’ society\, fuelled by soundbites and status updates\, opinions and personal theories are often presented with unwavering certainty but remain untested. \nIn this climate\, it can be confusing when we hear from scientists reluctant to deal in absolutes\, who instead engage in conversations about ‘degrees of certainty’. In the world of science\, a ‘theory’ is the closest something may ever come to being ‘the truth’. \nTo understand what modern scientists can go through to arrive at an accepted theory\, we’re taking a look at one of the major revelations of the past century: the theory of tectonic plates. \nThis theory describes how the enormous fragments of our planet’s shell move against\, over and under one another at their boundaries to slowly change the shape and location of our continents and oceans. \nProfessor Andy Gleadow\nProfessor Peter Betts\nIn this special online discussion\, you’ll meet four eminent Victorian geologists who\, not so long ago\, started out as university students to find themselves amid a global battle of contesting ideas. Hear about their experience as a fiercely held status-quo gave way to a hard-won new theory within the international scientific community. \nMr Jerome Holleman\nOur panel of experts will be joined by teacher Jerome Holleman and his students from Northcote High School\, who have been taking part in the Big History learning program that aims to connect knowledge across disciplines and challenge students to embrace science\, think critically\, solve problems and drive innovation. \n\n\nStreaming online via Facebook Live and the Victorian Parliament’s website.\n\n\nThis special series of online presentations explores the science and stories behind the game-changing work undertaken by Victoria’s scientific community. Our leading experts will talk about the work they’re doing to engage the community and affect meaningful change in their field of study and in our everyday lives. Presented by the Victorian Parliament\, with the Royal Society of Victoria and Victorian Parliamentarians for STEM. A part of the Inspiring Victoria program.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/tectonic-plates/
LOCATION:Online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210813T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210813T194500
DTSTAMP:20260404T232730
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210813T043230Z
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Food and Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special webinar on Indigenous agriculture\, where we’ll yarn about native foods and Indigenous farmers — everything from practising agriculture as a traditional custodian\, growing bush foods and making sure they’re safe to eat\, preparing amazing meals and getting Australian native foods to market! \nAbout the Speakers\nUncle Dave Wandin is a member of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Aboriginal Corporation and chairperson on the board for the Wandoon Estate Aboriginal Corporation\, which represents the Wurundjeri people\, the Aboriginal owners of the historical property “Coranderrk” in the Yarra Valley. Coranderrk was set up as an Aboriginal Reserve in 1863 and was led by William Barak (who Wandin is a descendant of). The community had to fight hard to keep their land and community thriving\, but in 1924 the property was forced to close\, and in 1999\, the Indigenous Land Corporation purchased 80 hectares of the property and gave ownership to the Wandoon Estate (Barak’s descendants). Coranderrk now operates as a farm for native bush foods and is set to open up as a training space and commercial kitchen. \nLuke Williams is a proud Gumbaynggirr descendent who grew up in rural NSW. Luke is currently completing his PhD in the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences at RMIT University. In collaboration with the national food regulatory body\, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)\, and working alongside Aboriginal businesses and organisations\, his research provides insight into how newly formed regulatory frameworks for assessing the dietary safety of traditional food items can better consider the unique history\, knowledge and culture held by First Nations people. \nKerrie Saunders is a Kamillaroi/Gomeroi woman from the northwest of NSW. What started out as a hobby for gardening and bush walks has turned into a passion for highlighting bush tucker in the local and surrounding areas of Moree. Kerrie now conducts regular bush tucker tours through her business\, Yinarr-ma\, where she identifies bush tucker and cooks yummy meals for guests. \nKerrie also works with the University of Sydney on the Indigenous Grasslands for Grain project in Narrabri\, making flour and bread with native grains. \n@gilbertjoshuam\nJoshua Gilbert is a Worimi man\, farmer and academic\, who shares the narration of Indigenous identity through agricultural truths in light of modern contexts. \nHe is undertaking higher degree research at Charles Sturt University\, is the Indigenous Co-Chair of Reconciliation NSW and was recently recognised within the world’s top 50 young gastronomers. \n  \n  \n@karlie_moon_\nA joint presentation by the ACT National Science Week Coordinating Committee and the Royal Society of Victoria.\nOur MC: Gamilaraay astrophysicist Karlie Noon is passionate about Indigenous astronomical knowledge and was the first Indigenous woman to obtain a double degree in science and mathematics. Karlie recently commenced a PhD in astronomy at the Australian National University and is Sydney Observatory’s first Astronomy Ambassador. \n  \n  \nRegistration is available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite.  Alternatively\, you can watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without needing to register. \n
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/indigenous-food-and-agriculture/
LOCATION:Online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,Science Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210814T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210814T151000
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SUMMARY:Climate Notes @ Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria
DESCRIPTION:Climate Notes by Anna McMichael and Louise Devenish is a multimedia installation that invites us to explore and communicate how we feel about climate change through music\, letter writing and video. The work builds on collections of handwritten letters by leading science researchers from all over the world\, as well as archives from the State Botanical Collection of Victoria. \nThis emotive exhibition features five new musical works by Australian composers exploring the emotional impacts of climate change and propels us to consider what it feels like to live through a time when climate change affects every aspect of our lives. \nVisit the interactive video installation during National Science Week\, contribute your own letter about climate change\, or attend a live performance of the new compositions featuring highly acclaimed violinist Anna McMichael and contemporary percussionist Louise Devenish. \nInstallation:\nSat 14 – Sun 22 Aug\n10am – 4pm\nFree \nPerformances:\nSat 14 and Sun 15 Aug\n2pm (approx. 70mins)\n$10 per person
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/climate-notes/2021-08-14/
LOCATION:Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria\, Birdwood Avenue\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210815T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210815T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T232730
CREATED:20210714T002839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210714T002932Z
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SUMMARY:Eco-Dyeing 101 Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join the Alphington Community Centre in Science Week for a fabulous family workshop and learn how to use the plants in our neighbourhood to dye materials. \nLocal textile artist Rose Kulak will be teaching this workshop in our garden and out in The Shed. She’ll explain all the technical things\, and then you’ll have a chance to have a go with a variety of plants and mediums. We’ll also share lunch and take a walk around the neighbourhood and into Darebin Parklands to explore plants that are suitable for dyeing. \nYou’ll take home your own hand dyed scarf (sure to make a lovely gift for yourself or someone you love)\, cotton samples and lots of new knowledge and skills.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/eco-dyeing-101/
LOCATION:Alphington Community Centre\, 2 Kelvin Road\, Alphington\, Victoria\, 3078\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alphington Community Centre":MAILTO:info@alphington.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210815T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210815T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T232730
CREATED:20210721T030128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210721T030211Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Change: Families for a Thriving Future @ Melbourne Museum
DESCRIPTION:Museums Victoria invites families to build their understanding of climate science as they work together to create a climate pledge for their family. \n  \n\nWe are hearing more and more how climate change is affecting our Earth. But what does this really mean for humans and our natural environments\, and is there anything we can do about it? \nAs part of National Science Week\, Climate Change: Families for a thriving future provides an exciting opportunity for families to deepen their understanding of climate science and our changing world\, as they discuss climate action and work together as a family to create a climate pledge. \nThe webinar will begin by unpacking the science behind why our climate is changing. Participants will engage with information from the latest reports as they learn about how climate change is specifically affecting us here in Victoria. \nThe second part of the program will invite families to work together to create a pledge of actions to help us all have a thriving future. \n\nSuitable for families (recommended for children 8 and older)
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/thriving-future/
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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ORGANIZER;CN="Museums Victoria":MAILTO:mvbookings@museum.vic.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210821T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210821T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T232730
CREATED:20210714T014843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210714T014843Z
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SUMMARY:Play\, Sow\, Make
DESCRIPTION:A Family Fun Day at Greenhills Neighbourhood House. Plant some seedlings\, learn how to make pickles and play with our sustainable craft.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/play-sow-make/
LOCATION:Greenhills Neighbourhood House\, Community Drive\, Greensborough\, Victoria\, 3088\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Greenhills Neighbourhood House":MAILTO:coordinator@ghnh.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210821T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210821T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T232730
CREATED:20210713T071106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T002933Z
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SUMMARY:The Botanic Garden that Thought it Could Change the World
DESCRIPTION:Join acclaimed writer and climate activist Sophie Cunningham (author of Melbourne and City of Trees) in conversation with Clare Hart\, Manager Horticulture\, and Peter Symes\, Curator Horticulture\, about the Gardens’ Landscape Succession Strategy and the international Climate Change Alliance of Botanic Gardens. Collaboration between botanic gardens across the globe is essential in understanding how plants will grow and survive in a warming climate. Clare and Peter will discuss how the Climate Change Alliance was formed right here in Melbourne\, and how botanic gardens can harness their expertise to share and exchange skills and information on a global platform. \nThis event will be livestreamed – details to come. \nPresented by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria as part of Inspiring Victoria’s ACCLIMATISE program for National Science Week\, 14 – 22 August 2021. \nThis program has a COVIDSafe plan however it may be subject to changes in accordance with government restrictions.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/change-the-world/
LOCATION:Online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210821T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210821T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T232730
CREATED:20210713T065834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T002903Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of Fungi
DESCRIPTION:Join Tom May\, Principal Research Scientist (Mycology) in a discussion with writer and climate activist Sophie Cunningham (author of Melbourne and City of Trees) about the future of fungi. Fungi are megadiverse\, estimated at several million species globally. Discover the role of fungi in ecosystems and how they will fare in future climates; and learn how fungi experts tackle the challenge of documenting the numerous “dark fungi”. \nThis event will be livestreamed – details to come. \nPresented by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria as part of Inspiring Victoria’s ACCLIMATISE program for National Science Week\, 14 – 22 August 2021. \nThis program has a COVIDSafe plan however it may be subject to changes in accordance with government restrictions.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/future-of-fungi/
LOCATION:Online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210822T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210822T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T232730
CREATED:20210621T064043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210628T033439Z
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SUMMARY:Collecting Insights: Environmental Adaptation in Victoria @ Parliament of Victoria
DESCRIPTION:The ACCLIMATISE Major Partner Special Event. \nSunday 22 August 2pm \nWhat do our best-loved public science engagement institutions tell us about future environmental adaptation through their collections and research in Victoria?  When you visit the Museum or Zoo or Botanical gardens\, it can be a fascinating and fun day out\, yet many don’t realise our public institutions are engine rooms of important environmental research. There is a diverse range of work happening behind the scenes to measure\, understand\, plan\, and adapt for the future of biodiversity in Victoria. \nJoin us for our ACCLIMATISE special panel conversation\, streamed live from the Legislative Council Chamber at Parliament House with a small invited live audience of families\, to learn from the botanists\, zoologists and collection managers leading this important work. Find out some of the ways they are planning to help our plants and animals adapt to our state’s warming\, drying climate. \nProfessor Tim Entwisle\, Director and Chief Executive\, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Professor Tim Entwisle is Director and Chief Executive of Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. A highly respected scientist and scientific communicator with a broad interest in plants\, science and gardens\, he was director of Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust for eight years\, and spent two years at Royal Botanic Gardens\, Kew before returning to Australia.  His PhD from La Trobe University concerned the discovery and classification of a group of algae never studied before in this country. Tim is interested more generally in the seasonality of plants and algae and is the author of Sprinter and Sprummer: Australia’s Changing Seasons. \n  \nDr Ken Walker\, Senior Curator of Entomology\, Museums Victoria.  I am a senior curator in the entomology (insects and spiders) section.  I have worked at Museums Victoria since 1981. My research interests are in native Australian bees (in particular the family Halictidae) and pollination syndromes (what bee pollinates what plant). I have actively promoted my entomological experiences through several museum exhibitions\, biodiversity\, biosecurity and citizen science websites and I have given talks to field naturalists groups throughout Victoria as well as Australian and overseas conferences.  I have described over 150 new species of native bees\, especially in the genera Homalictus and Lasioglossum and I have several species of Australian bees named after me. \n  \nDr Sally Sherwen\, Director of Wildlife Conservation and Science\, Zoos Victoria.  Dr Sally Sherwen is the Director of Wildlife Conservation and Science at Zoos Victoria. She manages the team that has a strategic focus across the zoos conservation and education programs\, science and research programs\, life sciences development (animal welfare\, species planning\, animal husbandry optimisation) and environmental sustainability. Sally’s background is in Animal Welfare Science and Human-Animal Relationships. \n  \n  \nKate Phillips\, Senior Curator Science Exhibitions\, Museums Victoria (Facilitator and Analyst).  I develop content for exhibitions\, public events and publications on topics relating to science\, technology and society for audiences of different ages\, interests and backgrounds.  As a member of creative exhibition teams I am responsible for content development and public communication across whole gallery spaces\, an entire exhibition or individual exhibits depending on the scope of the project. To create dynamic and relevant experiences we use a range of media – from physical interactives and interactive multimedia and games\, to immersive environments\, to push button models and heritage object displays. \n  \nJoin the webinar live stream here \nAfter live streaming\, the conversation will be available on the Parliament of Victoria’s Youtube Channel
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/collecting-insights/
LOCATION:Online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning,Science Week
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SUMMARY:From Dump to Paradise: Saving the Eastern Barred Bandicoot from Extinction
DESCRIPTION:As of early 2021\, around 100 endemic Australian species are listed as extinct by the federal government or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature – and that doesn’t count our invertebrates\, which could bring the number closer to 1\,000. With entire ecosystems at risk and Australia standing out as the continent with the highest rate of mammalian extinctions in the world since the colonisation by Europeans in 1788\, there is much work to be done to save our species. \nIn 1988\, the Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery Team was formed here in Victoria to respond to a continued population decline of the mainland population\, sending this species dangerously close to extinction. One of the last places this bandicoot could be found in the wild was at the Hamilton tip; 33 years later\, Eastern Barred Bandicoot populations now persist in several safe havens\, including fenced sites and islands free of foxes\, their biggest threat. \nWhile much work remains to be done\, the Eastern Barred Bandicoot is now well on the way to recovery\, giving hope that\, with persistence and dedication\, government and non-government organisations working together\, and effective community engagement\, we can save these and other threatened species from extinction. \nJoin Threatened Species Biologist Dr Amy Coetsee\, who will explore this long-term campaign to establish populations of the Eastern Barred Bandicoot in discrete locations across Victoria\, and the important relationships that must be sustained with local communities to enable the success of this species’ recovery. \nAbout the Speaker\n \nDr Amy Coetsee is a Threatened Species Biologist at Zoos Victoria\, fighting the extinction of some of Victoria’s most endangered species. Amy has a strong background in conservation\, research\, government policy and science communication. Amy currently leads several projects\, specialising in Eastern Barred Bandicoot recovery\, where she has more than 16 years of experience. \nStreamed online as part of the Inspiring Victoria initiative in 2021.\nAmy is involved in all aspects of Eastern Barred Bandicoot conservation including planning\, monitoring\, research\, threat mitigation and community engagement. In 2019\, Amy was selected as an Australian Superstar of STEM and is a role model to many aspiring young scientists and conservation enthusiasts. \nDr Coetsee completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne on the reintroduction biology of Eastern Barred Bandicoots. \nTickets are available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite. RSV Members are prompted to enter their promotional code to access a member’s ticket. Alternatively\, you can watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without buying a ticket. \n
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/from-dump-to-paradise/
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210923T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210923T200000
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SUMMARY:Foodprint Melbourne: Building the Resilience of Melbourne’s Food System
DESCRIPTION:We tend to think of Melbourne and other cities in Australia as places that are food secure; nationally\, we produce enough food to support 60\,000\,000 people\, more than twice our population\, in service of our role as a major exporter of primary goods and food products. Supermarket shelves are usually filled with food\, all year around. But in the last 18 months we’ve seen images of sparsely-occupied shelves\, crops being dug back into their fields and students queueing for food vouchers. The compounding crises of bushfire and pandemic have revealed some of the cracks in our food supply system\, flaws that make our population vulnerable to scarcity. \nJoin Dr Rachel Carey\, who will be exploring what we need to do to strengthen the resilience of Melbourne’s food system to future shocks and stresses\, particularly those related to climate change and pandemic\, seeking a more nuanced conversation about matching up available resources with the healthy\, sustainable diets we want our population to be maintaining. \nWe can leverage the lessons from the pandemic to transform the way we manage our food system\, through strengthening local and regional food supply chains; sustaining the productivity of fertile land on the urban fringe; building efficient\, circular food economies to minimise waste; promoting resilient\, sustainable production systems adapted to a changing climate\, such as regenerative or agri-ecological approaches; building livelihoods through addressing insecure employment\, low wages and poor working conditions in the food industry; and redesigning systems of food relief to ensure equitable\, dignified access to healthy\, sustainable\, culturally-appropriate food during times of system stress. \nAbout the Speaker\nDr Rachel Carey is a Lecturer in Food Systems at the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences\, where her teaching and research focuses particularly on the governance of resilient and sustainable food systems. \nRachel leads the Foodprint Melbourne project\, which is investigating the resilience of Melbourne’s food system to shocks and stresses and the role of Melbourne’s foodbowl in increasing the resilience of the city’s food supply. The project team is working with a wide range of stakeholders to plan interventions to increase the resilience and sustainability of the city’s food system. Project partners include the City of Melbourne\, Resilient Melbourne\, Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority\, the Interface Councils and the Peri-Urban Group of Rural Councils. The project is funded by the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation. \nOne of Rachel’s key research interests is the resilience and sustainability of city food systems in the face of growing challenges from climate change\, pandemic\, population growth\, urban sprawl and from declining supplies of natural resources\, such as land\, water and fossil fuels. Rachel’s research has also focused on analysis and development of food policies and the governance of ‘free range’ and other higher animal welfare labelling. She has a particular interest in integrated food policies and in cross-sector and collaborative approaches to developing food policy. \nStreamed online as part of the Inspiring Victoria initiative in 2021.\nRachel has worked on food policies for the City of Melbourne and the City of Greater Geelong\, and she is a member of the Melbourne Food Alliance. Rachel is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Agriculture and Human Values. She has a PhD from the University of Manchester (UK) and a Masters degree in Food Policy from City University (UK). \nTickets are available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite.  Alternatively\, you can watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without buying a ticket. \n
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/foodprint-melbourne/
LOCATION:Online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211111T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211111T210000
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SUMMARY:Electronic Skin: Sensing the World Around and Within Us
DESCRIPTION:Stretchable and wearable electronics represent a new wave in devices which can bend\, flex\, and stretch with the human body. Researchers from Melbourne’s RMIT University have developed a prototype to mimic real human skin\, with the aim to create a viable alternative to invasive skin grafts and conventional prosthetics. \nJoin Professor Madhu Bhaskaran\, who leads the team working to transform conventional\, hard electronics into soft\, unbreakable products\, thin enough to create “electronic skin.” These ground-breaking\, electronic\, prosthetic patches can adhere to the skin to mimic\, measure and diagnose body functionality\, and monitor the environment around\, on\, and within us. Their potential extends beyond improving the lives of people with prosthetic limbs and skin grafts to offer new tools for surgeons\, astronauts and other professions requiring a precise “feel” without direct contact. \nAbout the Speaker\nProfessor Madhu Bhaskaran is a multi-award winning electronics engineer and innovator. She was the 2014 recipient of the RSV’s Phillip Law Postdoctoral Award\, and has since been recognised for her outstanding achievements with a slew of awards\, including the 2018 Batterham Medal from the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and the 2020 Frederick White Medal from the Australian Academy of Science. \nProfessor Bhaskaran co-leads the Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group at RMIT University\, which she established at the outset of an ARC postdoctoral fellowship in 2010\, and acts as Node Director and Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems. Her work on electronic skin and wearable sensors has been patented\, and her group now works collaboratively with multiple industry and design partners to commercialise the technology for healthcare and aged care. \nStreamed online as part of the Inspiring Victoria initiative in 2021.\nMadhu attained her Bachelor of Engineering at the PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore\, India\, before completing first her Master of Engineering then Doctor of Philosophy at RMIT University\, Melbourne. \nTickets are available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite. RSV Members are prompted to enter their promotional code to access a member’s ticket. Alternatively\, you can watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without buying a ticket. \n
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/electronic-skin/
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211125T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211125T200000
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SUMMARY:Improving Drug Discovery: A Molecular Understanding of Cell Surface Receptors
DESCRIPTION:The human animal is multicellular – an organism comprised of trillions of smaller organisms. As with any complex organisation\, each individual cell in our body must communicate with and respond effectively to the collective to keep our systems working. Our cells send and receive signals through the use of special proteins on their surfaces – receptors – that interact with the “extracellular matrix\,” a network of specialised molecules that perform structural\, biochemical and signalling functions between our bodies’ cells and systems. \nThe largest family of these cell-surface receptor proteins are called G Protein-Coupled Receptors\, or GPCRs. GPCRs respond to extracellular stimuli such as hormones\, neurotransmitters\, peptides\, metabolites and odours\, while controlling a variety of physiological functions. Importantly\, they have been found to have an excellent response as drug targets and are thus very useful in developing effective medicines to combat serious disease. Currently\, GPCR targets are implicated in around 25% of all medicines approved by the USA’s Food and Drug Administration. \nHowever\, many hurdles remain to improving GPCR drug discovery\, requiring an expanded\, interdisciplinary approach to open the door to new therapies. Join Dr Christopher Draper-Joyce to explore new\, proof-of-concept approaches that promise the development of safer and much improved options for GPCR therapeutics. \nAbout the Speaker\n \nDr Christopher Draper-Joyce is an ARC DECRA Fellow with the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and a Lecturer on Drug Discovery with the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine\, Dentistry and Health Sciences. He was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences\, where he earlier completed his PhD on the biomolecular actions of the dopamine D2 receptor using pharmacological assays\, molecular biology and biochemistry techniques. \nChristopher’s postdoctoral work has extended his analytical and molecular pharmacology skillset into the field of structural biology\, with a particular focus on solving and stabilising the GPCR-G protein complexes\, to shed new light on molecular mechanisms of drug-receptor action. He has contributed to the pandemic effort with colleagues at the Florey\, bringing the Institute’s collective skillset in protein engineering to bear on SARS-CoV-2\, developing novel lead proteins that can bind to the S glycoprotein (Spike) of the virus\, and may be useful as antiviral agents. \nDr Draper-Joyce’s efforts have been recognised with an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award and the Asia-Pacific Protein Association Young Scientist Award in 2020 and\, in 2021\, he is the recipient of the Royal Society of Victoria’s Phillip Law Postdoctoral Award in Category II: Biomedical and Health Sciences. \nStreamed online as part of the Inspiring Victoria initiative in 2021.\nTickets are available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite. Alternatively\, you can watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without buying a ticket. \n
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/drug-discovery/
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211209T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20211209T200000
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SUMMARY:Bioremediation: Restoring Contaminated Ecosystems\, Naturally
DESCRIPTION:Nature-harnessing technologies are key to effectively and sustainably restoring contaminated ecosystems\, using naturally occurring microorganisms to clean up contamination from oil and other organic pollutants in soils\, groundwater and water bodies. The bioremediation process both destroys contaminants and restores an ecosystem’s microbiome. \nBut every local ecosystem is unique when it comes to microbiological communities\, so new and innovative approaches are required for each contaminated site. \nUnderstanding the factors that determine the stability and resilience of contaminated ecosystems\, and the critical role of that system’s natural microbial community\, remains one of the frontiers of environmental science. Join Professor Andy Ball to explore how environmental microbiology can be scaled up for impactful and commercially successful applications to contaminated sites all over our highly industrialised world. \nAbout the Speaker\nProfessor Andrew Ball is the Director of the ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia’s Biosolids Resource at RMIT University. With deep expertise in environmental microbiology and biotechnology\, Professor Ball was\, until recently\, the Director of the Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation (EnSuRe) at RMIT. \nAndy has headed the Environmental Biotechnology Group\, now based at RMIT University (previously based at Essex University and Flinders University)\, since 1995. He has brought a wealth of research and teaching expertise to Victoria at an international level\, particularly in the fields of bioremediation\, organic waste treatment\, and the environmental fate of organic pollutants. His contributions to his field and to the research community in Victoria were recognised this year with the award of the Royal Society of Victoria’s Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research in Category I: Biological Sciences. \nStreamed online as part of the Inspiring Victoria initiative in 2021.\nTickets are available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite.  Alternatively\, you can watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without buying a ticket. \n
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/restoring-contaminated-ecosystems/
CATEGORIES:Lifelong learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220127T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220127T200000
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SUMMARY:Queers in Science: on Neurodiversity
DESCRIPTION:Join Queers in Science\, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health\, and the Royal Society of Victoria for an online lecture on Neurodiversity. This lecture is presented as part of the Midsumma Festival and Inspiring Victoria. \n  \nWe recognise that the brain of every individual is unique\, meaning not everyone learns or thinks the same way. To reduce the stigma around neurodivergence and mental illness\, we will explore not only the science behind it\, featuring queer neuroscientists with expertise\, but also have a panel discussion with neurodivergent individuals sharing their day-to-day experience. \n  \nSpeakers\nDr Emma Burrows\nDr Emma Burrows leads a laboratory of enthusiastic people at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. Her team train mice to play games on touch-screens to learn about how genetic mutations linked to autism can change a mouse’s ability to learn and pay attention. Emma hopes a greater understanding of brain differences will help to mitigate challenges faced by some people on the autism spectrum. \n\n  \n\n  \n \nKate Huckstep\nKate Huckstep (they/them) is a queer PhD student at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health\, where they are currently researching Alcohol Use Disorder. They are fascinated by happens in the brain when people experience alcohol addiction and are passionate about finding new potential treatments for this debilitating yet highly stigmatised disease. Kate is also an avid science communicator\, hosting both a regular science comedy podcast (Curiosity Killed the Rat)\, and a science radio show (Radio Sci-Lens) on the University of Melbourne’s student radio station. \n\n  \nLiam Leyden\nLiam Leyden is currently completing his PhD at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. He is interested in investigating mechanisms of learning and memory by using cutting-edge microscopy techniques. \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n  \nPanellists\n \nDr Sophia Frentz\nSophia has a PhD in Genetics and a large number of opinions on the intersections between science\, technology\, and society. Sophia is currently a Data Consultant at  Eliiza  and is based in Melbourne\, Australia. They received one of Out for Australia’s 30 under 30 Awards in 2020 and are now a Non-Executive Director for this organisation. \n  \n  \n  \n \nDr Daphne Cohen\nDr Daphne Cohen is an emergency physician-in-training\, currently working in clinical forensic medicine. She is a published poet\, bioethicist\, aspiring novelist\, and all-round overachiever. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/queers-in-science-on-neurodiversity/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220805T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220805T220000
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SUMMARY:Planetarium Nights
DESCRIPTION:Join Scienceworks’ popular Planetarium Nights programs to explore rare and rarely seen events such as a total solar eclipse\, supernovae\, and gravitational waves. Astronomers have a strange relationship with the idea of ‘rare’; something we seldom see on Earth may be commonplace at a universal scale. Museums Victoria astronomer Dr Tanya Hill has carefully curated a special selection of rare (or maybe not-so-rare) astronomical events for the show Ticket to the Universe. Or go on a poetic journey into the rarely detected phenomena of gravitational waves with the full-dome feature show Particle/Wave.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/planetarium-nights/
LOCATION:Scienceworks\, 2 Booker Street\, Spotswood\, VIC\, 3015\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220812T220000
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SUMMARY:Planetarium Nights
DESCRIPTION:Join Scienceworks’ popular Planetarium Nights programs to explore rare and rarely seen events such as a total solar eclipse\, supernovae\, and gravitational waves. Astronomers have a strange relationship with the idea of ‘rare’; something we seldom see on Earth may be commonplace at a universal scale. Museums Victoria astronomer Dr Tanya Hill has carefully curated a special selection of rare (or maybe not-so-rare) astronomical events for the show Ticket to the Universe. Or go on a poetic journey into the rarely detected phenomena of gravitational waves with the full-dome feature show Particle/Wave.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/planetarium-nights-2/
LOCATION:Scienceworks\, 2 Booker Street\, Spotswood\, VIC\, 3015\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220813T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220813T140000
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SUMMARY:Science on Show
DESCRIPTION:Museums Victoria has more than 17 million collection objects\, and we’re bringing out some of our rarest and most fascinating samples and specimens at Melbourne Museum for Science on Show. This event will feature curators and scientists delivering pop-up talks on their research\, rare artefacts\, and the stories behind them\, and one of the rarest dinosaur fossils in the world – the most complete Triceratops skeleton ever unearthed\, on display for your palaeontological pleasure.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/science-on-show-2/
LOCATION:Melbourne Museum\, 11 Nicholson Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220817T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220817T191500
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SUMMARY:Snap\, CT Scan\, Model\, Predict!
DESCRIPTION:Learn what new technology can reveal about rare reptiles and frogs! \nFor a deep dive into some fascinating science\, come to our National Science Week edition of MV Lectures to hear about how cutting-edge technology is helping to detect and study rare species. Hear from the scientists on a bold new research project combining the fields of palaeontology\, macro-ecology\, computed tomography (CT scanning)\, taxonomy and genetics. They will illustrate how museum-based work with large\, data-rich collections and new non-invasive techniques can reveal more than ever before and built an interactive\, online space for collection access.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/snap-ct-scan-model-predict/
LOCATION:Melbourne Museum\, 11 Nicholson Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220819T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220819T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T232730
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SUMMARY:Planetarium Nights
DESCRIPTION:Join Scienceworks’ popular Planetarium Nights programs to explore rare and rarely seen events such as a total solar eclipse\, supernovae\, and gravitational waves. Astronomers have a strange relationship with the idea of ‘rare’; something we seldom see on Earth may be commonplace at a universal scale. Museums Victoria astronomer Dr Tanya Hill has carefully curated a special selection of rare (or maybe not-so-rare) astronomical events for the show Ticket to the Universe. Or go on a poetic journey into the rarely detected phenomena of gravitational waves with the full-dome feature show Particle/Wave.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/planetarium-nights-3/
LOCATION:Scienceworks\, 2 Booker Street\, Spotswood\, VIC\, 3015\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Science on Show
DESCRIPTION:Museums Victoria has more than 17 million collection objects\, and we’re bringing out some of our rarest and most fascinating samples and specimens at Melbourne Museum for Science on Show. This event will feature curators and scientists delivering pop-up talks on their research\, rare artefacts\, and the stories behind them\, and one of the rarest dinosaur fossils in the world – the most complete Triceratops skeleton ever unearthed\, on display for your palaeontological pleasure.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/science-on-show-3/
LOCATION:Melbourne Museum\, 11 Nicholson Street\, Carlton\, VIC\, 3053\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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SUMMARY:RARE @ Parliament of Victoria
DESCRIPTION:Champions of conservation and biodiversity will gather at Parliament House for this vital Science Week discussion about the extinction crisis facing thousands of Australia’s native species\, and what we can do about it. \nOur State’s remarkable botanical and zoological collections are carefully managed by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and Zoos Victoria\, while Museums Victoria maintains significant collections related to the natural history of our region and the wider world. These familiar institutions do more than offer an interesting place for Victorians to visit – they are also engines of research and field work\, helping the State of Victoria to future-proof the unique plants and animals of our region against bushfires\, floods\, the ongoing impacts from our spreading towns and cities\, our intensive farming practices\, and our changing climate. \nOur public science institutions all care for the rare – through the Seed Bank maintained at the National Herbarium\, through activating the amazing network of community botanic gardens across metropolitan and regional Victoria\, through the tissue and DNA samples cryogenically stored by Museums Victoria in a BioBank to safeguard the genetic diversity of threatened species\, and through the captive breeding programs for species on the brink of extinction\, diligently nurtured back to population health by biologists and ecologists at Zoos Victoria. \nJoin us for this RARE panel conversation\, streamed live from Parliament House\, to learn from the botanists\, zoologists and collection managers leading this important work. Find out some of the ways they are planning to help our plants and animals adapt and persist through the multiple challenges in our immediate future. \nPresented in partnership with the Royal Society of Victoria\, the Parliament of Victoria\, and the Victorian Parliamentarians for STEM for National Science Week 2022.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/rare-parliament-of-victoria/
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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SUMMARY:Planetarium Nights
DESCRIPTION:Join Scienceworks’ popular Planetarium Nights programs to explore rare and rarely seen events such as a total solar eclipse\, supernovae\, and gravitational waves. Astronomers have a strange relationship with the idea of ‘rare’; something we seldom see on Earth may be commonplace at a universal scale. Museums Victoria astronomer Dr Tanya Hill has carefully curated a special selection of rare (or maybe not-so-rare) astronomical events for the show Ticket to the Universe. Or go on a poetic journey into the rarely detected phenomena of gravitational waves with the full-dome feature show Particle/Wave.
URL:https://inspiringvictoria.org.au/event/planetarium-nights-4/
LOCATION:Scienceworks\, 2 Booker Street\, Spotswood\, VIC\, 3015\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Science Week
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