Foodprint Melbourne: Building the Resilience of Melbourne’s Food System
Online , AustraliaCompounding crises have revealed the cracks in Melbourne's food supply system, flaws that make our population vulnerable to scarcity.
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Collecting Insights: Environmental Adaptation in Victoria @ Parliament of Victoria
Online , AustraliaJoin 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.
The Future of Fungi
Online , AustraliaJoin 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". This event will be livestreamed – details…
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The Botanic Garden that Thought it Could Change the World
Online , AustraliaJoin 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…
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Indigenous Food and Agriculture
Online , AustraliaCome yarn about native foods, healthy eating and Australian Indigenous farmers.
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STEM and Society: A Hard-Won Theory – Tectonic Plates in Victoria
Online , AustraliaIt 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’. To 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.
Decarbonising Energy: At the Tipping Point
Online , AustraliaAustralia has the highest per-capita greenhouse emissions of any advanced economy, we’re on track to miss our Paris commitment, and we're nowhere near achieving net zero.
Location, Location, Location: Immune Protection by Tissue-Resident T-Cells
Online , AustraliaT cells are specialised immune cells that are central to the complex, adaptive immune response to infection and disease. T cells are “trained” to recognise specific fragments or components of viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens (e.g. a component of the influenza virus or tuberculosis bacterium). During an infection, those T cells that recognise the infectious…
The Anthropocene: Where on Earth are we Going?
Online , AustraliaThe current trajectory of the Earth System is a rapid exit from the Holocene, accelerating towards a much hotter climate system and a degraded, ill-functioning biosphere.
Platypus and the Changing Environment – What’s Needed to Help Populations Thrive in Future?
Online , AustraliaDr Richard Marchant and Dr Melody Serena will discuss the factors vital to maintain healthy platypus populations, based on over 30 years research in Victoria and NSW.
Stewardship of Country – From Past to Future
Online , AustraliaSeeking a new model for the management of Australian landscapes so our natural systems are conserved and regenerated for future generations. Join the Royal Societies of Australia and Inspiring Victoria for the final in this series of three webinars, aiming to generate a discussion of landscape and environmental stewardship that bridges Indigenous, agricultural, scientific, economic…
Scaling Australian Manufacturing through Digital Platforms
Online , AustraliaIndustry 4.0 will be an enabler for the re-shoring of Australian manufacturing in a way that is cost effective and globally competitive. It will enhance our sovereign manufacturing capabilities and, where the COVID pandemic has revealed gaps in our vital supply chains, we will now have the capability to plug these gaps. This is where Australia has an opportunity to make the most of technology transfer from the mining sector to our manufacturing sector.