No Images? Click here Hi , Thank you for your continued support of The University of Tasmania's Public Lecture and Forum program. This program provides an opportunity for the University to engage with the broader community and provide a platform for ideas, debate and discussion. The University of Tasmania Events team is pleased to announce that we have launched an official Facebook page. This page will allow us to provide event reminders, up to date information and allow you to become actively involved in our community. Please join us at the link provided below or @universityoftasmaniaevents Catch up on past recorded events or register for upcoming live broadcasts via our livestream channel www.livestream.com/universityoftasmania Vanishing Point II - Is That Bird Eating Plastic or is it Playing with It? Vanishing Point is an arts/science collaboration to raise awareness about the issues surrounding plastics pollution in the oceans and its ecological, biological and social impact. Speaker: Angela Hansen The Advancement of Knowledge - 175 years of the Royal Society of Tasmania On October 14 2018, The Royal Society of Tasmania will be celebrating 175 years. It is the third oldest Royal Society, with only the Royal Society and the Edinburgh Royal Society predating it. The lecture will examine the Society and its influence on the history and culture of Tasmania. There will also be a discussion of events planned to celebrate the anniversary. Speaker: Dr Anita Hansen Narrating the “Orient” in Western Art: Considerations on Nineteenth-Century French Orientalist Art Antonio Baldassarre is Professor and Head of Research and Development at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Music, and is also appointed Guest Professor at the Facultad de Música of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and PhD Advisor at Boston University. Speaker: Professor Antonio Baldassarre Vanishing Point II - From Surfing to a Senate Inquiry Vanishing Point is an arts/science collaboration to raise awareness about the issues surrounding plastics pollution in the oceans and its ecological, biological and social impact. Speaker: Senator Peter Whish-Wilson Re-Inventing Central Launceston: Creating a vibrant and thriving regional city Launceston’s central city is changing in response to a combination of global and local trends. Under the overall banner of the Launceston City Deal, a number of initiatives over the next few years provide the opportunity to guide the CBD away from business-as-usual to become a more vibrant and productive regional centre. Panel: Natalie De Vito, Dr Louise Grimmer, Professor David Adams, Timothy Hill. Facilitator: Andrew Pitt 2017 Sandy Duncanson Social Justice Lecture - The Long Road Home: How marriage equality will unlock a better future for Australia Rodney Croome is a long-time advocate for the equal rights of LGBTI people. In particular he led the campaign to decriminalise homosexuality in Tasmania and has been at the forefront of the marriage equality debate. He has been honoured for his work by being named as a Member of the Order of Australia and Tasmanian Australian of the Year in 2015. This event will be hosted in Hobart and live streamed to a special event at the Saint John Craft Beer Bar. Please click through to register for each event. Speaker: Rodney Croome AM Vanishing Point II - Is Plastic Ingestion a Threat to Tasmanian Seabirds? Vanishing Point is an arts/science collaboration to raise awareness about the issues surrounding plastics pollution in the oceans and its ecological, biological and social impact. Speaker: Lauren Roman Cortical Inhibitory Dysfunction in Motor Neuron Disease: How can we get the balance back? There are no treatments or cures for Motor Neuron Disease, and most people with the illness die three to five years after diagnosis. For the past 10 years Associate Professor Dickson’s group at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research has been investigating the fundamental mechanisms of this devastating disease, trying to unravel the causes and determine where it begins. Speaker: Associate Professor Tracey Dickson Book Launch: Moral Panics and School Educational Policy The Faculty of Education invites you to celebrate the publication of Moral Panics and School Educational Policy by Dr Grant Rodwell to be launched by the Honourable David Bartlett, former Premier of Tasmania and Minister for Education and Skills, Tasmanian Government. Speaker: Dr Grant Rodwell Sooner or Later: What does a ‘timely’ diagnosis mean? Only two thirds of people with dementia ever get a diagnosis, and when they do it is often late in the illness. What impact does earlier or later diagnosis have on quality of life? Speaker: Professor Sube Banerjee 2017 Arthur Cobbold Memorial Lecture - Preventing and Managing the Consequences of Obesity Professor Venn’s research background is focused on immunology and epidemiology, and her current research interests are in the causes, prevention and management of chronic disease. She has a particular focus on the factors that lead to the development of cardiovascular disease and diabetes later in life. Speaker: Professor
Alison Venn Australia’s Ongoing Quest for Ever-Greater ‘Security’: Is it rational and has it made us safer? A secure and safe society is a necessary pillar for progress. Given the government investment in measures to produce, maintain and support security it is time to ask if the costs to our economy and to our social fabric are worth the outcomes. Speaker: Saul Eslake The Tasmanian Dilemma: Do I stay or do I go? This forum will bring four UTAS alumni in conversation with each other and our event audience about how their education at the University of Tasmania has influenced their direction, and how their connection to Tasmania continues to be reflected in their post-study journey and career. Panel: Luke McGregor, Dr Amy Jackett, Fraser Johnston, Zoe
Edwards. Facilitated by Dr Louise Grimmer Judging in Times of Crisis: Wonder, admiration, and emulation In this James Martineau Memorial lecture, Marguerite La Caze asks what kind of a role can emotions such as wonder and admiration play in times of crisis? This lecture will be presented in both Launceston (27th) Hobart (29th). Speaker: Associate Professor Marguerite
La Caze Sir James Plimsoll Lecture | Frances Adamson Frances Adamson will discuss the soon to be released Foreign Policy White Paper and explore its implications for Australia. Speaker: Frances Adamson |