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. UPCOMING EVENTS Advocates and Authorities: Who should speak for and about Nature? Nature is defined in its broadest sense to include ecosystems, non-human animals and plants. This discussion explores social constructions of expertise, tradition, intimate and emotional knowledge, experience, science, values and ideology in regards the natural world, in which humans are a significant and integral part. Speaker: Professor Rob White Ten Years of the Sustainable Development Unit in the National Health Service and Public Health England: Lessons for Tasmania’s Health System The NHS SDU provides leadership, support and policy input to ensure the NHS in England is the leading public sector organisation in promoting sustainable development and mitigating climate change. Dr David Pencheon, the founding Director of the NHS Sustainable Development Unit since its formation in 2007, has recently retired from this position. Speaker: Dr David Pencheon What does China want in Global Economic Governance? Explore China's objectives with a researcher in global economic governance, the global setting and diffusion of financial regulatory standards. Andrew Walter is Professor of International Relations in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne (UoM). He specialises in the political economy of international money and finance, including their governance between and within countries. Speaker: Professor Andrew Walter Queering Police Administration: How policing administration complicates LGBTIQ-police relations This seminar will explore how police service administration complicates and facilitates the relationships between LGBTIQ communities and police. Speaker: Associate Professor Angela Dwyer Jane Franklin: The real founder of the Royal Society of Tasmania Various people have desired to gain kudos from establishing themselves as the founder of the Royal Society of Tasmania, notably Governor Eardley Wilmot. Alison will argue that Jane Franklin was the real founder, though as a woman with no official status she had to work behind the scenes. Admission: $6 General Public, $4 Students, QVMAG Friends and members of Launceston Historical Society. Free for members of The Royal Society of Tasmania Speaker: Alison Alexander Permaculture in China: The Global Village of Beijing (GVB) experience Global Village of Beijing (GVB) is an independent NGO located in China. Its mission is to enhance public awareness and to promote public involvement in environment protection in China by means of the mass media and various social activities. Speaker: Chen Liang Research Themes at UTAS: Tackling marine debris through research Marine debris, including but not limited to discarded fishing gear, ghostnets, microplastics, and plastic pollution, is an ever-growing problem. Researchers at the University of Tasmania are examining the environmental, governance, community and aesthetic impacts of marine debris, and what we can do to solve this global problem. Speakers: Dr Joanna Vince, Kathy Willis, Kelsey Richardson, Peter Walsh. Tourism, Cultural Capital and lifting the Local Community: Lessons from Children’s University Tasmania and Malaysia-Asia The Children’s University is a social franchise. Its goal in Tasmania is to raise the educational attainment and aspirations of children, particularly those living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. This presentation is based on a comparative study between Children’s University Tasmania and Children’s University Malaysia-Asia. Speakers: Professor Can-Seng Ooi, Dr Becky Shelley Algal Blooms: The Good, the Bad and the Deadly Professor Gustaaf Hallegraeff from the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies will share his life-long passion for phytoplankton, with a particular emphasis on toxic algae blooms. Speaker: Professor Gustaaf Hallegraeff Sistema Huautla: Cave diving for exploration & science in one of the world’s most spectacular deep caves Dr Klocker will talk about recent caving and cave diving expeditions he has led to Sistema Huautla, one of the world's deepest cave systems located in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. He will focus in particular on the March 2018 expedition: one of the most ambitious and challenging cave diving projects ever attempted as the divers attempt to surpass the previous limit of exploration, some five kilometres underground. Speaker: Dr Andreas Klocker Cancer: A disease of our genes This talk will explain the role of genes in cancer, how genetic research is being translated to better treatments, while also explaining some of the familial cancer research taking place at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research. This event will be hosted in Burnie on the 5th and Launceston on the 6th. Speakers: Associate Professor Jo Dickinson, Dr Liesel FitzGerald, Ms Raylene Cox Research Themes at UTAS: Improving the health of Northern Tasmanians This interactive Better Health Research Theme forum lets you hear directly from researchers about public health strategies and lifestyle changes which can help northern Tasmanians lead healthier lives. Their work is helping to translate research into better graduates, and patients and clients who have the knowledge to lead healthy lives. Speaker: Dr Kira Patterson, Sandy Murray, Dr Mai Frandsen, Associate Professor James Fell, Dr Andrew Williams, Professor Andrew Hills Mega Volcanic Eruptions and the Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time Five near extinguishments of life on Earth have been related to changes in Earth’s atmosphere and oceans. Extra-terrestrial meteorites are often blamed, but Earth’s own forces may be suspect. Dr Karin Orth will explore the relationship between giant lava fields and the three most recent mass extinction events. Admission: $6 General Public, $4 Students, QVMAG Friends and members of Launceston Historical Society. Free for members of The Royal Society of Tasmania Speaker: Dr Karin Orth |