At the University of Tasmania we are passionate about communicating innovative thinking. Our annual Research Week is coming up and there is a variety of excellent public events for the community to attend.
29 August
CONNECT NORTH, Spotlight Symposium: Research in the North
We invite members of the community, and private and public sectors to engage with researchers from the University. These short and powerful presentations, grouped under the University’s five research themes, will offer an insight into our high impact and cross-collaborative approaches to research.
Time: 10am-5pm.
Venue: Auditorium, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, 2 Invermay Road, Inveresk. Presented by Northern Research Hub.
RSVP: Please email Research.North@utas.edu.au to register your attendance. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
The excellent research of our postgraduate candidates will be on show at the Menzies Student Showcase and the ever-popular Three Minute Thesis Comp.
29 August
Menzies Student Showcase 2016
Members of the University and wider community are invited to join us for afternoon tea to view the student posters on display and listen to short presentations about a selection of research projects across the University’s five research themes.
Afternoon tea will be served from 3pm.
Time: 2pm-4pm.
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1 and Student Hub, Medical Science Precinct, 17 Liverpool St, Hobart.
Research theme: Better Health
Contact: Reception.MSP@utas.edu.au (03) 6226 7700
Please RSVP online or call the Medical Sciences Precinct reception: (03) 6226 7700.
29 August
CONNECT NORTH: Research Expo - Engage. Collaborate. Innovate
See the breadth and depth of research in the North around the five research themes in this engaging poster expo in the NEW Gallery, commencing 10am Monday, 29 August. Vote in the People’s Choice Award for the best and most engaging poster on display. Be sure to get your vote in before 12pm Friday, 2 September. Celebrate the People’s Choice Award, and the conclusion of an engaging and enlightening 2016 Research Week, with a glass of wine at 4:30pm on Friday, 2 September.
Time: 9am-5pm
Venue: NEW Gallery, Newnham Campus.
Presented by Northern Research Hub.
30 August
Remote Lab for IoT/Robotics Programming: A Digital Technology Solution for the School Curriculum
The Smart Services and Systems Research Group in the School of Engineering and ICT has developed an internet-accessible 'Remote Lab' for IoT (Internet of Things) systems programming. This system provides local schools (7-12) with a large range of modular, configurable experiments as part of the Digital Technology Curriculum.
Please join us for an exciting demonstration of the 'Remote Lab' and learn how it works and its significance for the education system.
This system is jointly supported by the School of Engineering and ICT and Sense-T, University of Tasmania. This event will be held in Hobart and video-conferenced to Launceston.
Time: 1pm-3pm.
Venue: Lecture Theatre SocSci209, Social Sciences Building, Sandy Bay; NH.A023 Video Conference Room.
Research theme: Enabling Technologies and Platforms
30 August
Public Charette: Research-in-action using inter-media
This interdisciplinary, public charette will feature eminent thinkers and practitioners from design, art, humanities, science, education, economics and health participating in innovative inter-media discourse. See how new and unanticipated research questions are formed when participants grapple with complex connections between the design of a new campus as a city precinct, intergenerational economic development and social innovation, regional resilience and the globalization of the State. The participants will be in a living lab, undertaking research through debate, drawing, making, performing and community engagement.
The event will be chaired by Professor Stephen Loo, Professor of Architecture and Director of the Creative Exchange Institute.
Time: 2pm-5pm.
Venue: Ground Floor Studio, IC 124, School of Architecture, Inveresk.
Dr Michelle Phillipov will present a public lecture on "Celebrity Chefs, Consumption Politics and Food Labelling."
30 August
Celebrity Chefs, Consumption Politics and Food Labelling: Exploring the Contradictions
The rise of the celebrity chef and the proliferation of television cooking shows are changing our relationship with food. They are influencing what we eat, how we eat, and how this food is being produced and marketed. Is that a good thing?
Presented by Dr Michelle Phillipov, Senior Lecturer, Journalism, Media and Communications, this research emerges from the Sustainable Food Systems Flagship research project run though the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of Tasmania.
Time: 5.30pm-6.30pm.
Venue: Harvard Lecture Theatre 1, Centenary Lecture Theatre, Sandy Bay.
Research theme: Creativity, Culture and Society.
Contact: Louise.Grimmer@utas.edu.au (03) 6226 1587
31 August
What is the future of healthcare? Exploring opportunities for engaging, collaborating and innovating with academia, industry and consumers
The Australian Institute of Health Service Management (AIHSM) is positioned across the worlds of academia, the healthcare industry and government. The AIHSM is a collaboration of healthcare executives and University of Tasmania academics directed to improving and innovating the organisation, management and delivery of care. This symposium is targeted at consumers, health professionals, academics and students. The meeting has three aims. First, to present the collaboration that is the AIHSM and provide an overview of the 100+ industry generated research projects in progress. Second, we will collaboratively undertake a mind-mapping activity about what healthcare will look like in 20 years. Third, we will use the mind-mapping findings to generate ideas and strategies for research and collaboration to achieve this future.
Research theme: Better Health.
Presented by Kerryn Butler-Henderson, Kathy Eljiz, Nazlee Siddiqui and David Greenfield.
Morning Tea will be provided.
Time: 9am-11.30am.
Venue: MS2, Room 444 (Level 4), Medical Sciences Precinct, 17 Liverpool St, Hobart; Debrief Room, Building B104, Rozelle Campus, Sydney.
RSVP: sue.thomson@utas.edu.au (02) 8572 7960.
31 August
Sense-T Public Forum: The future of data driven transformation in Tasmania
The potential of how we work with data and how we apply it are infinite. Don’t miss this opportunity to join Sense-Tand a lineup of expert panellists to be part of a conversation about the future of data driven transformation in Tasmania.
This event is presented by Sense-T (a partnership between the University of Tasmania, CSIRO and the Tasmanian Government) and will conclude with networking and refreshments.
Time: 12pm-2pm.
Venue: Harvard Lecture Theatre 1 and 2, Centenary Building, Sandy Bay.
Research theme: Data, Knowledge and Decisions.
RSVP: (03) 6226 5742 or carmen.stephens@utas.edu.au
What will it take for Tasmania to have Australia's healthiest population by 2025? This Connect Panel will discuss Tassie's poor health outcomes and try and discover solutions.
31 August
Connect North: Public Panel
What will it take for Tasmania to have Australia's healthiest population by 2025?
Tasmanians currently experience some of the worst population health outcomes in the country, with high rates of chronic disease and health risk factors like smoking, obesity, poor nutrition, low physical activity levels and risky alcohol consumption.
Inspired by the Government’s Healthy Tasmania plan and the goal to make Tasmania the healthiest population in Australia by 2025, this public panel will probe the question: what will it take?
Presented by Dr Norman Swan (Radio National) with Jerri Rechter (VicHealth), Graeme Lynch (Heart Foundation), Sue Costello (26TEN) and Angela Martin (UTAS).
Time: 3pm-5pm.
Venue: Lecture Theatre 9, Arts Building, Newnham Campus, Newnham.
Research theme: Better Health.
1 September
University of Tasmania Science Investigation Awards 2016 - North West Coast
You are invited to attend a public viewing of project displays and celebrate the winning student projects for the University of Tasmania Science Investigation Awards 2016 on the North West Coast.
The Science Investigation Awards are an exciting opportunity for Tasmanian students (Years 5 - 12) to undertake a scientific inquiry and discover more about the field of science. The initiative attracts a fantastic level of business and community support and as a result generous prizes are offered to the winning students.
Time: 6pm-8.15pm.
Venue: Cradle Coast Campus, University of Tasmania, Cradle Coast.
Contact: Adam.Mostogl@utas.edu.au
1 September
Film Screening - Experimenter: Human Research Ethics and the Milgram Experiments
Join us for a screening of ‘Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story’, a film based on the true story of Stanley Milgram and his infamous behaviour experiments. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with researchers and human research ethics experts.
Time: 6pm-9pm.
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Medical Science Precinct, 17 Liverpool St, Hobart.
RSVP: sarah.bascomb@utas.edu.au (03) 6226 1956.
Research theme: Creativity, Culture and Society. Presented by Research Integrity and Ethics Unit.
2 September
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Final
Join us for the finals of the University of Tasmania's Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) which celebrates the exciting research conducted by Higher Degree by Research candidates. The winner will receive $1,500 research travel grant and represent our University at the Asia-Pacific competition. There will also be a $1,000 research travel grant for the runner-up and a $500 research travel grant for the people's choice award.
Time: 2.30pm-4pm.
Venue: Stanley Burbury Lecture Theatre, Sandy Bay.