Summer Program - 2008 | |
| Tuesday, 8th Jan | Prof. Michael Stoddart |
| Antarctica: What do we do there and why do we do it?
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| Thursday, 10th Jan | Ian Terry |
| Convict Clothing: 19th Century, Australia
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| Tuesday, 15th Jan | Dr. Clare Hawkins |
| Landscape Species and Space Wars: the Protected Area needs of a carnivore in Madagascar.
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| Thursday, 17th Jan | Paul Boam |
| Encounters with Blake: A look at the influence of William Blake, using painting, music, poetry and literature.
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| Tuesday, 22nd Jan | Helen Norrie |
| Re-imagining the Waterfront:
Helen Norrie has led a range of projects with the students at the University of
Tasmania's School of Architecture, exploring ideas for the Cove.
The projects investigate Helen's current PhD research -
the relationship between public buildings and public space.
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| Thursday, 24th Jan | Dr. Hamish Maxwell-Stewart |
| Convict Experience of Transportation.
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| Tuesday, 29th Jan | Prof. Kate Warner |
| Public Opinion and Sentencing: Public attitudes to sentencing
have an impact on the state of public confidence in the criminal justice system and
are a key factor in shaping penal policy. A Criminology Research Council funded study
being conducted in Tasmania envisages a new role for juries that goes beyond the
traditional role of determining guilt, and extends to involving jurors in sentencing.
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| Thursday, 31st Jan — Davies Memorial Lecture | Prof. E. Haydn Walters |
| Whither with our Health System!
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| Tuesday, 5th Feb | Dr. Byeong Ho Kang |
| Artificial Intelligence: can Al rescue Hal, in 2001 Space Odyssey?
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| Thursday, 7th Feb | Assoc. Prof. David Ritz |
| Benefits of a Good School: Social aggregation in the marine environment. Animals as diverse as krill and whales can live more or less permanently in groups of various sizes. This presents a problem for ecological theory as individuals are basically selfish in their short-term behavior, but must sacrifice some individuality for the good of the swarm, school or pod. This talk will highlight the diversity of aggregations in the ocean and some of the methods scientists use to study them. | |
Convenor - Astra Palkovs - phone 6272 7552 |