French-Australian Research in Antarctica!

FAR in Antarctica is a free event celebrating Australian-French cooperation in all fields of science in Antarctica. Join us for 2 days of photo exhibitions, film screenings and science lectures!

25 Jan 2022

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Thursday 17/02/2022 – All day

Opening of the exhibition “End of the World – Antarcticaby the European-Australian artist Michaela Skovranova

17 Feb – 22 Ap 2022

Location: IMAS Mawson Exhibition Space, 20 Castray Esplanade, Hobart

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Thursday 17/02/2022 – 3 pm

Free film screening: “March of the penguinsby Oscar winner director Luc Jacquet

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Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 7005

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Thursday 17/02/2022 – 5.30 pm

Science public lectures:

  • Biodiversity of the Antarctic  – Steven Chown, Monash University
  • The fertilising power of Antarctic ice – Delphine Lannuzel, UTAS
  • White hydrography – Stephen Wilkins

Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 7005


Thursday 17/02/2022 – 6.30 pm

Launch of the photo exhibition A bird’s-eye view of Antarctica

Photos from the French institutions CNES, Airbus and IPEV.

Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 7005

 


Friday 18/02/2022 – 3 pm

Free film screening: Ice and the Sky by Oscar winner director Luc Jacquet

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Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 7005

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Friday 18/02/2022 – 5.30 pm

Science public lectures:

  • The future of astronomy in Antarctica – Tony Travouillon, ANU
  • The Australian and European projects to drill million-year ice cores in Antarctica Joel Pedro, UTAS & Carlo Barbante, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia

Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 700

 


Friday 18/02/2022 – All day

Photo exhibition: A bird’s-eye view of Antarctica

Photos from the French institutions CNES, Airbus and IPEV.

Location: Wrest Point, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay TAS 7005

 

 

 

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