8 events Coming up
05 Jun 2012
Your guide to the Transit of Venus
The transit of Venus is one of the rarest astronomical events you will ever see. It only occurs twice in most human lifetimes. Observers in Melbourne will be in a great position to see the transit on 6 June, but don't miss this one or you won't g...
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Free Public Lecture06 Jul 2012
An evening with the world's leaders in high energy physics - July Lecture in Physics
The world's leaders in high energy physics are meeting in Melbourne to unveil the latest results in particle physics. Where is the Higgs boson? Is supersymmetry dead? Do we need an even Larger Hadron Collider? What is dark energy and the new cosmo...
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Free Public Lecture10 Jul 2012
A conversation with Fabiola Gianotti: leader of the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN
In this lecture Professor Fabiola Gianotti will discuss the challenges and goals of the Large Hadron Collider, the ATLAS experiment and its latest results, and the impact of particle physics on society. ATLAS is a particle physics experiment at t...
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Free Public Lecture13 Jul 2012
Understanding the cosmos
In recent years, astronomical observations have provided a remarkable basis for our understanding of the largescale structure of the universe. In this lecture, Jeremy Mould will discuss observations of dark matter, the expanding and accelerating ...
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Free Public Lecture20 Jul 2012
8:00–9:30PM
Particle physics meets cosmology
Physics of the very small (highenergy particle physics) and the very large (cosmology) have come together to provide an amazingly unified view of the universe. Our understanding has evolved to an unprecedented level of precision, but also leaves ...
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Free Public Lecture27 Jul 2012
8:00–9:30PM
Big science at the frontier: future facilities for answering big questions
The understanding of our universe from the largest to the smallest has progressed significantly in recent decades. Large complex and expensive facilities have been essential in the pursuit of knowledge of the fundamental structure, constituents a...
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Free Public Lecture09 Nov 2012
Exploring the Universe with Brian Cox
Unearth the secrets of the cosmos and explore the wonders of the universe with rockstar physicist Brian Cox, star of the smash BBC TV series The Wonders of The Solar System. Credited with reviving the popularity of science, Brian’s engaging style...
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Free Public Lecture12 Dec 2012
6:15–7:15PM
The Laser Diode: 50 Years On
Late in 1962 and in early 1963 a number of research groups in the USA and the Soviet Union demonstrated the first laser diodes. Since then, these tiny lightemitting semiconductor devices have become an indispensible component of today’s technologi...