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Auckland Museum Institute organises lectures in partnership with Auckland Museum. Institute members enjoy discounts to all lectures and special exhibitions.
The 2008 Rutherford Medal recipient is Professor David Parry FRSNZ and in June he will speak about his experiences as one of New Zealand's eminent scientists.
This page highlights Institute events and lectures. For a complete Calendar of Events taking place throughout the Museum go to the What's On section of the website.
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2009 Leonard Cockayne Memorial Lecture:
A DNA Story of New Zealand Plants
Professor Peter Lockhart FRSNZ
Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution Institute of Molecular Biosciences
Massey University, Palmerston North
Wednesday, July 8
7pm
Auckland Museum Auditorium
$10 ($5 Museum and RSNZ members)
Tickets available at the door
Or: follow 'book now' link or phone 306 7048
The fossil records of plants and their pollen have long been recognised as a kind of black box recorder or diary for the evolutionary history of New Zealand. Its interpretation has been corroborated only recently through reading the stories in DNA. This voice was unknown to Leonard Cockayne, who lamented when writing his famous story of New Zealand plants that "Perhaps, ..could they speak, we might learn.." He would be amazed at what we can learn from studying the genes and genomes of living plants. Peter Lockhart’s talk will outline some of the recent discoveries and describe how new sequencing technologies are being used to further our understanding of the nature and future of New Zealand plant species. |
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Cafe Scientifique and Cafe Humanities |
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The Institute has located a comfortable lounge bar downstairs at The Horse and Trap, where members and the public can meet and take part in a range of discussions. Participants are free to buy food and beverages from the bar and talk with the speaker and each other, exploring the latest ideas in science, the humanities, technology and the arts.
In a new development there will be two types of events: Cafe Scientifique and Cafe Humanities, depending on the topic.
Click here for latest Cafe News » |
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Field Trips |
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No new trips at the moment - updates soon.
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The Institute provides a range of lectures, field trips, panel discussions, members' events and Cafe meetings throughout the year.
To give you an idea of what's been on over the last twelve months, go to our Past Lectures and Events page.
Click here to view Past Lectures and Events |
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