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RSSA November 2025 AGM and Grant Recipient Presentations RSSA November Meeting and Scientific Presentation

November is our last meeting of the year! Join us for our AGM and speakers by our grant funded early-career scientists. Thursday 13th of November.
Register here: events.humanitix.com/rssa-novembe...
See you then!

29.10.2025 10:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Assoc. Prof. Trevor Worthy is our guest speaker for Thursday's Scientific Seminar. Presenting “Facing up to Genyornis – The hunt for the skull of Australia’s last Mihirung bird”, Trevor will cover the adventure to find its skull.
Thursday 11th September
RSSA Rooms, off Morgan Thomas Lane
6:00 pm

08.09.2025 11:44 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Field Geology Club of South Australia A club for promoting the study of geology by means of lectures and field excursions

It may be raining but when has that ever stopped us!
Join us tonight for the 10th annual Ralph Tate Memorial Lecture.
Professor Andy Tomkins will be talking about a time long ago when the earth might have had rings. But did it? Come along to find out
fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au/activities.php

03.09.2025 23:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We are excited to be joining the Field Geology Club of SA and the Geology Society of SA for the 10th Ralph Tate Memorial Lecture, on Thursday the 4th of September.
Come along to hear Professor Andy Tomkins give his talk titled: Rings around the Earth?
fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au/activities.php

27.08.2025 23:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Wonderful readings last night to celebrate the new issue of Coastlines literary magazine. Pretty happy to be included in this great line-up. coastlinesjournal.com/issue-10 #writing #writingcommunity #nonfiction #booksky

14.08.2025 03:51 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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RSSA August 2025 Meeting and Scientific Presentation RSSA August Meeting and Scientific Presentation

Remember to join us at tonight's #scientific #seminar to hear about the work of two leading South Australian #marine #biologists!
events.humanitix.com/rssa-august-...

14.08.2025 07:52 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Come along Thursday 14th August as we hear from two South Australian marine biologists. First, we look to our once-extensive shellfish reefs in an urban context, then to the ongoing and harmful algal bloom. Register here for in-person and online attendance: events.humanitix.com/rssa-august-...

06.08.2025 06:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Join us this Thursday (10th July) for an exciting Marine Biology seminar with guest speakers Sabine Dittmann, Josh Nitschke and Laura Schoder. They will be presenting a talk titled: What "worms" can tell us about the state of the Coorong

06.07.2025 00:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Comparison of diverse mandibular mechanics during biting in Devonian lungfishes Fossil lungfish from the Late Devonian Gogo Formation, Australia, feature some of the most remarkable and specialized mandible morphologies in their 4…

Very proud of this one, my first foray into #biomechanics using #FEA!

“Comparison of diverse mandibular mechanics during biting in Devonian lungfishes”, published today in @cp-iscience.bsky.social, based on Joshua Bland’s honours work:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

05.07.2025 08:02 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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RSSA May 2025 Meeting and Scientific Presentation RSSA May Meeting and Scientific Presentation

Join us, Thursday the 8th of May, as we learn all about Fiji bat pollination systems from Associate Professor S. Topa Petit (University of South Australia), in their talk titled: The adventurous discovery of a new bat pollination system. Register here -
events.humanitix.com/rssa-may-202...

01.05.2025 12:08 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thank you to everyone who joined us on Thursday to celebrate the life time achievements of Dr Chris Watts by presenting him with the Verco Medal. Many thanks also to Cath Kemper and Steven Cooper for providing a background on Dr Watts' interesting life and long list of publications!

12.04.2025 03:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The presentation will include a talk from Dr Catherine Kemper, and a Scientific Presentation by guest speaker Prof. Steven Cooper

06.04.2025 10:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Exciting event this week at the RSSA! The Verco medal is being presented to Dr Chris Watts, honouring his lifetime achievements and contributions to the study of the evolution and ecology of Australian fauna.

06.04.2025 10:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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RSSA March 2025 Meeting and Scientific Presentation RSSA March Meeting and Scientific Presentation

If your in Adelaide city tonight, swing by the RSSA for some great scientific presentations! events.humanitix.com/royal-societ...

13.03.2025 07:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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RSSA March 2025 Meeting and Scientific Presentation RSSA March Meeting and Scientific Presentation

The diversity of significant research conducted in SA is incredible! We are so excited to hear about current research into water beetles and stringybark forests at our March Scientific Presentations. Learn about and support SA scientists, join us this Thursday: events.humanitix.com/royal-societ...

09.03.2025 04:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hello everyone! The RSSA is on @bsky.app! We will be sharing information on our amazing line up of scientific presentations, held on the second Thursday of each month. We invite scientists from a broad range of fields to present on their area of expertise, so make sure to keep an eye out!

26.02.2025 12:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0