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What's on for Members

  • Beginning with Blobs
    Beginning with Blobs

    Join theatre company Kazzum for a fun educational show about Darwin's theory of evolution, using clay.
    22 Nov 2009, 14:00

  • On the Origin of Species
    On the Origin of Species

    Darwin's book on his radical theory of evolution by natural selection was published on 24 November 1859.
    24 Nov 2009, 18:00

  • An Introduction to Geological Maps
    An Introduction to Geological Maps

    Learn how to interpret geological maps using a variety of techniques.
    28 Nov 2009, 13:00