Restaurant Events
Origins Dinner  FULLY BOOKED
Date: Tuesday 24 November
Time:7.00pm to late
Venue: Club Restaurant
Price: Members/Guests $89
Price includes a three-course meal with selected beverage to match to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s ‘Origin of the Species’.
2009 marks the bicentenary of the father of evolutionary theory, Charles Darwin’s birth and 150 years since the publication of his book ‘On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection’. His ideas about evolution have changed our understanding of the natural world and our place within it.
Today, the teaching of modern biology and many aspects of contemporary medicine are founded upon his theory of evolution, but his ideas have also had a wide-reaching infl uence on a range of other academics from different fields.
This dinner, held on the exact date of the book’s publication, brings together three generations of
academics discussing Darwin, his theories and how his book has affected them in their careers. Hosted by Nicholas Bannan, Assistant Professor of Music Education, the dinner will feature reflections from Emeritus Professor Charles Oxnard, Senior Honorary Research Fellow for the School of Anatomy and Human Biology who has enjoyed an extraordinary scientific career spanning more than 50 years over four continents, and Professor Leigh Simmons, ARC Federation Fellow for the School at Animal Biology.
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