Speaker Program

Every general meeting features a guest speaker, often a working astronomer or researcher. Here's who's coming up next, and a look back at the calibre of speakers we've had.

Coming up

Natalie Bowesman (CSIRO), speaking on long-period pulsars, at our next general meeting on Tuesday 21 July 2026. See the full event listing for time and location.

Past speakers

June 2026: Arihani Raidani
April 2026: Zachary Smeaton
February 2026: Smrithi Gireesh
September 2025: Prof Benjamin Pope
August 2025: Prof Orsola de Marco
June 2025: Dr Dani Guzman
May 2025: Prof Mark Casali
April 2025: Dr Luke Barnes
February 2025: Kevin Lurie
May 2024: Peter Nosworthy, on using occultations to measure solar system objects
September 2023: Prof Geraint Lewis, on cosmology

Pulled from our own events archive, not a curated highlight reel, this is what's actually turned up on a Tuesday night.

Last updated 7 July 2026. This list is compiled by hand, not automatic, so if it's looking a bit dated, that's why.