About - Beaker Street

In an increasingly divided world, we have more in common than we might think.

We all inhabit the same universe, breathe the same air, and share the same basic human needs.

At Beaker Street, we invite people from all walks of life to peer through the lens of science. Here, impossible problems invite ingenious solutions, and uncertainty is a reason to come together — not to take sides.

Together — through eye-opening conversations, mind-expanding experiences, and maybe even a cold beer — we can uncover our shared reality.

Common ground can be found in the most unexpected of places. See you at Beaker Street, where science brings us together.

ABOUT BEAKER STREET

Beaker Street is a cultural organisation and registered charity in Lutruwita/Tasmania, which exists to build community through scientific understanding. It’s led by a small and passionate team, and supported by a fabulous community of scientists and volunteers.

OUR PURPOSE

Building community through scientific understanding

We want to build a community where everyone feels they belong, and which shares a common framework for uncovering our most pressing problems and most promising solutions.
We want to contribute to a thriving and diverse science sector, which becomes an integral and valued part of our culture, and where inclusivity leads to new ideas and better outcomes.
We want to celebrate our spectacular part of the world so that the precious places and incredible people of our island home are recognised and cherished.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Bringing people together in the real world.
Sharing moments of revelry and revelation.
Setting the scene for necessary conversations.
Establishing common ground through questioning.

Welcoming everyone in.
Platforming underrepresented role models in science.
Showing off Tassie’s best.
Banishing Boring Science.

Our Team

Dr Margo Adler

Founder and Executive Director

Rosie Pidd

Executive Producer

Errin Polegaj

Marketing and Communication Manager

Lucy Edgington

CoLab Coordinator

Tim Gibbons

Roving Scientist Coordinator

Board of Directors

TOM CARR

Chairperson – Senior Solicitor at Crown Law

ADAM MORTON

Environment Editor at Guardian Australia

BELINDA KELLY

Executive Producer and CEO at Terrapin Puppet Theatre

PROFESSOR ANYA READING

Geophysicist at University of Tasmania

PATRICK MYER

Director at Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal

JEN MURNAGHAN

Owner & Marketing/Creative Communications Consultant at Digital Dandy

Board Alumni

DR VARUNI KULASEKERA

Founding chairperson. Executive Director, Australian-American Fulbright Commission

PROFESSOR MAGGIE WALTER

Yoo-rrook Justice Commissioner and inaugural Pro Vice Chancellor – Aboriginal Research and Leadership at UTAS

DAVID BARTLETT

Former Premier of Tasmania

MICHAEL BUGELLI

Former Gallery Director at Michael Bugelli Gallery & Curator at Detached Cultural Organisation