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Latest projects funded by ARC

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/9-latest-projects-funded-by-arc

28 Aug 2015: The ARCs July round saw $2,057,620 allocated to the University, with additional industry and University contributions bringing the total value of the projects to more than $8 million. Effects of fire regime on ‘roo populations to be investigatedAn
New research centre set to revolutionise mining and exploration

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/20-new-research-centre-set-to-revolutionise-mining-and-exploration

15 Oct 2015: A new research hub based at the University of Tasmania is set to revolutionise mining and exploration practices, delivering significant benefits to the Australian economy and regional and rural communities. The hub is named Transforming the Mining
Wanted: offsite storage on nearby planet.

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/24-wanted-offsite-storage-on-nearby-planet

22 Dec 2015: It will come as no surprise to most of us that as a society we’re spending beyond our means. At Christmas time in particular we give our credit cards a jolly good work out. The retail industry is the second largest employer in Australia and the
Uncovering the missing link in Darwin’s theory of evolution

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/22-uncovering-the-missing-link-in-darwins-theory-of-evolution

4 Nov 2015: In 1859 Charles Darwin declared that evolution on Earth was driven by adaptation to changes in the environment. But Darwin couldn’t explain why there were periods of significant growth and periods where very little evolution took place at
Yoga helps ease pain of cancer survivors

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/4-yoga-helps-ease-pain-of-cancer-survivors

2 Sep 2015: Research conducted by yoga therapist Annette Loudon while obtaining her Masters of Medical Sciences at the University of Tasmania is having ongoing benefits for cancer survivors around the country. The study focused on women with secondary lymphoedema
World first: trial of Tasmanian Devil vaccine begins in the wild

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/19-world-first-trial-of-tasmanian-devil-vaccine-begins-in-the-wild

15 Oct 2015: The release of 19 immunised devils into Tasmania’s Narawntapu National Park marks an important point in the quest to save the Tasmanian devil from extinction – it is the first time a vaccine against the deadly cancer threatening the species has
Humble coffee machine helps speed up search for new drugs

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/1-humble-coffee-machine-helps-speed-up-search-for-new-drugs

2 Sep 2015: University of Tasmania senior lecturer in chemistry Dr Jason Smith is a barista with a difference. After checking the temperature and pressure are correct on his espresso machine, he grabs a measuring scoop and adds 20g of green stuff. Coffeeis a red
Forestry researchers get to the root of the problem

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/11-forestry-researchers-get-to-the-root-of-the-problem

27 Aug 2015: Root rot is an insidious killer, strangling its victims slowly, the outside world oblivious to its menace. The disease cruelly attacks a tree at its roots, cutting off its supply to water and nutrients. By the time a tree shows signs of infection
Room for growth in our Chinese cereal connections

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/17-room-for-growth-in-our-chinese-cereal-connections

1 Aug 2015: As one of the world’s most widely consumed staple foods, the humble cereal grain is inextricably tied to agriculture, biodiversity, population growth, resource use, water scarcity, climate change and human health, says the incoming Professor of
Sex-change project set to transform aquaculture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/5-sex-change-project-set-to-transform-aquaculture

29 Aug 2015: The ability to switch the sex of some crustacean species looks likely to offer increased advantages to an already hi-tech aquaculture sector, thanks to research being undertaken by the University of Tasmania's Institute for Marine and Antarctic