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  2. Thumbnail for Delving into the "black books" of convict knowledge

    Delving into the "black books" of convict knowledge

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/325-delving-into-the-black-books-of-convict-knowledge
    20 Jun 2017: In 1803, the first of almost 73,000 convicts landed on what was then called Van Diemen’s Land. Over the course of the next 50 years convict clerks kept meticulous records of each new arrival in leather-bound volumes. Pouring over the voluminous
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    From pulp to priceless

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/362-from-pulp-to-priceless
    25 Jul 2017: New research has shown how plantation-grown eucalypt timbers, often shunned by industry and typically grown for pulp, can actually be used to create high-end furniture. In the first commercial trial of its kind in Australia, second-generation
  4. Thumbnail for University of Tasmania historian shortlisted for Ernest Scott Prize

    University of Tasmania historian shortlisted for Ernest Scott Prize

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/249-university-of-tasmania-historian-shortlisted-for-ernest-scott-prize
    26 Mar 2017: A book by University of Tasmania History and Classics Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow Penny Edmonds has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2017 Ernest Scott Prize. The $13,000 prize is awarded to work based upon original research, which
  5. Thumbnail for Convict children taken to Australia grew up taller than their UK peers

    Convict children taken to Australia grew up taller than their UK peers

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/413-convict-children-taken-to-australia-grew-up-taller-than-their-uk-peers
    17 Sep 2017: Male Tasmanian-born prisoners, arrested in the second half of the nineteenth century, were over four centimetres taller, on average, than transported convicts. And they were nearly two centimetres taller than free migrants who were born in Britain
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    A home for everyone?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/408-a-home-for-everyone
    12 Sep 2017: While Australia has an egalitarian mythology, where everyone has a chance, the roots of problems with access to housing lie in our history. The first land grants were given to former convicts as a way to control an unfenced prison colony. As free
  7. Thumbnail for Seismic airguns' noise harming scallops

    Seismic airguns' noise harming scallops

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/415-seismic-airguns-noise-harming-scallops
    18 Sep 2017: Tests conducted by researchers from Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and Curtin University have found that noise from seismic airguns used for marine oil and gas exploration significantly increases mortality in scallops. Published
  8. Thumbnail for Artistic mysteries of the ocean floor revealed

    Artistic mysteries of the ocean floor revealed

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/285-artistic-mysteries-of-the-ocean-floor-revealed
    23 May 2017: Technological advances in scientific imaging of the seafloor are allowing researchers to reveal stunning landscapes previously hidden at the bottom of the world’s oceans. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) scientist Dr Vanessa
  9. Thumbnail for Little penguins could have big research impact

    Little penguins could have big research impact

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/483-little-penguins-could-have-big-research-impact
    5 Dec 2017: Melbourne Zoo’s penguins have played a key role in a scientific study which found that saving some of the 400,000 seabirds killed each year globally in fishing gillnets could be as simple as changing the colour of the nets. Over a three-week
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    Scientists gearing up for Homeward Bound voyage of a lifetime

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/275-scientists-gearing-up-for-homeward-bound-voyage-of-a-lifetime
    12 May 2017: Two University of Tasmania researchers have begun preparing for an Antarctic voyage of a lifetime with the Homeward Bound program, which aims to boost the number of women in leadership positions in science. Research fellow Dr Karen Alexander, from
  11. Thumbnail for Database a window into climate change since the Roman era

    Database a window into climate change since the Roman era

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/348-database-a-window-into-climate-change-since-the-roman-era
    12 Jul 2017: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researcher Dr Steven Phipps, who co-authored the study published in the international journal Scientific Data as a member of the PAGES2k Consortium, said the database shows a long-term cooling trend
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