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Full marks for Teacher Development Initiative

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/399-full-marks-for-teacher-development-initiative

28 Aug 2017: Nardia Broomhall has never shied away from a challenge. Her decision to put her student cap back on this year and enrol in the Teacher Development: Inclusive Education Specialisation Initiative, after almost two decades as an educator, are testimony
The world’s most beautiful classroom

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/302-the-worlds-most-beautiful-classroom

7 Jun 2017: We know a great education is about more than libraries and lecture theatres. At the University of Tasmania, our students live and study in one of the world’s most beautiful places. Rachel Chong, who is studying her Masters of Business Administration
World-class AUV launched

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/377-world-class-auv-launched

18 Aug 2017: An innovative new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) capable of diving up to 5,000 metres, operating underneath the ice and gathering data on Antarctic research missions was unveiled today at the University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime
In the future, boats might fly

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/233-in-the-future-boats-might-fly

6 Feb 2017: Sam Smith dreams of one day creating a boat capable of flying above the water. Impossible? Not with hydrofoil innovation research. Sam is studying his PhD at the ARC Research Training Centrefor Naval Design and Manufacturing at the Australian
Future wildfire warning for Australia

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/236-future-wildfire-warning-for-australia

7 Feb 2017: University of Tasmania Professor of Environmental Change Biology David Bowman led an international collaboration - including researchers from the University of Idaho and South Dakota State University - to compile a global satellite database of the
Dangers of the desk job

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/327-dangers-of-the-desk-job

22 Jun 2017: Australians are working longer and exercising less with two out of three adults now classed as overweight or obese – presenting Dr Scott Pedersen with a mighty battle. As the Director of the Active Work Lab in the University of Tasmania's Faculty
Researchers keen on quinoa's salty secret

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/446-researchers-keen-on-quinoas-salty-secret

30 Oct 2017: A new study into the breeding of salt-tolerant crops has made an important finding, which could prove instrumental in long-term efforts to address global food security. The research, published in the journal Cell Research, found that quinoa, which
Hear two of our leading scientists discuss their work

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28 Aug 2017: "The art of science: one opinion on how to be a successful researcher" (Professor Barry Brook)Science is the systematic study of the natural world using observation and experiment. Art is the flourish of human creativity, imagination and emotion.
#ImReady is set to help kids get healthier

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/364-imready-is-set-to-help-kids-get-healthier

31 Jul 2017: The University of Tasmania is funding a project which aims to find lasting ways to improve Tasmania’s childhood and adolescent obesity and overweight statistics, which are some of the highest in the country. The inaugural #ImReady project will help
Leading lobster work lands commercial partnership

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/411-leading-lobster-work-lands-commercial-partnership

14 Sep 2017: A Tasmanian firm with a world-class pedigree in the mariculture sector is partnering with the University of Tasmania to commercialise ground-breaking research into rock lobster production. Despite the high value of rock lobsters, until now the long
Discovering Tasmanian communities through teaching

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/480-discovering-tasmanian-communities-through-teaching

1 Dec 2017: Education student Laura Stewart is enjoying her teaching experience in the town of Strahan so much she may never head back to her hometown of Hobart. Laura is completing her Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree, and is hopeful of securing a role at
Eyes in the sky helping climate research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/407-eyes-in-the-sky-helping-climate-research

5 Sep 2017: New drone technology which enables scientists to better assess the impact of climate change in Antarctic regions through analysing fragile moss has been developed by University of Tasmania scientists. Associate Professor Arko Lucieer and Dr Zbyněk
A destination and lifestyle choice: to teach and make a difference

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/492-a-destination-and-lifestyle-choice-to-teach-and-make-a-difference

11 Dec 2017: Bobby-Jack Bowen Butchart admits he wasn't always the best student as a young boy. “I misbehaved. I didn’t pay attention in class,” he said. It’s this background that has drawn Bobby-Jack back to the classroom. He is keen to make a
Research hub to grow forest innovation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/497-research-hub-to-grow-forest-innovation

14 Dec 2017: With a track record of research and innovation in timber stretching back decades, the University of Tasmania is the ideal place for the National Institute of Forest Products Innovation to base its Launceston hub. The institute is made up of two
How researchers are trying to save Australia's precious native…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/331-how-researchers-are-trying-to-save-australias-precious-native-animals

28 Jun 2017: There has been a widespread decline of many native marsupials, with 29 Australian mammals now extinct – the highest rate of mammal extinction in the world. A further 30 per cent of our surviving mammal species are now listed as threatened. 29the
Graduates propel Tasmania onto the luxury yacht scene

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/276-graduates-propel-tasmania-onto-the-luxury-yacht-scene

14 May 2017: Matthew Craze and Andrew Fearman set up Van Diemen Luxury Craft in Launceston, Tasmania, where they met as undergraduates almost two decades ago. Matthew explains that the pair were working overseas as superyacht engineers when inspiration for the
Lollies for cows: Plantain in the pasture

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31 Jul 2017: New research at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is looking at how the inclusion of plantain in traditional ryegrass pastures can boost production and profitability for Tasmanian dairy farmers. TIA Dairy Research Fellow Pieter Raedts and
Survivability: Designing safer ships

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/274-survivability-designing-safer-ships

11 May 2017: For Martin Friebe, opening a door that he designed was a hugely exciting experience - because it was no ordinary door. “My first task ever as a naval architect was designing a machinery room door of the 214 class submarine, which was composed of
From refugee to future industry leader

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/257-from-refugee-to-future-industry-leader

6 Apr 2017: PhD student Til Baalisampang was one of just 150 young people to receive a place on the Young Gastech mentoring and networking program in Japan. He was also awarded a conference pass for Gastech, the world’s leading oil and gas event. The Young
Putting the emotion into maths for better learning

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/500-putting-the-emotion-into-maths-for-better-learning

17 Dec 2017: Are you a “maths person”? Most people think they are, or they aren’t. What if we told you there was no such thing? Professor Kim Beswick is an ARC Future Fellow, and her research is aiming to help teachers educate their students better, by
Scientists discover why world’s richest ore deposits were formed

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/243-scientists-discover-why-worlds-richest-ore-deposits-were-formed

26 Feb 2017: Scientists have discovered why some of the richest ore deposits on the planet, such as copper, zinc, silver and uranium, were formed in the middle period of Earth’s history. A team of scientists from the University of Tasmania and University of
Soaring high, but still in the neighbourhood

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/308-soaring-high-but-still-in-the-neighbourhood

13 Jun 2017: Despite its size and capacity to travel long distances, new research shows the endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle does not travel far from ‘home’. Researchers from the University of Tasmania’s School of Biological Sciences Chris
Dream job in futuristic career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/433-dream-job-in-futuristic-career

17 Oct 2017: Amritha Hariharan was working as a software tester Mumbai when she decided to pursue her Master of Applied Science in Environmental Management and Spatial Sciences at the University of Tasmania. She loved it so much that Tasmania is now her home
BIG and Bigger pathways

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/225-big-and-bigger-pathways

16 Jan 2017: Fun pathways into higher education are being paved by the University of Tasmania, particularly at the Cradle Coast campus. Working closely with the BIG Committee, staff have spent 2016 bringing together students from Burnie-based schools with
Shedding the maths stigma

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/367-shedding-the-maths-stigma

3 Aug 2017: Many of us gain a sense of control over a situation when we are able to create some kind of order. Teachers presented with a class full of children also tend to do this; grouping children with others who appear to be at the same level as them in
Ancient life form discovered in remote Tasmanian valley

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/451-ancient-life-form-discovered-in-remote-tasmanian-valley

13 Nov 2017: A team of Tasmanian researchers has uncovered rare, living stromatolites deep within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The researchers from the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) and the University of
New renewable energy project set to make waves

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/352-new-renewable-energy-project-set-to-make-waves

14 Jul 2017: A new project set to attract and underpin investment in tidal energy in Australia has been awarded $2. 49 million funding support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Tidal Energy in Australia – Assessing Resource and Feasibility to
Teaching by example

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/493-teaching-by-example

11 Dec 2017: There’s a determination in the eyes of Michelle Cooper when she’s asked about how her students at Launceston Church Grammar School (LCGS) approach learning. Michelle is just six months away from completing her Master of Education. She’s been
Making models for safer mining

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/272-making-models-for-safer-mining

10 May 2017: When Cassady Harraden moved from the US to Tasmania, her luggage weighed a lot. Because as a geologist, she had to take her rock collection to her new home where she is studying her PhD at CODES in the Transforming the Mining Value Chain research hub
Tide turns with AMC testing turbine in the Tamar

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/278-tide-turns-with-amc-testing-turbine-in-the-tamar

15 May 2017: The daily movements of the tides move great quantities of water around the Australian coast. Thanks to research being carried out by the Australian Maritime College, we are a step closer to harnessing this movement to generate electricity. Working
3D printer project puts UTAS at the cutting edge of micro engineering

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/242-3d-printer-project-puts-utas-at-the-cutting-edge-of-micro-engineering

23 Feb 2017: Fast 3D printing at an unprecedented scale – with molecular level control – will be the focus of University of Tasmania research which has received a $630,000 grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC). It is one of four University
The secret sex life of plants

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/260-the-secret-sex-life-of-plants

10 Apr 2017: Sexual reproduction in animals and plants share common elements, but little was known about how the sex of plants is determined until University of Tasmania researchers discovered a gene responsible. Dr Scott McAdam, Associate Professor Timothy
Reading rocks to find mineral trace elements

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/283-reading-rocks-to-find-mineral-trace-elements

17 May 2017: When you’re holding a rock in your hand, you’re holding a piece of history millions of years old. Josh Phillips is a postgraduate in CODES, studying the trace element chemistry of hydrothermal minerals around ore deposits. Every rock tells a
Dynamic vision for university city

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/357-dynamic-vision-for-university-city

18 Jul 2017: The masterplan for the $260 million redevelopment of the University of Tasmania precinct at Inveresk has been unveiled today by the project partners. The Commonwealth Government, University of Tasmania, Tasmanian Government, City of Launceston and
For some kids, texting ability brings worries into socialising

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/351-for-some-kids-texting-ability-brings-worries-into-socialising

13 Jul 2017: Texting could be creating a literacy issue for children, but it is not the problem most people would expect. In a presentation to Education Transforms 2017 in Hobart, written language expert Dr Nenagh Kemp said her research with colleagues in the UK
nupiri muka: ‘Eye of the Sea’

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/410-nupiri-muka-eye-of-the-sea

13 Sep 2017: An innovative new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) capable of diving up to 5,000 metres, operating underneath the ice and gathering data on Antarctic research missions was recently unveiled at the University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime
The decline in male teacher numbers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/441-the-decline-in-male-teacher-numbers

20 Oct 2017: The percentage of male primary school teachers in Australia has decreased in recent decades, from 30. 24% in 1983 to 18. 26% in 2016. Education authorities have responded to this with recruitment-focused initiatives, such as scholarships and quota
Research finds exergamers need real exercise too

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/416-research-finds-exergamers-need-real-exercise-too

22 Sep 2017: More and more young Australians are playing video games during their leisure time. Fortunately, video game manufacturers have introduced “exergames” in an effort to make this typically sedentary activity more physically engaging. These
Predicting mine waste environmental impacts before it’s too late

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/273-predicting-mine-waste-environmental-impacts-before-its-too-late

10 May 2017: Mining for precious, base and ferrous metals can result in millions of tonnes of tailings and waste rock, which if left unmanaged can have dire environmental consequences. Poorly designed storage facilities can potentially leak pollution for
Tasmania's new global centre for innovation launched

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/247-tasmanias-new-global-centre-for-innovation-launched

17 Mar 2017: Launceston will be home to a new advanced manufacturing facility, producing sensors which would previously have been sourced from global hi-tech giants such as Japan and China. Partners today officially opened the University of Tasmania’s Advanced