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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
Rankings rise for Earth Sciences

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/363-rankings-rise-for-earth-sciences

25 Jul 2017: The Discipline of Earth Sciences and the CODES – ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits have been ranked equal second in Australia in the recent Shanghai rankings. Some of CODES’ HDR candidates tell us why studying geology truly rocks. Josh
Children and families to benefit from grant to extend Underwood…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/children-and-families-to-benefit-from-grant-to-extend-underwood-centre-program-to-north-west

26 Jun 2017: At least 500 students on the North-West Coast will benefit from a $350,000 Tasmanian Community Fund grant to the University of Tasmania Foundation. The grant will extend the Peter Underwood Centre’s Children’s University to 10 schools in the North
Researchers keen on quinoa's salty secret

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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
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
Detective or explorer...you decide!

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/384-detective-or-exploreryou-decide

21 Aug 2017: It’s no secret that scientists get to do some amazing stuff. They see things in a different way. It might be scanning the frozen landscape of Antarctica from the deck of a research vessel, it might be investigating outer space through a telescope,
TIA scientist named Young Agronomist of the Year

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26 Sep 2017: The Agronomy Australia Young Agronomist Award was presented at the 18th Australian Agronomy Conference in Ballarat, Victoria. The award recognises an agronomist aged 36 or under for their record of publications, supervision of PhD candidates,
$150,000 to improve soil health for potato industry

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/338-150000-to-improve-soil-health-for-potato-industry

3 Jul 2017: The one-year project is funded by Hort Innovation with in-kind contributions from TIA. It will provide tangible benefits to potato industry levy payers around Australia through the development of extension materials and identification of priorities
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
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