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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
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
Menzies Institute secures NHMRC funding in important research areas

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/430-menzies-institute-secures-nhmrc-funding-in-important-research-areas

13 Oct 2017: The Menzies Institute for Medical Research has received close to $650,000 in research funding, as part of the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants. A fellowship grant of $318,768, was awarded each to Dr Kimberley Pitman
TIA scientist named Young Agronomist of the Year

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/418-tia-scientist-named-young-agronomist-of-the-year

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
Lollies for cows: Plantain in the pasture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/365-lollies-for-cows-plantain-in-the-pasture

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
Devilish problem closer to being solved

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/245-devilish-problem-closer-to-being-solved

9 Mar 2017: An international study involving multiple institutions over six years has shown that immunotherapy can cure Tasmanian devils of the deadly devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). The research was led by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute
Agriculture graduate becomes a future industry leader

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/229-agriculture-graduate-becomes-a-future-industry-leader

30 Jan 2017: An agriculture graduate from the University of Tasmania has received a prestigious $120,000 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship to continue her research into Tasmania’s cider industry. Madeleine Way, 22, graduated from the University of Tasmania
The eyes have it...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/307-the-eyes-have-it

12 Jun 2017: Writing, reading, pouring a cup of coffee– all tasks that seem inconsequential until our sight is at risk. At least one in seven Australians have a genetic disposition to developing blinding eye disease, but the University of Tasmania’s research
Healthy funding boost for medical research projects

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/486-healthy-funding-boost-for-medical-research-projects

6 Dec 2017: Tasmanian research into knee osteoarthritis, stroke and multiple sclerosis has received a major boost with the announcement of more than $2. 4 million in funds for projects at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research.
Workplaces urged to get healthy, mentally

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/423-workplaces-urged-to-get-healthy-mentally

9 Oct 2017: During Mental Health Week (October 8 to 14) researchers at the University of Tasmania are urging workplaces to make employee mental health a priority. While physical safety is at the forefront of Work Health and Safety laws and many workplaces are
Exchange is rewarding, both academically and personally

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/250-exchange-is-rewarding-both-academically-and-personally

28 Mar 2017: The 2016 recipient of the University’s Soren Nielsen Travelling Scholarship in Engineering, Riak Ngor-Apuol has just returned from a six- month study exchange in Mexico, which reaped great rewards both academically and personally. “It was a
Research shines light on MS causes and management

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/289-research-shines-light-on-ms-causes-and-management

24 May 2017: Associate Professor Ingrid van der Mei, leading epidemiologist at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research, is trying to solve the puzzle of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a debilitating neurological disease that often
Pharmacy students learn a Loch abroad

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/238-pharmacy-students-learn-a-loch-abroad

10 Feb 2017: Two University of Tasmania students were lucky enough to explore beautiful Scotland as part of their Pharmacy studies. Nawwar Alshawi and Tyler Fenton travelled across Scotland over six weeks, learning about Scottish pharmacy practices. The pair
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
Breastfed babies likely to be a healthier weight as they grow up

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/334-breastfed-babies-likely-to-be-a-healthier-weight-as-they-grow-up

28 Jun 2017: Babies who are fed only breast milk for the first three months of life appear to be much more likely to maintain a healthy weight trajectory, with the benefits possibly lasting through to early adulthood, new research shows. The study, published
Australia's top young economist has a love of Tassie and teaching

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/48-australias-top-young-economist-has-a-love-of-tassie-and-teaching

27 Feb 2017: Dr Joaquin Vespignani left a high-flying job in investment banking to nurture the next generation of economists at the University of Tasmania’s Tasmanian School of Business and Economics (TSBE). And he has never looked back. He is also an
Broadening our horizons

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/371-broadening-our-horizons

14 Aug 2017: The University of Tasmania sees itself as a bridge to the world, a bridge to the world of ideas and to the world of ethnicities and of cultures. That bridge is being increasingly criss-crossed by our students taking advantage of opportunities to
This scientist is chasing the secrets of ancient crops

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/472-this-scientist-is-chasing-the-secrets-of-ancient-crops

28 Nov 2017: “We’ve created a kind of ‘kindergarten for plants’,” said Professor Sergey Shabala from the University of Tasmania, describing the current state of global agriculture. “We provide them with everything they need: nutrients, water,
What makes us sign up to subscription boxes

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/491-what-makes-us-sign-up-to-subscription-boxes

8 Dec 2017: Everyone can relate to that excitement of ripping open a present or the anticipation before discovering what a package in the post contains. In fact, the rush of good feeling is very similar to what gamblers experience and it’s this type of
Spotted hyenas rarely die from disease: we set out to discover why

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/263-spotted-hyenas-rarely-die-from-disease-we-set-out-to-discover-why

19 Apr 2017: "Ol-konôî, the Maa or Maasai word for hyena, means “to eat greedily” or “the gluttonous one”. It shows a not so subtle disdain many communities have for spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). It’s true that hyenas scramble and “laugh”
Westfield’s history

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/495-westfields-history

13 Dec 2017: The sale of Westfield to the French property firm Unibail-Rodamco draws to a close (with a A$32 billion reward) one of Australia’s greatest business success stories. But it also shows where Australian retail could be headed next. Westfield has
Why experts are predicting this species will change the future of food

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/473-why-experts-are-predicting-this-species-will-change-the-future-of-food

28 Nov 2017: As freakishly warm weather continues to wreak havoc on rainfall over the Pacific, the risk of major droughts and flooding has begun to surge around the world. But there’s another threat to our farmlands that’s a whole lot harder to see –
Science can be beautiful, but please don’t call it basic

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/339-science-can-be-beautiful-but-please-dont-call-it-basic

4 Jul 2017: Research underpinning fundamental scientific concepts or mechanisms of disease is referred to as “basic science”. I detest the term. It conjures up images of mundane, uninteresting, simple lab work, but this is rarely the case. No two days are the