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Sky’s the limit for Royal Flying Doctor Service Scholarship recipients

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/489-skys-the-limit-for-royal-flying-doctor-service-scholarship-recipients

8 Dec 2017: Two talented University of Tasmania students were recently presented with Royal Flying Doctor Service’s (RFDS) Scholarships, which enabled them to spend two weeks’ work experience with the organisation servicing rural and remote communities.
University paramedicine students shine in the face of disaster

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/359-university-paramedicine-students-shine-in-the-face-of-disaster

21 Jul 2017: University of Tasmania Bachelor of Paramedic Practice Sydney students showcased the quality of their skills, when they swung into action in a disaster simulation in the Sydney CBD. The large scale exercise involving all NSW emergency services, as
The Psychology of success

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/424-the-psychology-of-success

10 Oct 2017: How do our everyday routines shape us? And can they lead us to greatness? It was reading about the creative processes of great artists that led Joel Keygan, 22, to study Psychology at the University of Tasmania. “When I finished year 12 I had the
Hobart families support the training of medical students

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/259-hobart-families-support-the-training-of-medical-students

7 Apr 2017: Each year generous Hobart families with newborn babies open their doors to University of Tasmania medical students, as part of the Kids and Families Program. A unique and important part of training for students, the School of Medicine program has run
Medical students make an IMPACT on improving safe childbirth in Africa

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/356-medical-students-make-an-impact-on-improving-safe-childbirth-in-africa

18 Jul 2017: University of Tasmania medical students will help improve the lives of women who have little or no assistance during childbirth, through a special initiative. The students who are part of IMPACT, a University of Tasmania medical society dedicated to
Good science to make the world a better place

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/425-good-science-to-make-the-world-a-better-place

10 Oct 2017: Laura Brumby was driven to study psychology so she could help people. And in the process, psychology has changed both her career goals, and her sense of self. “Like a lot of people, when I started Psychology, I intended to be a clinician. That's
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
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
From radiology to psychology

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/426-from-radiology-to-psychology

10 Oct 2017: Jodie Wise loved her career as a radiographer and sonographer. But when she was diagnosed with arthritis, she was no longer able to operate the machines she had worked with for 27 years. “I started having problems scanning and I was getting quite
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
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
Scholarship winner focused on doing good

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/428-scholarship-winner-focused-on-doing-good

10 Oct 2017: Hannah Martin was a college student in Tasmania’s North West when she knew she wanted to devote her career to helping cancer patients. Hannah, 22, is now studying a Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science, which she began
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
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
Discovering the mysteries of the brain...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/240-discovering-the-mysteries-of-the-brain

16 Feb 2017: 1. What inspired you towards neuroscience? "One of the big unknowns in the world is how does the brain actually work. We know so little about this organ yet it controls everything we think, say, do. Discovering new phenomena associated with brain
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
Deadly disease can ‘hide’ from a Tasmanian devil’s immune system

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/223-deadly-disease-can-hide-from-a-tasmanian-devils-immune-system

4 Jan 2017: The Tasmanian devil facial tumour (DFT) cells may use a molecular deception – common in human cancers – that could allow the deadly disease to avoid the animal’s immune system, according to our new research published this month. Recently it
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