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  2. Thumbnail for Motor Neuron Disease: One step closer, a research journey

    Motor Neuron Disease: One step closer, a research journey

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/401-motor-neuron-disease-one-step-closer-a-research-journey
    28 Aug 2017: There are no treatments or cures for Motor Neuron Disease, and most people with the illness die three to five years after diagnosis. For the past 10 years Associate Professor Tracey Dickson’s group at the University of Tasmania's Menzies
  3. Thumbnail for Lions soon to roar once more

    Lions soon to roar once more

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/406-lions-soon-to-roar-once-more
    4 Sep 2017: The rugby action was fast and furious when the University of Tasmania hosted the first round of the Aon Women’s University Sevens Series in Launceston recently. Held over two days at University of Tasmania Stadium, the University of Queensland
  4. Thumbnail for Alumni rules

    Alumni rules

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/369-alumni-rules
    11 Aug 2017: While paramedicine training is ultimately about saving lives, it also proved valuable for University of Tasmania alumni Ella Cuthbert and Sean Mackay, during their recent stint on renovation television show House Rules. “We took seven months off
  5. Thumbnail for Hobart families support the training of medical students

    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
  6. Thumbnail for #ImReady is set to help kids get healthier

    #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
  7. Thumbnail for Strengthening Lions prepare for final tournament

    Strengthening Lions prepare for final tournament

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/417-strengthening-lions-prepare-for-final-tournament
    26 Sep 2017: A steadily improving University of Tasmania Lions rugby team is training hard ahead of the final tournament in this year’s inaugural Aon Uni 7s Series. Coming off disappointing bottom of the table finishes in the first two tournaments, the Lions
  8. Thumbnail for Medical students make an IMPACT on improving safe childbirth in Africa

    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
  9. Thumbnail for Exercising vital health knowledge

    Exercising vital health knowledge

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/499-exercising-vital-health-knowledge
    15 Dec 2017: Kahlia Perry studied Exercise Science - and since she graduated she’s hit the ground running in her career. Kahlia studied the University of Tasmania’s Bachelor of Exercise Science and  Bachelor of Exercise Physiology (Professional Honours) and
  10. Thumbnail for Want to travel the world and work with animals?

    Want to travel the world and work with animals?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/379-want-to-travel-the-world-and-work-with-animals
    21 Aug 2017: If you knew there was a bear in the wilderness near you, what would you do? For University of Tasmania Surveying and Spatial Sciences graduate Jack Beardsley, his job is to approach the bear, and see what it does. As a researcher on the Scandinavian
  11. Thumbnail for Antarctic-bound doctors left out in the cold

    Antarctic-bound doctors left out in the cold

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/366-antarctic-bound-doctors-left-out-in-the-cold
    1 Aug 2017: Antarctic-bound doctors have spent a wet and wild week in the Tasmanian wilderness, honing their cold climate and remote medicine skills. During the eight day Expedition Medicine Winter Course, run by the University of Tasmania and Australian
  12. Thumbnail for Incoming VC Professor Rufus Black to lead new chapter for University

    Incoming VC Professor Rufus Black to lead new chapter for University

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/450-incoming-vc-professor-rufus-black-to-lead-new-chapter-for-university
    10 Nov 2017: Noted ethicist, educator and strategic consultant, Professor Rufus Black, has been announced as the incoming Vice-Chancellor and President at the University of Tasmania. Professor Black will start in the role in March next year, replacing Professor
  13. Thumbnail for Graduates propel Tasmania onto the luxury yacht scene

    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
  14. Thumbnail for Sporting excellence meets research excellence

    Sporting excellence meets research excellence

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/396-sporting-excellence-meets-research-excellence
    23 Aug 2017: When the University of Tasmania Lions head into the inaugural Aon Women’s Uni 7s Series on Friday (25 August), they will be making history in women’s sport and contributing to valuable sporting research. Part of the University’s experienced
  15. Thumbnail for Optical collection gives crystal clear peek into past

    Optical collection gives crystal clear peek into past

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/487-optical-collection-gives-crystal-clear-peek-into-past
    7 Dec 2017: Our island ‘can-do’ spirit, secret wartime missions and reconnaissance flights are elements captured in a unique collection, featuring the work of Hobart’s World War II ‘Optical Munitions Annexe 9/101’ and its 25 year post-war
  16. Thumbnail for Modelling marine futures with maths

    Modelling marine futures with maths

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/479-modelling-marine-futures-with-maths
    30 Nov 2017: Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas is focused on change — the changes in our environment, and the changes needed for gender equity in science. Dr Melbourne-Thomas is a Research scientist at the Australian Antarctic Division and Project leader with the
  17. Thumbnail for University Apartments open on Melville Street, Hobart

    University Apartments open on Melville Street, Hobart

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/443-university-apartments-open-on-melville-street-hobart
    24 Oct 2017: In both bricks and mortar, and human capital, the University Apartments in Hobart’s Melville Street are an emblem of the way higher education delivers economic, social and cultural renewal in a city. At the apartment’s official opening,
  18. Thumbnail for Graduates secure prestigious scholarships to ask the big questions

    Graduates secure prestigious scholarships to ask the big questions

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/336-graduates-secure-prestigious-scholarships-to-ask-the-big-questions
    29 Jun 2017: Two University of Tasmania graduates will undertake the opportunity of a lifetime as recipients of a scholarship to study theology at the University of Oxford. Adrian Staples and Harrison Virs have been awarded the scholarships by Reverend Professor
  19. Thumbnail for Business identity returns to the classroom after 22 years

    Business identity returns to the classroom after 22 years

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/353-business-identity-returns-to-the-classroom-after-22-years
    16 Jul 2017: Phil McCulloch says he always wanted to study at university but he never quite got round to doing it. The now 39-year-old says after he completed his grade 12 exams he was encouraged to get a job. “My mum and grandmother thought I could get a job
  20. Thumbnail for University of Tasmania Lions set to roar

    University of Tasmania Lions set to roar

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/368-university-of-tasmania-lions-set-to-roar
    5 Aug 2017: In an historic step for Australian female sport, the University of Tasmania has unveiled the side that will champion its flag in the upcoming Aon Women’s Uni 7s Series. Dubbed the University of Tasmania Lions, the 24 strong squad is comprised of
  21. Thumbnail for Making positive change for a better world

    Making positive change for a better world

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/310-making-positive-change-for-a-better-world
    21 Jun 2017: From humble beginnings in north-west Tasmania, OXFAM Australia Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Helen Szoke was determined not to let her situation at that point in her life dictate her future. She was determined to get an education and follow her
  22. Thumbnail for The frozen continent and its connection to us

    The frozen continent and its connection to us

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/341-the-frozen-continent-and-its-connection-to-us
    4 Jul 2017: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researchers have joined the City of Hobart for the official launch of a new research project that aims to enhance Hobart’s role as an Antarctic gateway. The Antarctic Cities project is studying the
  23. Thumbnail for Determination and strength lead Nursing student to his Graduation day

    Determination and strength lead Nursing student to his Graduation day

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/267-determination-and-strength-lead-nursing-student-to-his-graduation-day
    28 Apr 2017: Not many medical students can list emergency helicopter patient retrievals in Afghanistan as part of their pre-study experience. However for Mirwais Adli, this work and all the dangers associated with it, was everyday life before coming to the
  24. Thumbnail for What we can learn from book clubs

    What we can learn from book clubs

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/420-what-we-can-learn-from-book-clubs
    3 Oct 2017: Children’s book clubs have been in the news lately. In July, ABC Online featured a number of Year 6 students who had formed their own clubs. The kids love their reading groups and the story describes how the groups form the basis of lasting
  25. Thumbnail for Focus on the write stuff

    Focus on the write stuff

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/346-focus-on-the-write-stuff
    10 Jul 2017: Two award-winning early career novelists are doing just that. PhD students Katherine Johnson and Eden French share their creative journeys. Katherine JohnsonFor science journalist and published author Katherine Johnson – whose second novel The
  26. Thumbnail for Choose your own adventure

    Choose your own adventure

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/239-choose-your-own-adventure
    14 Feb 2017: PhD student Lily is an acoustician. But what is that exactly? She studies the acoustics of concert halls, and she has done it in virtually all of the major concert halls in Australia, including the Sydney Opera House, Perth Concert Hall, Hamer Hall,
  27. Thumbnail for Agriculture degree gives graduate incredible globe-trotting career

    Agriculture degree gives graduate incredible globe-trotting career

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/291-agriculture-degree-gives-graduate-incredible-globe-trotting-career
    25 May 2017: It was the wicked problems facing the world that attracted Miriam McCormack to study agriculture in the first place, and now she gets immense satisfaction from playing a role in research into food security in developing countries. Miriam, who
  28. Thumbnail for Ten Commandments for graduates according to Justice Michael Kirby

    Ten Commandments for graduates according to Justice Michael Kirby

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/504-ten-commandments-for-graduates-according-to-justice-michael-kirby
    21 Dec 2017: Graduating University of Tasmania law and social science students were lucky to receive sound and experienced advice from the Honourable Justice Michael Kirby AC, CMG as they embark on the next chapter of their lives. Justice Kirby, who is one of
  29. Thumbnail for Dynamic vision for university city

    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
  30. Thumbnail for nupiri muka: ‘Eye of the Sea’

    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
  31. Thumbnail for From Tassie to Scandinavia: An unbear-ably epic research journey

    From Tassie to Scandinavia: An unbear-ably epic research journey

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/261-from-tassie-to-scandinavia-an-unbear-ably-epic-research-journey
    18 Apr 2017: If you knew there was a bear in the wilderness near you, what would you do? For University of Tasmania graduate Jack Beardsley and his canine sidekick Cocoa, part of his job is to approach bears and see how they react. As a member of the
  32. Thumbnail for New field of study

    New field of study

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/342-new-field-of-study
    6 Jul 2017: At the University of Tasmania there’s a new rite of passage for students during their journey through higher education that’s soon to be kicking national goals. And it’s exclusively for females. The institution is spearheading a women’s
  33. Thumbnail for The Burnie factor in the Timor-Leste  maritime boundary negotiations

    The Burnie factor in the Timor-Leste maritime boundary negotiations

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/457-the-burnie-factor-in-the-timor-leste-maritime-boundary-negotiations
    17 Nov 2017: Expectation: To take over the family business in Burnie and become a welder like his father and grandfather. Reality: First in the extended family to go to university. He is now a partner at global law firm DLA Piper and is the Asia Pacific Head of
  34. Thumbnail for Games are a golden opportunity for research

    Games are a golden opportunity for research

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/442-games-are-a-golden-opportunity-for-research
    20 Oct 2017: Researchers from the University of Tasmania will be investigating the experiences of athletes and volunteers who are participating in the 16th Australian Masters Games. Four projects will shed light on what drives an athlete to compete, how
  35. Thumbnail for Mastering the art of storytelling along a path less travelled

    Mastering the art of storytelling along a path less travelled

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/295-mastering-the-art-of-storytelling-along-a-path-less-travelled
    7 Jun 2017: You could say Bridget Hickey didn’t take a traditional path at university. Instead, she studied across disciplines, between Fine Arts and Humanities, picking subjects that she loved. This diversity uncovered a passion for audio storytelling. Now,
  36. Thumbnail for Meet the global storyteller moving people to change

    Meet the global storyteller moving people to change

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/226-meet-the-global-storyteller-moving-people-to-change
    16 Jan 2017: On December 25, 2014, Karl and a photojournalist covertly entered an asylum seeker camp on the Pacific Island of Nauru to uncover their stories. “It was a risky thing to do. Journalists are effectively banned from Nauru so we went as tourists. We
  37. Thumbnail for Caring for our healthcare professionals, so they can care

    Caring for our healthcare professionals, so they can care

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/290-caring-for-our-healthcare-professionals-so-they-can-care
    25 May 2017: Quality healthcare is vitally important, but with a lack of resources it can be hard for providers to meet these important needs. Health Services Innovation Tasmania is taking the challenge of providing quality healthcare via clinical

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