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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
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
Did you know the lucky country is sinking?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/317-did-you-know-the-lucky-country-is-sinking

16 Jun 2017: Are you living in Australia? Do you ever get a sinking feeling? It could be because our continent is sinking. But don’t be alarmed just yet. Surveyor and University of Tasmania PhD candidate Anna Riddell is investigating. After an exciting career
PhD - the real passion project

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/298-phd-the-real-passion-project

7 Jun 2017: If you’re searching for a thesis topic, you have to ask yourself, what am I obsessed with?Do you want to cure cancer, dissect Great Expectations, or save an endangered frog? Do you hunt down rare black and white films to watch, or do you spend a
Top five PhD survival tips

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/299-top-five-phd-survival-tips

7 Jun 2017: 1. Write! Anything! Getting your thoughts down on paper really helps get your brain working. Even if what you write isn’t great, just get something down. You can refine it and edit it later. 2. Create a work zone Co-ordinated sticky notes. Your
This PhD student is making concerts sound better

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/316-this-phd-student-is-making-concerts-sound-better

16 Jun 2017: How do you know if a concert venue is going to make an evening of music amazing or just OK? You ask an engineer. Specifically, an acoustician, like University of Tasmania Engineering PhD student Lily Panton. Lily studies the acoustics of concert
A day in the life of a typical PhD student...

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/301-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-typical-phd-student

7 Jun 2017: 9. 30am Go to the Uni café and obtain a much-needed coffee. Get waylaid by a friend who wants to know “how’s the PhD going?” Struggle to answer such a huge and problematic question while completely un-caffeinated. Escape gracefully, down the
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
Tassie and science the right chemistry

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/498-tassie-and-science-the-right-chemistry

15 Dec 2017: For Professor Michael Breadmore, the combination of science and Tasmania is just the right chemistry for success. Professor Breadmore is the 2017 recipient of the prestigious Royal Australian Chemical Institute’s Doreen Clark Medal which
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
Database a window into climate change since the Roman era

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/348-database-a-window-into-climate-change-since-the-roman-era

12 Jul 2017: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researcher Dr Steven Phipps, who co-authored the study published in the international journal Scientific Data as a member of the PAGES2k Consortium, said the database shows a long-term cooling trend
Physics graduate awarded for supermassive research achievement

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/335-physics-graduate-awarded-for-supermassive-research-achievement

29 Jun 2017: A University of Tasmania Honours graduate has secured a prestigious national award for her research into supermassive black holes and galaxies, highlighting the strength of the institution’s astronomy program. Madeline Marshall is the 2017
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
Surprise historical discovery could help whale survival

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/248-surprise-historical-discovery-could-help-whale-survival

20 Mar 2017: The chance discovery of a unique set of whaling records dating back to 1952 has provided new insights into the lives and physiology of humpback and sperm whales. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) PhD student Lyn Irvine heard from a
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
Doctors offered more reasons to remain rural

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/370-doctors-offered-more-reasons-to-remain-rural

14 Aug 2017: Postgraduate training opportunities for Tasmanian doctors will soon be expanded, in a significant development for medical professionals interested in working and training in rural regions. The University of Tasmania has successfully secured federal
Why Tasmania is the best place to do your PhD

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/300-why-tasmania-is-the-best-place-to-do-your-phd

7 Jun 2017: 1. We are the literal gateway to the AntarcticIf you want to study the marine sciences, the University of Tasmania is THE place to be. Our world-leading Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies has a huge range of amazing scientists conducting
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
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
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,