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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
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
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,
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
Greener greenhouses to feed the future

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/235-greener-greenhouses-to-feed-the-future

6 Feb 2017: Did you know greenhouse cultivation is a relatively new practice of food production in Australia? PhD candidate Dianfan Zhou is going to help bring our country up to speed. “I recently started my PhD in UTAS’ School of Land and Food and my
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
The decline in male teacher numbers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/441-the-decline-in-male-teacher-numbers

20 Oct 2017: The percentage of male primary school teachers in Australia has decreased in recent decades, from 30. 24% in 1983 to 18. 26% in 2016. Education authorities have responded to this with recruitment-focused initiatives, such as scholarships and quota
Predicting mine waste environmental impacts before it’s too late

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/273-predicting-mine-waste-environmental-impacts-before-its-too-late

10 May 2017: Mining for precious, base and ferrous metals can result in millions of tonnes of tailings and waste rock, which if left unmanaged can have dire environmental consequences. Poorly designed storage facilities can potentially leak pollution for
Melting ice and satellites: how to measure the Earth’s ‘wiggle'

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/293-melting-ice-and-satellites-how-to-measure-the-earths-wiggle

30 May 2017: "In a driverless future, it will be vital that our cars know exactly where they are on the road, down to the millimetre. We’ve found that our current methods of measuring location may not be up to scratch. Changes on Earth’s surface, including
Researchers set to tackle pesky blackberry mite

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/490-researchers-set-to-tackle-pesky-blackberry-mite

8 Dec 2017: Blackberries are meant to be black, but sometimes nature intervenes to create a multi-coloured problem for blackberry growers. A microscopic pest known as redberry mite is thought to cause this uneven ripening of blackberry fruit, typically creating
Love Sci Fi? This is your perfect degree

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/381-love-sci-fi-this-is-your-perfect-degree

21 Aug 2017: What’s the ultimate achievement for someone passionate about engineering and technology? Probably creating a robot. And not just a robot, but an advanced cyborg, that’s just like a human. And these creations are no longer the stuff of science
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.
Ambassador for the natural world honoured

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/330-ambassador-for-the-natural-world-honoured

26 Jun 2017: Internationally renowned geographer and conservation ecologist, Distinguished Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick AM, has received the Australian Heritage Council’s 2017 Sharon Sullivan National Heritage Award for his work on national and international
Future wildfire warning for Australia

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/236-future-wildfire-warning-for-australia

7 Feb 2017: University of Tasmania Professor of Environmental Change Biology David Bowman led an international collaboration - including researchers from the University of Idaho and South Dakota State University - to compile a global satellite database of the
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
How to build a career on gaming

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/378-how-to-build-a-career-on-gaming

20 Aug 2017: Video games are driving a LOT of the innovation in video, virtual reality, and collaboration technologies today. The technology driving the improvements in gaming experience is already having an incredibly positive effect in corporate environments.
Top of the food chain

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/306-top-of-the-food-chain

9 Jun 2017: Most people across the globe don’t stop to wonder about the feeding habits of great white sharks but a team led by Associate Professor Jayson Semmens (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies) is researching the predator’s diet in an effort to
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
This degree lets you drive a REAL race car

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/380-this-degree-lets-you-drive-a-real-race-car

21 Aug 2017: If you study Engineering at the University of Tasmania, you get to design, build, and drive your own race car. Formula SAE is an international student engineering design competition, and the project is part of the curriculum. Students take on the