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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
University’s Law faculty ranked among world’s best

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/429-universitys-law-faculty-ranked-among-worlds-best

11 Oct 2017: The University of Tasmania has been named in the top 100 universities worldwide for law following the release of new international rankings. In the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2018 by subject, the University’s
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
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.
Putting the emotion into maths for better learning

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/500-putting-the-emotion-into-maths-for-better-learning

17 Dec 2017: Are you a “maths person”? Most people think they are, or they aren’t. What if we told you there was no such thing? Professor Kim Beswick is an ARC Future Fellow, and her research is aiming to help teachers educate their students better, by
Shedding the maths stigma

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/367-shedding-the-maths-stigma

3 Aug 2017: Many of us gain a sense of control over a situation when we are able to create some kind of order. Teachers presented with a class full of children also tend to do this; grouping children with others who appear to be at the same level as them in
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
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
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