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University ranked 44th in the world for agricultural science

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6 Jul 2017: The University of Tasmania has been named among the top 50 universities in the world for agricultural science – further strengthening our reputation for world-class agricultural research. Head of the School of Land and Food and Director of the
Teaching by example

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11 Dec 2017: There’s a determination in the eyes of Michelle Cooper when she’s asked about how her students at Launceston Church Grammar School (LCGS) approach learning. Michelle is just six months away from completing her Master of Education. She’s been
Healthy funding boost for medical research projects

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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
Children and families to benefit from grant to extend Underwood…

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26 Jun 2017: At least 500 students on the North-West Coast will benefit from a $350,000 Tasmanian Community Fund grant to the University of Tasmania Foundation. The grant will extend the Peter Underwood Centre’s Children’s University to 10 schools in the North
Soaring science greats recognised in national awards

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17 Nov 2017: Two University of Tasmania researchers have been recognised among the nation’s best in the 2018 Australian Academy of Science honorific awards. Professor David Cooke (ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, pictured above) and Professor Matt
The top 5 sea creatures Australians should be worried about

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28 Nov 2017: One of the most amazing things about Australia is the unique conglomeration of plants and animals that call the country’s bushlands, deserts, and coastal waters home. But the flipside of having so many species that are found nowhere else on the
From the canteen to the community

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19 Nov 2017: Third-year Health Science student Raquel Andrews, 21, has always been interested in nutrition — even when she was a little girl. “Growing up, my mum was always very interested in nutrition. She always told us about the benefits of healthy food
Why experts are predicting this species will change the future of food

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28 Nov 2017: As freakishly warm weather continues to wreak havoc on rainfall over the Pacific, the risk of major droughts and flooding has begun to surge around the world. But there’s another threat to our farmlands that’s a whole lot harder to see –
Why scientists are keeping tabs on life at Earth’s final frontier

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28 Nov 2017: “One of the things I love telling my students is no matter what David Attenborough says, Antarctica is not pristine. It’s been majorly messed with,” said Mark Hindell, Professor of marine science at the University of Tasmania in Australia.
Could chilling out oysters shell shock deadly virus?

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22 Nov 2017: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) scientists will give the deadly Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) virus the cold shoulder this summer as part of a new approach to tackling the virus that devastated Tasmania’s oyster