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  2. Thumbnail for How supporting employees with mental illness benefits the workplace

    How supporting employees with mental illness benefits the workplace

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/551-how-supporting-employees-with-mental-illness-benefits-the-workplace
    12 Mar 2018: Working with a mental illness is challenging, and not uncommon. In fact, one in five of us will experience a clinical episode of depression at some point in our life. For many of us, work can be an important part of coping and recovery, but for
  3. Thumbnail for How marketing can ensure the sustainability of cultural institutions

    How marketing can ensure the sustainability of cultural institutions

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/674-how-marketing-can-ensure-the-sustainability-of-cultural-institutions
    20 Jul 2018: “In for-profit firms, the perception is that there’s a trade-off between profitability and sustainability. It’s thought of as a natural dichotomy – and it’s a battle that’s been going on for 40 years,” said Dr Mark Wickham from the
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    ‘Down down’ and ‘cheap cheap’ are gone gone

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/557-down-down-and-cheap-cheap-are-gone-gone
    12 Mar 2018: On January 26, 2011, Coles fired the first shot in what would soon be dubbed the “supermarket price wars” by reducing the price of its own-brand milk to A$1 per litre. Woolworths fired back, triggering seven years of intense price
  5. Thumbnail for How does island life shape Tasmanians?

    How does island life shape Tasmanians?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/782-how-does-island-life-shape-tasmanians
    19 Oct 2018: While geographical disconnection has many obvious implications on daily life (for example the cost of fuel, access to certain services, ability to collaborate with peers, etc. ) the impact of 'place' is also a common theme running through many
  6. Thumbnail for Looking at Antarctica through an advertising lens

    Looking at Antarctica through an advertising lens

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/562-looking-at-antarctica-through-an-advertising-lens
    19 Mar 2018: Ever wondered how your perception of Antarctica has been shaped over the years? Influences are usually documentaries, advertising, or by reading books on the continent. Being a continent that is accessible to very few people, Antarctica is regarded
  7. Thumbnail for How to prepare the world’s economies for the next big hit

    How to prepare the world’s economies for the next big hit

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/534-how-to-prepare-the-worlds-economies-for-the-next-big-hit
    19 Feb 2018: When you drop a pebble into a body of water, the force creates circular ripples that gradually spread out across the surface. When an economic shock or crisis hits, the global economy is no different. Any change, no matter how big or small, can have
  8. Thumbnail for Why graphic design can be a force for good in corporate accountability

    Why graphic design can be a force for good in corporate accountability

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/555-why-graphic-design-can-be-a-force-for-good-in-corporate-accountability
    12 Mar 2018: Consumers and investors are becoming increasingly interested in sustainable and ethical companies. But what happens when organisations turn their sustainability reports into marketing material, without actually accounting for their impacts on the
  9. Thumbnail for In China's online retail market, the future has arrived

    In China's online retail market, the future has arrived

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/594-in-chinas-online-retail-market-the-future-has-arrived
    30 Apr 2018: In 2017, an estimated 1. 66 billion people around the world purchased a product online, amounting to US$2. 3 trillion in global e-retail sales. That figure is expected to skyrocket to US$4. 48 trillion by 2021, which means over the next couple of years,
  10. Thumbnail for This board game is changing how high schoolers think about business

    This board game is changing how high schoolers think about business

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/590-this-board-game-is-changing-how-high-schoolers-think-about-business
    29 Apr 2018: A board game is helping high school students gain confidence in pursuing a business degree, and it’s making a big difference in a region of Tasmania that needs it most. According to government statistics, the north-west coast of Tasmania has one
  11. Thumbnail for Australian fish population decreasing

    Australian fish population decreasing

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/637-australian-fish-population-decreasing
    7 Jun 2018: Large fish species are rapidly declining around Australia, according to the first continental diver census of shallow reef fish. Contrary to years of sustainability reports, our study indicates that excessive fishing pressure is contributing to
  12. Thumbnail for This board game is changing how high schoolers think about business

    This board game is changing how high schoolers think about business

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/549-this-board-game-is-changing-how-high-schoolers-think-about-business
    12 Mar 2018: A board game is helping high school students gain confidence in pursuing a business degree, and it’s making a big difference in a region of Tasmania that needs it most. According to government statistics, the North West Coast of Tasmania has one of
  13. Thumbnail for Why group work is far more valuable than you might think

    Why group work is far more valuable than you might think

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/628-why-group-work-is-far-more-valuable-than-you-might-think
    6 Jun 2018: From being saddled with all the work to coasting along for a free ride, student experiences of group projects are not always positive. And oftentimes, students just try to get through their group work for the grades, without realising that the true
  14. Thumbnail for This scientist is forcing a rethink of how we discover marine life

    This scientist is forcing a rethink of how we discover marine life

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/518-this-scientist-is-forcing-a-rethink-of-how-we-discover-marine-life
    22 Jan 2018: “I don’t have the usual academic background,” said Professor Graham Edgar, who’s running one of Australia’s most successful citizen science initiatives out of the University of Tasmania. With a focus on minimising human threats to the
  15. Thumbnail for Hobart’s poorer suburbs are missing out on the ‘MONA effect’

    Hobart’s poorer suburbs are missing out on the ‘MONA effect’

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/646-hobarts-poorer-suburbs-are-missing-out-on-the-mona-effect
    18 Jun 2018: When Hobart is illuminated in red lights during the chill of winter, thousands of visitors flock to MONA's Dark Mofo events. But who benefits from this tourism influx? Dr Kate Booth pens her opinion for The Conversation. Popular opinion has it that
  16. Thumbnail for Finance expert driving a major rethink of how we monitor the markets

    Finance expert driving a major rethink of how we monitor the markets

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/535-finance-expert-driving-a-major-rethink-of-how-we-monitor-the-markets
    26 Feb 2018: “It’s like looking for a freak flood in Brisbane,” said Dr Nagaratnam (Sree) Jeyasreedharan, a lecturer in finance at the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics. “We can model for 10 or 50 years, but what happens when there’s a
  17. Thumbnail for This economist calculates the ‘trade-off’ in national parks tourism

    This economist calculates the ‘trade-off’ in national parks tourism

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/599-this-economist-calculates-the-trade-off-in-national-parks-tourism
    30 Apr 2018: Wherever humans and the natural environment meet, there’s often a trade-off…and nature almost always comes off second-best. But now wilderness areas are being measured against a different set of values, and this can guide how tourism authorities
  18. Thumbnail for Why we need to integrate our physical and mental health treatment

    Why we need to integrate our physical and mental health treatment

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/636-why-we-need-to-integrate-our-physical-and-mental-health-treatment
    7 Jun 2018: To maintain our wellbeing we need to look after both our physical and mental health. But for those with chronic physical or mental illness, treatment can be complicated, inconsistent, and can feature lengthy hospital stays that are frustrating and
  19. Thumbnail for As the climate changes, agriculture businesses must adapt to survive

    As the climate changes, agriculture businesses must adapt to survive

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/630-as-the-climate-changes-agriculture-businesses-must-adapt-to-survive
    7 Jun 2018: Thanks to a changing climate, we know one thing for sure – our agriculture industry won’t look the same in 10 years’ time as it does today. The good news is that Australians can continue to enjoy fresh, locally grown fruit and vegetables for
  20. Thumbnail for Why the biggest myths about organisational change miss the point

    Why the biggest myths about organisational change miss the point

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/550-why-the-biggest-myths-about-organisational-change-miss-the-point
    12 Mar 2018: Organisational change isn’t linear. There’s no clear beginning or end point. Instead, it’s a cycle – an ongoing process that every organisation must be ready to actively engage with at any given time. And the troubling thing is that very few
  21. Thumbnail for Federal Budget 2018: a state-by-state spending analysis

    Federal Budget 2018: a state-by-state spending analysis

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/606-federal-budget-2018-a-state-by-state-spending-analysis
    9 May 2018: TasmaniaDr Maria Yanotti, Lecturer of Economics and Finance, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of TasmaniaCuts to GST revenue and personal income tax will have the biggest impact for Tasmanians. Changes to the GST carve-up could
  22. Thumbnail for Scientists are closing in on one of the biggest mysteries in biology

    Scientists are closing in on one of the biggest mysteries in biology

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/512-scientists-are-closing-in-on-one-of-the-biggest-mysteries-in-biology
    15 Jan 2018: It’s one of the longest running mysteries in human biology, and the kind of conundrum that keeps researchers up at night – how, on a molecular level, do our bodies keep track of the oxygen levels running through our cells?Common sense says there
  23. Thumbnail for Amazon is not a threat

    Amazon is not a threat

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/621-amazon-is-not-a-threat
    28 May 2018: Small retailers need a digital presence in order to be successful, but that doesn’t mean e-commerce is necessarily the answer. That’s one of the key findings unearthed by a ground-breaking investigation into the small retailer experience, and
  24. Thumbnail for Making a career out of creativity

    Making a career out of creativity

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/741-making-a-career-out-of-creativity
    12 Oct 2018: Singer songwriter Ange Boxall has scaled many heights since she completed a degree in Fine Arts at the University of Tasmania. Her 2016 country album Into the Wind debuted at No. 11 on the ARIA charts, and she’s worked with some of the best
  25. Thumbnail for How retailers turn everyday items into ‘must-have’ collectables

    How retailers turn everyday items into ‘must-have’ collectables

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/714-how-retailers-turn-everyday-items-into-must-have-collectables
    24 Aug 2018: Coles’ recent “Little Shop collectables” promotion has proved a hit with consumers, with entire sets of the toy products selling online for exorbitant prices. This success is interesting given recent conversations and media coverage around
  26. Thumbnail for Sustainable shopping: take the ‘litter’ out of glitter

    Sustainable shopping: take the ‘litter’ out of glitter

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/527-sustainable-shopping-take-the-litter-out-of-glitter
    7 Feb 2018: Shopping can be confusing at the best of times, and trying to find environmentally friendly options makes it even more difficult. Read Dr Jennifer Lavers' contribution to The Conversation's Sustainable Shopping series, in which experts  provide
  27. Thumbnail for Teachers who feel appreciated are less likely to leave the profession

    Teachers who feel appreciated are less likely to leave the profession

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/511-teachers-who-feel-appreciated-are-less-likely-to-leave-the-profession
    14 Jan 2018: We are fast approaching the end of summer holidays and many teachers are turning their attention to preparing for the start of the school year. Many of the teachers who started their careers in 2017 will not return to the classroom in 2018. In fact,
  28. Thumbnail for The city with growing pains (and why roads won't help)

    The city with growing pains (and why roads won't help)

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/546-the-city-with-growing-pains-and-why-roads-wont-help
    28 Feb 2018: Hobart is a city with growing pains. As Australia’s second-oldest city, it might be likened to an octogenarian suddenly experiencing a teenage “growth spurt”. Growth is occurring both in visitor numbers and new residents. The March 3 state
  29. Thumbnail for How tree bonds can help preserve the urban forest

    How tree bonds can help preserve the urban forest

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/564-how-tree-bonds-can-help-preserve-the-urban-forest
    20 Mar 2018: Great cities need trees to be great places, but urban changes put pressure on the existing trees as cities develop. As a result, our rapidly growing cities are losing trees at a worrying rate. So how can we grow our cities and save our city
  30. Thumbnail for The role of ring trees

    The role of ring trees

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/660-the-role-of-ring-trees
    4 Jul 2018: In the forests of Watti Watti Country of north-west Victoria, you can find trees, typically ancient river red gums, with their branches trained by the Watti Watti people to form rings. There is little knowledge about these marker trees beyond the
  31. Thumbnail for Hodgman rides Tasmanians’ disdain for minority government

    Hodgman rides Tasmanians’ disdain for minority government

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/547-hodgman-rides-tasmanians-disdain-for-minority-government
    4 Mar 2018: The Tasmanian election result was an emphatic win for Will Hodgman, but he lost a fair bit of skin along the way. In an era of single-term governments and growing electoral volatility in Australia, the return of Will Hodgman’s Liberal government at
  32. Thumbnail for Let the games begin

    Let the games begin

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/570-let-the-games-begin
    5 Apr 2018: Britain’s territorial vastness was neatly summed up in the Victorian era by the observation that “the sun never sets on the British Empire”. For 350 years, dating from when the East India Company was founded in 1600 until after the end of
  33. Thumbnail for No presents, please

    No presents, please

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/666-no-presents-please
    18 Jul 2018: Western children have more toys, games and possessions than ever before. And Australia has one of the highest rates of average spending per child on toys. Faced with a glut of children’s toys at home, more and more parents are presenting gift
  34. Thumbnail for Avoidable deaths caused by fake malaria drugs

    Avoidable deaths caused by fake malaria drugs

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/588-avoidable-deaths-caused-by-fake-malaria-drugs
    27 Apr 2018: Malaria, a mosquito-borne parasitic infection that affects about 3. 2 billion people in 95 countries, has become largely a disease of the young and poor. Due to effective medications like chloroquine and artemisinins, malaria deaths dropped an
  35. Thumbnail for Captured! Rare ‘glitch’ in a pulsar’s regular pulsing beat

    Captured! Rare ‘glitch’ in a pulsar’s regular pulsing beat

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/576-captured-rare-glitch-in-a-pulsars-regular-pulsing-beat
    11 Apr 2018: Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars and sometimes they abruptly increase their rotation rate. This sudden change of spin rate is called a “glitch” and I was part of a team that recorded one happening in the Vela Pulsar, with the results
  36. Thumbnail for Should Australia recognise the human right to a healthy environment?

    Should Australia recognise the human right to a healthy environment?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/545-should-australia-recognise-the-human-right-to-a-healthy-environment
    28 Feb 2018: Australia is one of only 15 nations (a list that also includes Canada and the United States) that does not recognise the human right to a healthy environment at the federal level. Last year, the Australian Panel of Experts on Environmental
  37. Thumbnail for Location and voice technology are the future of retail

    Location and voice technology are the future of retail

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/575-location-and-voice-technology-are-the-future-of-retail
    11 Apr 2018: Retailers, struggling to connect with their customers, have been trialling new technologies to blend in-store and digital experiences. Interactive kiosks, mobile-friendly websites and transactional apps have become the norm. But shoppers are looking
  38. Thumbnail for Reviving an original Tasmanian language

    Reviving an original Tasmanian language

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/671-reviving-an-original-tasmanian-language
    19 Jul 2018: Truganini’s death in Hobart in May 1876 attracted worldwide attention. She was widely, but wrongly, believed to have been the last Aboriginal person to have survived the Tasmanian genocide. Her demise symbolised the devastating impacts of British
  39. Thumbnail for Mapping the hidden sea life of Antarctica

    Mapping the hidden sea life of Antarctica

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/710-mapping-the-hidden-sea-life-of-antarctica
    15 Aug 2018: What sort of life do you associate with Antarctica? Penguins? Seals? Whales? Actually, life in Antarctic waters is much broader than this, and surprisingly diverse. Hidden under the cover of sea-ice for most of the year, and living in cold water
  40. Thumbnail for We won’t close the gap

    We won’t close the gap

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/542-we-wont-close-the-gap
    19 Feb 2018: The recent Closing the Gap report has highlighted the lack of progress in Indigenous affairs since the apology to the Stolen Generations a decade ago. Although not a specific target, safe, appropriate and affordable housing is acknowledged to be a
  41. Thumbnail for Why Iceland is set to resume whaling despite international opposition

    Why Iceland is set to resume whaling despite international opposition

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/614-why-iceland-is-set-to-resume-whaling-despite-international-opposition
    24 May 2018: Banner image: Whale watching in Husavik, North Iceland, Shutterstock. After a two-year pause in the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) hunt, Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf. will resume whaling this summer, with a government-issued quota. Two
  42. Thumbnail for What city planners can learn from Hobart’s floods

    What city planners can learn from Hobart’s floods

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/610-what-city-planners-can-learn-from-hobarts-floods
    17 May 2018: Hobart is a city known for its risk of catastrophic fire, such as the devastating wildfires of 1897-98 and 1967. As the second-driest city in Australia, until last week it was easy to forget that Hobart is also vulnerable to serious flooding.
  43. Thumbnail for Why Australia imports so many veggie seeds

    Why Australia imports so many veggie seeds

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/574-why-australia-imports-so-many-veggie-seeds
    10 Apr 2018: Organic farmers have reacted with alarm to a draft review released last week that recommends mandatory fungicide treatment for certain plant seeds imported into Australia, including broccoli, cauliflower, radish and spinach. Over 19,000 people
  44. Thumbnail for Gaming or gambling?

    Gaming or gambling?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/659-gaming-or-gambling
    4 Jul 2018: The Australian Senate has passed a motion to investigate whether purchasable random rewards in video games (known colloquially as loot boxes) constitute a form of gambling and whether they are appropriate for younger players. Our recent paper,
  45. Thumbnail for Tassie devils’ decline has left a feast of carrion for feral cats

    Tassie devils’ decline has left a feast of carrion for feral cats

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/801-tassie-devils-decline-has-left-a-feast-of-carrion-for-feral-cats
    29 Nov 2018: The decline of Tasmanian devils is having an unusual knock-on effect: animal carcasses would once have been gobbled up in short order by devils are now taking many days longer to disappear. We made the discovery, published today in the journal
  46. Thumbnail for First reconciliation, then a republic

    First reconciliation, then a republic

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/520-first-reconciliation-then-a-republic
    26 Jan 2018: Professor Maggie Walter, Pro Vice Chancellor (Aboriginal Research and Leadership) and Professor of Sociology, examines Australia Day in this opinion piece for The Conversation. I have always been rather taken with Gary Larson’s Far Side
  47. Thumbnail for Fed up with always being in the slow queue?

    Fed up with always being in the slow queue?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/625-fed-up-with-always-being-in-the-slow-queue
    4 Jun 2018: Whether it is lining up to pay for your groceries, making a bank transaction, or waiting for a table at a trendy restaurant, time costs money. Remember that time is money. Benjamin Franklin, 1748As businesses become aware of the direct and indirect
  48. Thumbnail for Trouble in paradise

    Trouble in paradise

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/612-trouble-in-paradise
    18 May 2018: A code red alert level for aviation has been issued this week on Hawai'i’s big island, as Kīlauea volcano continues its explosive activity at the summit. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s warning for Kīlauea said:At any time, activity may
  49. Thumbnail for Migrants’ latest health challenge: Scabies

    Migrants’ latest health challenge: Scabies

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/640-migrants-latest-health-challenge-scabies
    8 Jun 2018: Scabies, long considered a disease of the past in the developed world, is making its way back. This highly contagious parasitic skin disease, which is caused by the burrowing itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, is most commonly transmitted
  50. Thumbnail for A fiery future for Australia is forcing experts to ask, “Are we ready?

    A fiery future for Australia is forcing experts to ask, “Are we ready?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/769-a-fiery-future-for-australia-is-forcing-experts-to-ask-are-we-ready
    2 Sep 2018: Back in 2009, the devastation wreaked by the Black Saturday fires in Victoria shook Australians to their core, as the worst bushfires in the country’s history resulted in unprecedented casualties and loss of property. For fire services across the
  51. Thumbnail for This philosopher is changing the way we think about ethics

    This philosopher is changing the way we think about ethics

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/774-this-philosopher-is-changing-the-way-we-think-about-ethics
    4 Sep 2018: Centuries ago, the English metaphysical poet John Donne famously observed, “No man is an island entire of itself,” conveying a universal truth that humans are necessarily connected to one another, that the human life is a life lived with

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