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Six tonnes of plastic removed from remote island's beaches

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/879-six-tonnes-of-plastic-removed-from-remote-islands-beaches

3 Jul 2019: Dr Jennifer Lavers' research revealed in 2017 that the tiny uninhabited island was polluted with the highest density of plastic debris ever recorded. Part of the UK’s Pitcairn Islands territory, the island is so remote that it’s usually visited
Why you should never stop stargazing

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3 Sep 2019: From a little boy staring in wonder at the night sky to the head of Physics at the University, Dr Andrew Cole has never lost his curiosity about the mysteries held in space. “I was inspired by the night sky and trying to understand why things
Tails you lose for lizards

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21 Jul 2019: The natural ability of lizards to drop and then regrow their tails is a neat evolutionary trick that allows them to avoid predators and remain alive. But new research from the University of Tasmania - published recently in Biology Letters - reveals
Kudos for cracking cubed poo code

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16 Sep 2019: A cubed conundrum has for decades baffled bushwalkers and biological scientists alike. New research from the University of Tasmania’s Dr Scott Carver, Dr Ashley Edwards and Dr Alynn Martin – together with Georgia Tech’s Professor David Hu –
Eureka! Airport safety innovation wins prestigious prize

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/912-eureka-airport-safety-innovation-wins-prestigious-prize

28 Aug 2019: A portable device which rapidly detects homemade explosives, using technology invented at the University of Tasmania, has won a prestigious Eureka Prize. The University, together with commercial partner Grey Innovation, was successful in the
Teaching careers attracting high achievers

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4 Jun 2019: Jordan Green, a Master of Teaching student based at the University of Tasmania’s Sandy Bay campus in Hobart, was inspired by his own high school experience to pursue a career in teaching. “Throughout high school, I had some really good teachers
Laying the groundwork for a career in agriculture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/949-laying-the-groundwork-for-a-career-in-agriculture

14 Oct 2019: Tasmania is an agriculture powerhouse, containing a broad and dynamic industry that provides opportunities from paddock to plate. After attending the University of Tasmania’s Feed your Mind, Feed the World experience in 2018, Katie Zarb was so
How ag science scholarships are helping these students aim high

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/954-how-ag-science-scholarships-are-helping-these-students-aim-high

17 Oct 2019: A scholar with practical skillsGrowing up on a hobby farm gave Daniel Bosveld a keen interest in agriculture. At school he found himself being pulled towards science. Now he has combined both his interests. Daniel is studying a Bachelor of
First Ag Sci Tassie Rhodes Scholar is shaking up the fruit industry

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/956-first-ag-sci-tassie-rhodes-scholar-is-shaking-up-the-fruit-industry

30 Oct 2019: Everyone loves a beautiful, sweet raspberry. And Rhodes Scholar and Agricultural Science honours student Oliver Gales is doing his part to help the industry get better berries. Oliver was recently awarded the 2020 Rhodes Scholarship forTasmania,
Need some sparkle in your cider? We can help.

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29 May 2019: Everyone loves a good cider, and craft cideries are popping up rapidly. But without a good understanding of the science of cider-making, businesses might find it hard to solve the tricky cider challenges they might face. The University of Tasmania is
Do you want a job that gets you out of the office?

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13 Dec 2019: Do you want a job that gets you out of the office?A degree in Agricultural Science gives you the opportunity to travel, work and provide innovative solutions to global problems. There is growing demand for skilled Agricultural Science graduates, and
Steering tech in the right direction

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21 Aug 2019: For Molly Steer, raising the profile of women in STEM is a cause close to her heart- and one she was able to pass on to the next generation of students at the Big Day In tech event on the University of Tasmania’s Sandy Bay campus. “I'm a huge
In agriculture there is no such thing as a “typical day” in the office

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4 Dec 2019: Agricultural Science graduate Sally Stone-Schack is a Junior Field Agronomist with South Pacific Seeds and spends most of her time outdoors. Sally moved from South Gippsland in Victoria to study Agricultural Science at the University of Tasmania and
Little study has big insights

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17 Oct 2019: A study of Little Penguins in south-eastern Tasmania has shed light on how the marine predators adapt to subtle changes in environmental conditions to find food. To record their foraging behaviour, Little Penguins from three colonies around Storm
Got a great fish name handy?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/938-got-a-great-fish-name-handy

3 Oct 2019: Banner image by Dr Rick Stuart-Smith. A new census of what is believed to be the world’s rarest fish has identified that there are fewer than 100 adult Red handfish left on the planet, in the only two known surviving populations near Hobart,
When a berry crumble becomes a problem

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/948-when-a-berry-crumble-becomes-a-problem

14 Oct 2019: In raspberries, crumbly fruit have a reduced number of drupelets that are unevenly distributed and do not hold together, causing the berry to crumble when picked. The reason why some raspberries fail to form fully and end up falling apart at the
Get a scholarship to study ag in beautiful Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/946-get-a-scholarship-to-study-ag-in-beautiful-tasmania

13 Oct 2019: It’s no coincidence that agriculture is booming in Tasmania. Tassie boasts some of the cleanest air on the planet, a thriving food scene, an amazing arts culture, pristine wilderness and stunning beaches. It is an agriculture powerhouse, with a
Australian islands home to 414 million pieces of plastic pollution

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/860-australian-islands-home-to-414-million-pieces-of-plastic-pollution

18 May 2019: Banner image: Dr Jennifer Lavers and Silke Stuckenbrock with plastic debris on Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Image credit: Silke Stuckenbrock. A survey of plastic pollution on Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands has revealed the territory’s beaches
Howe to turn waves into energy

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24 Sep 2019: Wave energy may be generated in the future from breakwaters, harbours and other maritime infrastructure if research by Australian Maritime College PhD student Damon Howe checks out. The research is looking at whether integration of wave energy
Science on the "pulse" of volcano eruptions

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/862-science-on-the-pulse-of-volcano-eruptions

22 May 2019: Predicting when a volcano will next blow is tricky business, but lessons we learned from one of Hawaii’s recent eruptions may help. Kīlauea, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, is probably the best understood volcano on Earth. That’s thanks to