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Designing for Mona Foma, an academic perspective

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1070-designing-for-mona-foma-an-academic-perspective

15 Oct 2020: “Mona Foma BLOMA is all about people talking to each other, the democratisation of culture. The lineage goes back to the Mona Foma SOMA project (2018) where students produced a mobile sound recording and performance stage, to engage with
Live program to engage young Tasmanians during COVID-19 isolation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/live-program-to-engage-young-tasmanians-during-covid-19-isolation

29 Apr 2020: A new, interactive online show for young Tasmanians is the Peter Underwood Centre’s latest response to COVID-19 isolation. The weekly program, UCTV Alive for Kids, will feature a presentation by a University of Tasmania researcher and a Q&A
Honouring the extinct, one thylacine at a time

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/993-honouring-the-extinct-one-thylacine-at-a-time

27 Apr 2020: The thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) might be extinct, but at least 764 specimens still exist in museums and collections around the world. Through an exploration of the lives, deaths and afterlife as museum specimens of individual thylacines, a new
Making a difference through creative arts and health

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1097-making-a-difference-through-creative-arts-and-health

26 Nov 2020: Linda Brotherton is one of the first students of the Diploma of Creative Arts and Health who is learning fully online. Linda juggles study with her busy life of being a mother of two children and working part-time. Having no background in either
Mapping interstellar magnetic fields

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/994-mapping-interstellar-magnetic-fields

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Pumice a powerful force on the ocean

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/997-pumice-a-powerful-force-on-the-ocean

30 Apr 2020: Deep in the Pacific Ocean, hot magma sporadically erupts out of the seafloor, and mostly goes undetected. In some cases, billions of frothy volcanic fragments bob to the surface, creating a floating mat of pumice – a ‘pumice raft’. Pumice
Earth’s missing measurements found with radio telescopes

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/987-earths-missing-measurements-found-with-radio-telescopes

17 Feb 2020: Innovative research using University of Tasmania radio telescopes has discovered a way to calculate the Earth’s missing measurements. Satellites scan the Earth in bands. Every 12 days, a Sentinel-1 satellite passes Tasmania and scans a new
Women of colour in science face a subtly hostile work environment

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/983-women-of-colour-in-science-face-a-subtly-hostile-work-environment

12 Feb 2020: It’s hard for women to succeed in science. Our research shows it’s even harder for women of colour. We interviewed women of colour working in scientific and technical organisations across Australia about their experiences. As well as direct
Defunct mine a site for environmental discovery

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1083-defunct-mine-a-site-for-environmental-discovery

12 Nov 2020: Beneath the sparkling waters of Tasmania’s ‘Blue Lakes’ lie three old open-cut mine pits that were targeted for tin. While the pristine blue appearance attracts water skiers and swimmers, the historic mine waste from the Endurance tin mine in
The right to discriminate: breaking ground in a complex middle space

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1001-the-right-to-discriminate-breaking-ground-in-a-complex-middle-space

7 May 2020: Sociologist Professor Douglas Ezzy is preparing to break new ground in research, in what he calls a “complex middle space”. Professor Ezzy, from the School of Social Sciences, is the lead investigator on an Australian Research Council grant, for
Five Reasons to Study Design in Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/974-five-reasons-to-study-design-in-tasmania

17 Jan 2020: 1. Draw on Tasmania’s unique multi-skilled and accessible creative industry Sector. Experience genuine work integrated learning co-developing briefs and projects with Tasmanian industry partners including Dark Mofo, state and local government, and
Research confirms benefits of reduced sedative use in aged-care

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1055-research-confirms-benefits-of-reduced-sedative-use-in-aged-care

8 Sep 2020: New research has put to the test long-held beliefs that reducing the use of sedative medications in aged care facilities would worsen symptoms. Clinica data was collected from 28 of the 150 facilities involved in RedUSe (Reducing Use of Sedatives) -
How do we keep agile as we age?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1014-how-do-we-keep-agile-as-we-age

25 May 2020: How does what we see influence our brain’s control over our movements?And what happens in our brain when we change our actions at the last minute- say to move out of the path of a falling object, or to get away from danger?Understanding how we
Secret lives of devils revealed

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1005-secret-lives-of-devils-revealed

11 May 2020: A ‘devil’s eye view’ into the secret lives of one of Tasmania’s most iconic creatures has been gathered by researchers using specially adapted video camera collars – and the results are incredible. The never seen before footage gained
Centre duo takes global stage in virtual conference

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1078-centre-duo-takes-global-stage-in-virtual-conference

4 Nov 2020: In today's reality of travel restrictions, two of the Centre for Forest Value’s PhD candidates didn’t miss their chance to present on the global stage, at the Ecological Society of America conference recently. Students Rose Brinkhoff and Travis
Devils could be saviours for threatened birds in Bass Strait

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1062-devils-could-be-saviours-for-threatened-birds-in-bass-strait

24 Sep 2020: While birds and native predators may seem like an odd coupling, a recent study by University of Tasmania ecologist Matthew Fielding suggests that reintroducing native predators to the islands could help rebalance the ecosystem and protect our more
Isolation versus reintegration - which is harder?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1022-isolation-versus-reintegration-which-is-harder

10 Jun 2020: While many are longing for a return to 'normal' following the isolation and restrictions of COVID-19, expert advice points to 'reintegration' being another phase of great challenges. Associate Professor Kimberley Norris, University of Tasmania
3 minutes with… PhD student, Madeleine Way, researching cider

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/972-3-minutes-with-phd-student-madeleine-way-researching-cider

6 Jan 2020: Do Tassie apples make a different cider to Queensland apples?In an Australian first, TIA PhD student Madeleine Way is testing if the quality of cider is affected by where an apple is grown. Madeleine has been busy fermenting small batches of cider
Cutting edge research uses ‘mini-brains’ to unlock answers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1017-cutting-edge-research-uses-mini-brains-to-unlock-answers

28 May 2020: Lab-grown human ‘mini-brains’ will be used to improve our understanding of dementia and traumatic brain injury, as part of the latest research by scientists from the University of Tasmania's Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre. There
A passion for design

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/976-a-passion-for-design

4 Feb 2020: Kath Ellis has been a prop maker all her life, she was looking for opportunities to add another tool to her kit, when she made the decision to move to Tasmania and study a Bachelor of Design at the University campus in Launceston. I decided to come
Protecting communities from bushfire with people power

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1085-protecting-communities-from-bushfire-with-people-power

6 Nov 2020: As fiercer and faster bushfires become the new norm, a major cultural shift in the way we prepare and adapt to bushfire risk will be needed according to the latest research from the University of Tasmania. A new research project is drawing on the
New technology furthers cancer research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1052-new-technology-furthers-cancer-research

7 Sep 2020: New technology crucial to supporting vital research into cancers has been secured by the University of Tasmania, thanks to the generosity of two bequests by Tasmanian women. The Cytek Aurora flow cytometer allows Tasmanian scientists to more than
Improving medication safety, a research priority

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1053-improving-medication-safety-a-research-priority

7 Sep 2020: Discovering new pharmaceuticals is an important part of medical research, however there is also an increasing need for experts to apply a close-up lens on the existing medications people take and how their bodies react to them. Studies by the
Treats of Tasmanian island birds

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1013-treats-of-tasmanian-island-birds

7 Jul 2020: A courier package arrives from King Island, Tasmania. In it is an entire forest raven, still frozen. Most of us would wonder if it was Friday the 13th and discard the package and its contents immediately. But not University of Tasmania PhD candidate
Australia needs a national bushfire monitoring agency

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1045-australia-needs-a-national-bushfire-monitoring-agency

13 Aug 2020: Australia’s bushfire monitoring system is unfit for purpose and we need to build a national agency to strengthen our resilience and adaption to climate change, urge a team of leading fire researchers. In a comment published in the journal Nature,
Pharmacy research brings improved quality of life to patients

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1076-pharmacy-research-brings-improved-quality-of-life-to-patients

21 Oct 2020: What if you could receive intravenous medications from home, giving you less time in hospital and the chance to get back to ‘regular life’ more quickly?But while the equipment may exist to make this happen, how could you be assured your
Why do 'living people' believe they have immunity from the…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1038-why-do-living-people-believe-they-have-immunity-from-the-law

28 Jul 2020: By Dr Kaz Ross, Lecturer in Humanities (Asian Studies), University of TasmaniaYou might have seen articles or comments on social media lately alluding to “sovereign citizens”, or “SovCits” for short, with some reports suggesting COVID-19
Three minutes with cherry researcher Cameron Stone

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/978-three-minutes-with-cherry-researcher-cameron-stone

7 Feb 2020: PhD candidate in the University of Tasmania's Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture Cameron Stone’s work is helping growers to produce the best quality fruit, so that we can all get the satisfaction of biting into a sweet, crunchy cherry this
Scoring a new path at the Hedberg

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1101-scoring-a-new-path-at-the-hedberg

3 Dec 2020: Collaborating, rehearsing, performing and recording can all take place in a single day at the Hedberg. Our second year Bachelor of Music students were the first to do just that. Specialising in either Commercial Music Creation, Music Technology, or
What do Wedge-tailed Eagles and Economics have in common?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1059-what-do-wedge-tailed-eagles-and-economics-have-in-common

29 Sep 2020: Andrea Magnusson is in her fifth and final year of a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Arts degree. She was first introduced to economics as a subject in high school and has no regrets. I was intrigued, as economics seemed to be an excellent
Teaming up to investigate the knock-on effects of alcohol and sport

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/998-teaming-up-to-investigate-the-knock-on-effects-of-alcohol-and-sport

30 Apr 2020: Catherine Palmer is keen to level the playing field in one particular area of research. Professor Palmer is the chief investigator, working with principal investigator Professor Steve Jackson from the University of Otago, on an Australian Research
Global impact of wildfires to intensify due to climate change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1046-global-impact-of-wildfires-to-intensify-due-to-climate-change

19 Aug 2020: The global economic and environmental impact of wildfires is likely to worsen as a result of human-induced climate change and land-use patterns, according to a team of international fire researchers. In a paper published in the journal Nature Reviews:
Patient input at the centre of modern health care

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1057-patient-input-at-the-centre-of-modern-health-care

10 Sep 2020: What better way to redesign a healthcare service than with strong input from the people who use it?This was the exact philosophy behind the work of University of Tasmania researcher Dr Sarah Prior when faced with the gravity of the difficulties in
Emu scats offer clues to times in Tasmania

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1018-emu-scats-offer-clues-to-times-in-tasmania

28 May 2020: Every three months Matthew Fielding arrives at Melbourne Airport with a large box to put on a plane. When he tells the airline staff what’s in it, they rush off to speak to their managers, mouths agape. After all, it’s not every day you are asked
Australian reptiles on the brink of extinction

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1058-australian-reptiles-on-the-brink-of-extinction

21 Sep 2020: They may not be cute and cuddly, but these Aussie animals need our help before it is too late. A new study from the Threatened Species Recovery Hub predicts that 11 species of snakes and lizards are likely to become extinct by 2040 unless there is a
Guardian dogs provide safe haven for endangered bandicoots

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1103-guardian-dogs-provide-safe-haven-for-endangered-bandicoots

17 Dec 2020: After years of training, two very special Guardian dogs are ready to fulfil their mission to help bring the endangered Eastern Barred Bandicoot back from extinction in the wild. In a collaborative research trial between Zoos Victoria and the
Why now is the perfect time to start study as a mature aged student.

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1034-why-now-is-the-perfect-time-to-start-study-as-a-mature-aged-student

10 Jul 2020: The COVID-19 era sure has taught us a lot about resilience. Who would have thought six months ago that parents could work full-time from home while home-schooling children. Or that the economy would collapse, meaning tens of thousands of people are
University leads the way exploring space medicine frontiers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1067-university-leads-the-way-exploring-space-medicine-frontiers

7 Oct 2020: As the yearning to further explore the galaxy remains high, the demand for space medicine to better understand human health, nurtition and performance in space continues to grow with Tasmania positioning itself to lead the field nationally. The
From paddock to pallet to plate

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1044-from-paddock-to-pallet-to-plate

12 Aug 2020: Tasmania’s booming horticultural exports to China will be enhanced by a supply-chain traceability system to be developed by University of Tasmania researchers. They have won $455,000 in funding for a new cloud-based system in a highly competitive
PhD for Prosperous Poppies

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1000-phd-for-prosperous-poppies

4 May 2020: A PhD student’s research will help support the prosperity of Tasmania’s poppy industry which has been battling a relatively new disease for the past six years - systemic downy mildew. A PhD student’s research will help support the prosperity of
Mother of Dragons wasp flying to New Zealand's aid

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1028-mother-of-dragons-wasp-flying-to-new-zealands-aid

22 Jun 2020: IT’s the tree-top tussle that has University of Tasmania scientists abuzz – a Battle of the Bugs that promises to rescue a nation’s lucrative forestry industry from the brink of ruin. In what has been dubbed “Alien meets Game of Thrones”,
The beat goes on, but police and researchers are now in sync

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/996-the-beat-goes-on-but-police-and-researchers-are-now-in-sync

29 Apr 2020: It's the antithesis of the ivory tower. Out on the beat and in the courts, at crime scenes and in emergency situations, police management and decision-making is being informed by a productive and long-standing collaboration between the University of
Self-driving ships to see us into 2050

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1036-self-driving-ships-to-see-us-into-2050

6 Aug 2020: Like self-driving trucks and trains, the future of commercial ships is set to rely on machine learning, artificial Intelligence, and smart satellite technology to improve shipping safety and efficiency. Australian Maritime College researcher Dr Reza
Tasmanian devils may survive their own pandemic

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1102-tasmanian-devils-may-survive-their-own-pandemic

17 Dec 2020: Amid the global COVID-19 crisis, there is some good news about a wildlife pandemic which may also help scientists better understand how other emerging diseases evolve. Researchers have found strong evidence that a transmissible cancer that has
Extreme heat and rain: there’s now more of both, for longer

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1031-extreme-heat-and-rain-theres-now-more-of-both-for-longer

6 Jul 2020: By Jim Salinger, Honorary Associate, TIA, University of Tasmania, and Lisa Alexander, Chief Investigator ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science and Associate Professor Climate Change Research Centre, UNSWA major global update based on
Burrow-hopping on wombat researchers’ radar

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1056-burrow-hopping-on-wombat-researchers-radar

10 Sep 2020: Wombats are nocturnal, solitary animals that spend the daylight hours slumbering in underground burrows. This subterranean habitat can range from a single burrow to a complex network of burrows with multiple entrances. While they tend to sleep alone,
Darwin and the devil’s plight

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1063-darwin-and-the-devils-plight

30 Sep 2020: Research into the deadly cancer affecting Tasmanian devils has found the marsupials are mounting their own natural defence against the disease. An international team from Australia, the US, United Kingdom and France has analysed the natural
How Indigenous knowledge can be embedded into the curriculum

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1071-how-indigenous-knowledge-can-be-embedded-into-the-curriculum

15 Oct 2020: By Maggie Walter, Pro Vice Chancellor (Aboriginal Research and Leadership) and Distinguished Professor of Sociology, and Michael A. Guerzoni, Indigenous Higher Education Curricula Officer, Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Aboriginal LeadershipWe
Carbon emissions are chilling the atmosphere 90km above Antarctica

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1039-carbon-emissions-are-chilling-the-atmosphere-90km-above-antarctica

28 Jul 2020: By Dr John French, Atmospheric physicist, University of Tasmania; Dr Andrew Klekociuk, Principal Research Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division, and Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania; and Dr Frank Mulligan, National University of
California is on fire. Australians watch on and buckle up

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1051-california-is-on-fire-australians-watch-on-and-buckle-up

31 Aug 2020: By Ross Bradstock, University of Wollongong, and David Bowman, University of TasmaniaCalifornia is ablaze, again. Currently, the second and third largest fires in the US state’s history are burning at the same time, and are only partially