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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
The degree that teaches you a global perspective on the big issues

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1090-the-degree-that-teaches-you-a-global-perspective-on-the-big-issues

10 Nov 2020: Sometimes it takes a long time to figure out what you’re passionate about. For Gemma Rushton, it took ten years. Finally, a passion for the environment saw her move to Tasmania. “Ten years being out of school, back in the education system is a
The world is your oyster at IMAS

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1073-the-world-is-your-oyster-at-imas

20 Oct 2020: A degree at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) took Amber Tiller underwater, to China and straight into the workforce. Amber Tiller always had a passion for the ocean. At the University of Tasmania, she was able to turn that
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
How IMAS made a splash with Kat

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/975-how-imas-made-a-splash-with-kat

2 Feb 2020: It’s lucky Kat Stuart hasn’t developed gills. she practically spent more of her childhood underwater than she did on land. Born in Chicago, USA, but growing up in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Kat says she was always “swimming, surfing,
$7.4 million investment for TIA research farm

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27 Nov 2020: A partnership between the University of Tasmania and the State Government will see $7. 4 million invested in the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture’s (TIA) northern research farms. The investment will transform TIA’s Forthside Vegetable Research
Taking technology to the farm

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20 Nov 2020: New technologies at the University of Tasmania’s research farms will demonstrate how on-farm modernisation can be adopted by industry to improve resource management and profitability. The Industry 4. 0 Testlab Sustainable, Manageable, Accessible
Scholarship Supports Ag Student to Follow Her Dreams

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1041-scholarship-supports-ag-student-to-follow-her-dreams

30 Jul 2020: First year agriculture student at the University of Tasmania, Jordan Burr, hopes she can one day use her degree to inspire younger generations to pursue a career in agriculture. Jordan moved from Nook in North-West Tasmania earlier this year to study
Ag students tackling global challenges

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/977-ag-students-tackling-global-challenges

7 Feb 2020: Banner image, left to right, Adal, Nora, Alina, Anna and Carla. Do you dream of making a difference in the world?Do you want to help feed a growing population or reduce malnutrition for millions of children around the globe?Agricultural Science
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
Ossa Prize the launching pad for singer’s burgeoning career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/991-ossa-prize-the-launching-pad-for-singers-burgeoning-career

17 Mar 2020: The University of Tasmania alumna is being catapulted onto the national stage, spending 2020 performing in the award-winning musical. Naarah is delighted to be fulfilling her dream of touring Australia in the show, which is based on the true story
Scholarship helps mature aged student Kirsty thrive at uni

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1075-scholarship-helps-mature-aged-student-kirsty-thrive-at-uni

20 Oct 2020: At the University of Tasmania, our scholarship program is as diverse as our students. For many people, a scholarship can make all the difference. Just ask Kirsty Foote, a North West local who decided to return to university as a mature-aged
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
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
Keen agriculture student makes industry connections

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1099-keen-agriculture-student-makes-industry-connections

1 Dec 2020: A new Honours project will have direct benefits for Tasmania’s emerging industrial hemp industry. And it’s all thanks to the strong industry relationships developed during our Bachelor of Agricultural Science. Fourth year Agricultural Science
6 reasons to study Project Management

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/973-6-reasons-to-study-project-management

9 Jan 2020: Knowing how to successfully manage a project from start to finish can be the difference between success and failure. It is an increasingly in-demand skill and studying it can boost a career in any industry. Project management is as broad as 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”,
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