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Why Australia needs to build a national bushfire monitoring agency

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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,
Melting Antarctic Ice Sheet could bring half a metre of sea-level rise

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25 Aug 2020: The melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet could contribute half a metre of sea-level rise in the coming century, a significant increase to estimates from just five years ago, a new study has found. The research published in Reviews of Geophysics found
Global impact of wildfires to intensify due to human-induced climate…

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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:
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,
Global impact of wildfires to intensify due to climate change

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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:
Fast-paced initiative challenges creative minds to get racing

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17 Aug 2020: The University Derby forms part of National Science Week (15 – 23 August). Led by the Cradle Coast campus, it comprises six online videos which highlight the disciplines of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) and invite
AirRater app helps nation-wide users during bushfires

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18 Aug 2020: An award-winning smartphone app developed by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research played a major role in helping people across Australia who were exposed to smoke during the 2019-20 bushfires, a recently published
From paddock to pallet to plate: how we will trace our horticultural…

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16 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
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New study finds latex balloons not biodegradable

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19 Aug 2020: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researchers have tested commercial marketing claims that latex balloons, a frequent source of environmental litter, are biodegradable. Different types of balloons were tested in freshwater, saltwater
A graduation with a difference

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24 Aug 2020: In the most unusual of circumstances, 3,360 graduands have had their degrees and diplomas conferred at a special meeting of the University Council. While mass gathering restrictions prevented students attending a traditional-style graduation ceremony,
From paddock to pallet to plate

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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
The enduring myth of the hunter-gatherer

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3 Aug 2020: By Robyn Moore, School of Social SciencesIn his book Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe writes that settler Australians wilfully misunderstood, hid and destroyed evidence of Aboriginal Australians’ farming practices. My analysis of secondary school textbooks
Certainty and confidence to flow with Year 12 offers under…

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29 Jul 2020: Offerswillbegin to flowto Year 12s this week,providing certainty and the chance toturn a new chapter in their lives, startingstudywiththe University of Tasmanianext year. With 1,800 applications from Tasmanian students so far this year, the
Seeking the answers to a strong recovery for arts and culture

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11 Aug 2020: A new study of Tasmanians working in the creative and cultural industries will help researchers and policymakers understand the impact of COVID-19 on the sector. The research, which includes a survey and interviews, is part of The Tasmania Project,
Self-driving ships to see us into 2050

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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
Need for systems to predict marine heatwaves

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29 Jul 2020: An Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led international research team has highlighted the need for the development of systems to predict marine heatwaves, which are a growing threat to marine ecosystems and industries as the climate
Empowering exhibition unveiled at Makers’ Workshop

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10 Aug 2020: The prestigious Women's Art Prize Tasmania is the latest exhibition presented at Makers’ Workshop by the University’s Cradle Coast campus. The creative competition aims to inspire, facilitate, and celebrate the development of professional and
Leigh Sales showed us the abuse women cop online

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31 Jul 2020: By Dr Louise Richardson-Self, Lecturer in Philosophy & Gender Studies, University of TasmaniaAnother day, another woman being called a “whore” — and worse — on Twitter. In the wake of her recent interview with Prime Minister Scott Morrison,
New writer-in-residence program will nurture next generation of…

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11 Aug 2020: A prestigious new writer-in-residence program at the University of Tasmania will support an established writer to produce a major piece while also helping to usher in our next generation of literary talent. The Hedberg Writer-in-Residence Program
Research to support Tasmania’s vital potato industry

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3 Aug 2020: A new project by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) will support the ongoing sustainability and profitability of Tasmania’s potato industry. The two-year project, led by TIA Senior Research Fellow Dr Robert Tegg, aims to develop
Menzies putting best foot forward towards walkability

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4 Aug 2020: The University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research has been awarded $571,000 to assess and improve walkability in Tasmania’s regional and rural communities. The funding, from the Medical Research Future Fund’s Preventative and
People with disability supported to return to tertiary campuses

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11 Aug 2020: The adoption of new national disability guidelines will ensure the safety of tertiary staff and students with disability during return-to-campus stages at Australian universities. The guidelines were produced by the Australian Disability
Loot boxes’ virtual items have monetary value: new research shows

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4 Aug 2020: New research has shown virtual items, obtained via loot boxes in online video games, have monetary value to gamers irrespective of whether they can be cashed out, and could plausibly be regulated under existing legislation for gambling. The study
‘Stimulating buzz’ a springboard for startups

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7 Aug 2020: After participating in UHack for two consecutive years and co-winning the 2018 Open Division, Anthony Broese van Groenou co-founded his own sustainable transport business, The Good Car Company. “Stimulating buzz under pressure in 48 hours” is
Getting hands dirty for better apples and pears

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11 Aug 2020: The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) has commenced an $800,000 research project to help Australian apple and pear growers stay at the leading edge by better understanding the connection between healthy soils and productive orchards. The
Uni research fellows to tackle climate change, reef ecosystem health…

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30 Jul 2020: The University of Tasmania has been awarded more than $3. 4 million from the Australian Research Council’s Future Fellowship scheme to pursue research of national significance that will help monitor the health of our marine environments, plan for
Will the Najib Razak verdict be a watershed moment for Malaysia?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1040-will-the-najib-razak-verdict-be-a-watershed-moment-for-malaysia

30 Jul 2020: By Professor James ChinMalaysians are rejoicing the news this week that former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been found guilty on seven charges related to corruption and abuse of power, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Many people want to see
Too Many Cooks connect Country, culture and colonisation

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7 Aug 2020: A University of Tasmania online exhibition will celebrate connection to Country and cultural survival while questioning dominant Anglocentric Australian history, 250 years following Captain James Cook’s visit to Australia. The exhibition program
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
Carpe diem! Discovery of mystery carp abnormality creates…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/carpe-diem!-discovery-of-mystery-carp-abnormality-creates-opportunities

16 Jul 2020: A remote Tasmanian lake is the unlikely location for a discovery that could benefit research into human illnesses as well as efforts to eradicate populations of an invasive pest. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) scientists have
Internet important for wellbeing; digital exclusion a concern

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16 Jul 2020: The internet is proving beneficial for Tasmanians’ wellbeing during COVID-19, but risks of digital exclusion remain a concern, a University of Tasmania study has found. Interpersonal communication and easy access to written information for news or
Construction progress celebrated at West Park

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22 Jul 2020: Construction of the University of Tasmania’s future waterfront campus at Burnie’s West Park continues to progress, with the upper level now being installed. As the development arrives at the next key stage of works, partners of the project
Upskill for new work opportunities with this no-cost toolkit

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21 Jul 2020: The University of Tasmania has launched a new unit – called the Work-Ready Toolkit – to help Tasmanians overcome the employment challenges created by COVID-19. Since the crisis began, more than 20,000 Tasmanians have lost their jobs. Following the
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
Here's why a huge runway in Antarctica is a bad idea

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17 Jul 2020: By Shaun Brooks, University of Tasmania Associate, and Dr Julia Jabour, Adjunct Senior LecturerAustralia wants to build a 2. 7-kilometre concrete runway in Antarctica, the world’s biggest natural reserve. The plan, if approved, would have
Marine heatwaves affecting the ocean’s tiniest organisms

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22 Jul 2020: Tiny microbes at the base of the ocean food chain will be increasingly affected by marine heatwaves as the climate changes, according to new Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led research. The study published in the journal Global
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
Research boost for Tasmanian industrial hemp industry

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23 Jul 2020: Research from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is exploring a new and potentially more profitable way for farmers to manage industrial hemp crops in Tasmania. Led by Dr Beth Penrose, the two-year project is assessing the benefits of using
Program to help empower young women pursue a future in IT

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/program-to-help-empower-young-women-pursue-a-future-in-it

28 Jul 2020: Two University of Tasmania lecturers will soon be leading a learning initiative to help break down gender barriers and empower young girls interested in pursuing IT. The School of Education's Stephanie Clayton and Jillian Brandsema, in partnership
Studying far from home during uncertain times

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14 Jul 2020: First-year international student Ashhab Sarwar is far from his home in Bangladesh, after completing secondary school, Ashhab decided to come to Hobart and study a Bachelor of Business with an Accounting major. "Accounting is my passion. I was the
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
Treats of Tasmanian island birds

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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
Statins may prevent heart attacks and strokes but may not prolong…

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1 Jul 2020: A new observational study shows the first-line cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are associated with fewer heart attacks and strokes, but not associated with a prolonged life free of physical disability and dementia in healthy elderly
Call for immunology to return to the wild

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3 Jul 2020: A multidisciplinary research team from more than 10 universities and research institutes has outlined how integrating a more diverse set of species and environments could enhance the biomedical research cycle. The viruses that cause COVID-19, AIDS,
Boost your career in business with postgraduate study.

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1026-boost-your-career-in-business-with-postgraduate-study

2 Jul 2020: Not sure how you’ll balance study and full-time work, especially in a management position? Why not dip your toes in with a Graduate Certificate in Business Studies and see how study can fit into your life, you might even end up pursuing a
Creativity and culture important to Tasmanians through COVID-19

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8 Jul 2020: Creativity and participating in cultural activities and events have been described by a majority of Tasmanians as important to maintaining their wellbeing through COVID-19. More than 80 per cent of the 1,258 respondents to The Tasmania Project’s
Devil vaccine research leads to new weapons for fighting disease

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2 Jul 2020: Community support for researchers at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research and the Tasmanian School of Medicine has led to an arsenal of new tools (video link) for fighting the insidious Devil Facial Tumour Disease.
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
Agroforestry focus thanks to $3.9 million funding

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2 Jul 2020: Boosting the adoption of agroforestry on farms will be the focus of a joint Smart Farming project. The ‘Perennial Prosperity’ project received a $3. 9 million grant from the National Landcare program, which is run by the Department of Agriculture,
Researchers shed light on the growth of ‘baby’ giant stars

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14 Jul 2020: The formation of high-mass stars, giants compared to our Sun, has long been a mystery of astronomy. One theory proposed that these protostars (also known as new-born stars) gather mass through ‘episodic accretion’, which involves brief bursts of