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A Women in Engineering scholarship was a bonus for AMC Student

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1016-a-women-in-engineering-scholarship-was-a-bonus-for-amc-student

26 May 2020: A Women in Engineering scholarship was a bonus for Australian Maritime College student Rachel Allen. Not only did the scholarship cover 75 per cent of the costs of living on campus but it also indirectly enabled her to further her sporting career.
Novel feeds key to supporting future aquaculture growth

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/novel-feeds-key-to-supporting-future-aquaculture-growth

20 May 2020: The sustainable growth of the world’s fed aquaculture industry could be bolstered by increased use of novel feeds from sources other than wild-caught fish, a new international study led by University of Tasmania researchers has found.
Alumnus relishes role as Naval Shipyard Architect

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1015-alumnus-relishes-role-as-naval-shipyard-architect

26 May 2020: As a young boy, Nicholas Clark watched ships go past his Legana home as they travelled up and down the Tamar River. “I came from a trades-based family and was always involved in building, repairing and making things, and tinkering with small boats,
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
How to forge a warm relationship with a very cool place

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22 May 2020: As a tourist destination, Antarctica has become one of the coolest places on Earth. How best to enhance a visitor’s experience in, and understanding of, this extreme but fragile environment is the object of a new University of Tasmania research
Young people and smoking the focus for World No Tobacco Day

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/young-people-and-smoking-the-focus-for-world-no-tobacco-day

30 May 2020: On World No Tobacco Day, the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research is asking young people to participate in an online survey to gauge their views on smoking. Every year on May 31, the World Health Organisation recognises
Food the focus of new COVID-19 study

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/food-the-focus-of-covid-19-study

25 May 2020: Food is the focus of a new University of Tasmania survey launched today as part of The Tasmania Project, led by the Institute for Social Change. The food survey is asking Tasmanian residents whether they have been able to buy enough safe and healthy
University, tourism sector partner to ease the terrible impact of…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/university,-tourism-sector-partner-to-ease-the-terrible-impact-of-covid-19

13 May 2020: Staff at tourism operations will be supported to study through the challenging industry downturn caused by COVID-19. The University of Tasmania and Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania (TICT) are partnering to offer industry-relevant places on
COVIDSafe uptake in Tasmania limited by out-of-date phones, privacy…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/covidsafe-uptake-in-tasmania-limited-by-out-of-date-phones,-privacy-concerns

6 May 2020: Old mobile phones and a lack of trust in government are the main reasons Tasmanian residents say they cannot or will not download the COVIDSafe app. A University of Tasmania research project seeking to understand how Tasmanians are experiencing and
Small Town to Big League with Exercise Science

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1010-small-town-to-big-league-with-exercise-science

18 May 2020: He’s just been on the phone to a world top 20 tennis player (he’s not able to reveal names!), dashed out of the office to grab dinner from his local delicatessen in Boston, Massachusetts before checking his calendar to see whether he needs to be
Katie's happy she changed track

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7 May 2020: Katie Fuller switched her career choice to have a "real go" and ended up navigating giant tankers“I started sailing in a Mirror dinghy and ended up keeping watch on oil and gas tankers,” AMC alumni Katie Fuller says of her career progression. The
Citizen jury will deliberate on gene-editing regulation and ethics

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/citizen-jury-will-deliberate-on-gene-editing-regulation-and-ethics2

6 May 2020: A citizen jury of 24 will be at the centre of a new research project which will examine the best way to gather community opinion on the use of innovative gene-editing technologies. The study is one of two new projects announced today that will be led
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
Isolation versus reintegration - which is harder?

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

15 May 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
Australian Maritime College Celebrates 40 Years of Service

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1008-australian-maritime-college-celebrates-40-years-of-service

18 May 2020: 40 years ago, the Australian Maritime College officially opened at Beauty Point to provide maritime education and training for Australia’s merchant navy and fishing industry. The opening was the culmination of two decades of work by people who
How an interest in Business and Law led Zahara to AMC

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1003-how-an-interest-in-business-and-law-led-zahara-to-amc

11 May 2020: Zahara Lemon grew up in Hobart and attended Guilford Young College. Her parents successfully operated a business, which spurred her keen interest in studying business or law. However, she was not interested in studying a standard business or law
Industry support vital for devil’s research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/industry-support-vital-for-devils-research

13 May 2020: The University of Tasmania’s fight against Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease has received a timely boost, with forestry company and landowner Forico Pty Limited pledging its long-term support. Leading DFTD researcher, Dr Rodrigo Hamede from the
From the big city to creative town, making the right move to study

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1004-from-the-big-city-to-creative-town-making-the-right-move-to-study

11 May 2020: From the big city of Abu Dhabi to the creative town of Launceston, making the right move to study in inspiring natural environments. Sheethal parted with her home in Abu Dhabi to study the Bachelor of Architecture & Built Environments at the
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
Young minds encouraged to Dream Big in online exhibition

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/young-minds-encouraged-to-dream-big-in-online-exhibition

15 May 2020: Primary school students from across the Cradle Coast region are being invited to present their future career aspirations in an upcoming online exhibition. Dream Big is an annual community engagement initiative proudly presented by the University of
Scholarships support 13 future leaders in Tasmanian agriculture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/scholarships-support-13-future-leaders-in-tasmanian-agriculture

5 May 2020: Thirteen students from across Tasmania have been awarded scholarships totalling almost $250,000 to study agriculture at the University of Tasmania. Interim Director of the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) Professor Mike Rose said it was
Twenty-year evolution of community circus captured through the lens

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/twenty-year-evolution-of-community-circus-captured-through-the-lens

8 May 2020: A unique photographic exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of the North-West’s iconic youth circus is being ‘virtually’ presented by the University of Tasmania. Dream, Believe, Create features 20 images of the Slipstream Circus captured by
Indigenous voice driven to improve health care

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1007-indigenous-voice-driven-to-improve-health-care

14 May 2020: After 12 years interstate, Kristy returned to her family’s Country and birth state of Lutruwita (Tasmania) earlier this year to take on an Indigenous academic development fellowship at the University of Tasmania. She’s returned home with a
UTAS keeping health workers safe

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/utas-keeps-health-workers-safe

12 May 2020: Students and staff at the University of Tasmania are harnessing their significant technical capabilities to fight coronavirus, with a cross-disciplinary team constructing and assembling thousands of protective face shields for frontline medical
How Tree of Life researchers can go out on a limb

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/how-researchers-can-sometimes-go-out-on-a-limb-with-the-trees-of-life

7 May 2020: Evolutionary biologists love evolutionary trees, the ‘trees of life’. It is not because they want to know which species of bat is most closely related to another species, but mainly because evolutionary trees give a window on what the world was
New website helps older people stay active at home

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/new-website-helps-older-people-stay-active-at-home

5 May 2020: Launched today by a collaboration of Australian clinicians and physiotherapy researchers from 10 universities, institutes and health services, the Safe Exercise at Home website shares simple functional exercises and gives ideas of safe ways for
Online nursing course helps Chantelle Transition to Practice

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1006-online-nursing-course-helps-chantelle-transition-to-practice

15 May 2020: Chantelle Ragg “knew nothing” about the University of Tasmania before she enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing with Clinical Honours (Transition to Practice) Program, but she’s now a strong advocate for the course and for online, distance
Online nursing course opens doors for new mum Theresa

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1009-online-nursing-course-opens-doors-for-new-mum-theresa

18 May 2020: “If you want it badly enough, you’ll make it happen,” says Theresa Scott who has recently completed her Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Acute Care Nursing). Theresa graduated with a bachelor’s nursing degree from the University of Tasmania in
Funding welcome for vital research, highlights need for a strategic…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/funding-welcome-for-vital-research,-highlights-need-for-a-strategic-approach-to-antarctic-science

21 Apr 2020: Funding of $20 million over three years for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research will support the University of Tasmania’s important contribution to global climate science. Minister for Education Dan Tehan announced the funding today as part of
Award helps drone project reach new heights

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/award-helps-drone-project-reach-new-heights

29 Apr 2020: Centre for Forest Value PhD Candidate Sean Krisanski, is one step closer to completing his innovative drone project, thanks to a Federal Government science and innovation award. This award, from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture,
Tasmanian Dairy Share Farmer of the Year announced

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/tasmanian-dairy-share-farmer-of-the-year-announced

22 Apr 2020: A couple who moved to Tasmania less than four years ago are already making their mark on the Tasmanian dairy industry. Genaro and Rosselyn Velasquez from Edith Creek were today awarded the 2020 Fonterra Share Dairy Farmer of the Year Award. The award
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
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
Claire tops class in Sustainable Living

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/999-claire-tops-class-in-sustainable-living

4 May 2020: Claire Duke is on top of the world after becoming the first-ever graduate of the Diploma of Sustainable Living. The Victorian paramedic, who already completed two bachelor degrees, including one at the University of Tasmania, thought a return to
Climate change and natural variability behind ocean warming anomaly

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/climate-change-and-natural-variability-behind-ocean-warming-anomaly

27 Apr 2020: A combination of human-induced climate change and natural climate variability can explain an anomaly in ocean temperatures that has puzzled scientists in recent years, according to new Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led
New study shows zoledronic acid is not effective for knee…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/new-study-shows-zoledronic-acid-is-not-effective-for-knee-osteoarthritis

22 Apr 2020: New research from the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research has found that a commonly used osteoporosis medication, zoledronic acid, does not alleviate knee osteoarthritis symptoms such as pain nor improve function, and
Captain Cook ‘discovered’ Australia, and other myths from old school…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/captain-cook-discovered-australia,-and-other-myths-from-old-school-textbooks

29 Apr 2020: Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years ago, triggering British colonisation of the region. The Conversation website, of which the University of Tasmania is a partner, is asking researchers to reflect on what happened and how it shapes
Ocean, ice and climate: online talk to explore the latest science

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/ocean,-ice-and-climate-online-talk-to-explore-the-latest-science

27 Apr 2020: Tasmanians interested in the latest climate change research can this week join a free online webinar by two leading local scientists, the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies’ Professor Nathan Bindoff and CSIRO's Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas. The
Cooking the books: how re-enactments of the Endeavour’s voyage…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/cooking-the-books-how-re-enactments-of-the-endeavours-voyage-perpetuate-myths-of-australias-discovery

29 Apr 2020: Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years ago, triggering British colonisation of the region. The Conversation website, of which the University of Tasmania is a partner, asked researchers to reflect on what happened and how it shapes us
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
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
Supporting our community through no-cost study

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/supporting-our-community-through-study

24 Apr 2020: The University of Tasmania has created a set of short courses – the Wellbeing Toolkit – to help people navigate the challenges of COVID-19. The toolkit, which Tasmanians will be able to study at no cost, will offer a range of modules covering
Mapping interstellar magnetic fields

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

27 Apr 2020:
$20m boost for Antarctic research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/$20m-boost-for-antarctic-research

23 Apr 2020: The University of Tasmania has been awarded $20 million to further our understanding of the future of East Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and its impact on global populations. The funding will be delivered over three years to create the Australian
Shortlist announced for prestigious Tasmanian book prize

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/shortlist-announced-for-prestigious-tasmanian-book-prize

4 May 2020: The three books shortlisted for Tasmania's most significant literary prize shed light on the Black War, the fate of child convicts and a prominent colonial figure. The Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History is a $25,000 biennial
Australia has long valued an outer space shared by all. Mining could…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/australia-has-long-valued-an-outer-space-shared-by-all.-mining-profits-could-change-this

30 Apr 2020: By Jeffrey McGee and Bin LiEarlier this month, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order reaffirming that companies joining US mining activities on the moon would have property rights over lunar resources. The order also made clear the US
Microplastic pollution recorded for first time in Antarctic sea ice

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/microplastic-pollution-recorded-for-first-time-in-antarctic-sea-ice

22 Apr 2020: Microplastic contamination has been identified in Antarctic sea ice by an Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led research team, including researchers from the Australian Antarctic Division. Published in the journal Marine Pollution
Supercomputer team to explore how black holes are changing our…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/-dr-stas-shabala-supercomputer-team-to-explore-how-black-holes-are-changing-our-universe

23 Apr 2020: Three current or former University of Tasmania astrophysicists are members of a team which has been awarded more than 20 million hours of supercomputing time to study the influence of supermassive black holes on their host galaxies. The team, which
DA lodged for world’s first lobster hatchery

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/development-application-lodged-for-worlds-first-lobster-hatchery

24 Apr 2020: A development application was today lodged with Kingborough Council for construction of the world’s first rock lobster hatchery at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Taroona research laboratory site. The application was made by
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