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Korongee Dementia Village

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1120-korongee-dementia-village

24 Mar 2021: Korongee Dementia Village: Source Glenview Community ServicesBackgroundIn a decade, the number of people living with dementia worldwide has risen from 35 million to 50 million (Wimeo et al. , 2013; ADI, 2021). With the growing population of people
Study quantifies devils’ decline due to facial tumour disease

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1116-study-quantifies-devils-decline-due-to-facial-tumour-disease

4 Mar 2021: New research from the University of Tasmania has estimated the toll a deadly facial cancer has taken on Tasmanian devil populations since the disease was discovered in 1996. In a paper published in Ecology Letters, researchers traced the spread of
Scientists get to the bottom of wombat cubed poo mystery

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1109-scientists-get-to-the-bottom-of-wombat-cubed-poo-mystery

28 Jan 2021: An international study into how wombats produce their distinctive cube-shaped poo has shed further light on the physics behind this biological puzzle. The research, published today in the journal Soft Matter, expands on the discovery that wombat poo
Pink handfish seen for the first time in 22 years

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1191-pink-handfish-seen-for-the-first-time-in-22-years

23 Dec 2021: A team of scientists is unlocking the secrets of Tasmania’s deep with a surprise sighting of the very rare and threatened pink handfish (Brachiopsilus dianthus). A detailed joint survey with Parks Australia and the University of Tasmania showed the
Further study boosts Danielle’s career in dementia care

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1148-further-study-boosts-danielles-career-in-dementia-care

1 Jul 2021: For Danielle Dyce, caring for the elderly has been a constant in her life. At first it was helping out after school at the nursing home her parents owned. From there she took on a variety of caring roles and also worked as a legal clerk, before
Discovery offers a glimpse into the future of our solar system

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13 Oct 2021: Astronomers have discovered a planetary system about 6,500 light-years away towards the centre of the Milky Way that provides the clearest insight yet into the fate of our solar system. About five billion years from now, Jupiter is expected to
How study can open doors to a new career

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11 Oct 2021: After working as a chef for 18 years, Jayne MacLean knew she wanted a change and wanted to study something new but was unsure of what that should be. Having worked for several years in a nursing home as a catering manager, she had some experience
A tiny world printed on a chip

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1093-a-tiny-world-printed-on-a-chip

6 May 2021: Each day that she works in the chemistry lab, University of Tasmania PhD candidate Atiyeah Ganjalinia gets to see the world at the smallest possible scale. “The smallest fragments fascinate and intrigue me. At this scale, if you just look at cells,
Tasmania Project identifies inequalities for LGBTIQ

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1140-tasmania-project-identifies-inequalities-for-lgbtiq

9 Jun 2021: Tasmania was the last Australian state to decriminalise homosexuality in 1997 and we now arguably lead the nation in terms of LGBTIQ rights and law reform. However, new research from the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Social Change has
Tagging tabbies for wildlife conservation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1194-tagging-tabbies-for-wildlife-conservation

23 Dec 2021: Cats are an enormous environmental problem in Australia, with the introduced species estimated to kill more than three billion animals per year. Monitoring cat populations is key to reducing their impact, however most monitoring methods such as