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New human movement Centre opens in Hobart

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-human-movement-centre-opens-in-hobart

24 Nov 2023: A new centre which allows scientists and clinicians to track precise human movements as part of vital work into Parkinson’s Disease and other neurological disorders has opened in Hobart. The only one of its kind in Tasmania, the new HIMAC
New Cardiovascular Research Flagship for Tasmania

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7 Dec 2023: To tackle the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Tasmania the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research has launched a new Cardiovascular Research Flagship. This Flagship will build on the success and impactful research
University joins UArctic network to expand polar research…

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26 Sep 2023: The University of Tasmania is the first Southern Hemisphere university to join UArctic, a network of more than 200 institutions concerned with research and education on the Arctic region. The network fosters collaboration and provides access to
Celebrating 60 years of agricultural science

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/celebrating-60-years-of-agricultural-science

13 Dec 2023: A strong spirit of camaraderie between staff and students and a passion for agriculture are common themes in accounts from Ag Science alumni (aka “aggies”) across the past sixty years. During this time, our research and teaching staff have
MV Bluefin sets compass to north

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22 Dec 2023: The Australian Maritime College (AMC), the national institute for maritime education training and research, is set to farewell the MV Bluefin this week. AMC Principal, Commodore Malcolm Wise said the vessel had been an important part of AMC’s fleet
Personalised medicine for prostate cancer, a focus during Movember

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/personalised-medicine-for-prostate-cancer,-a-focus-during-movember2

28 Nov 2023: Dr Kelsie Raspin from the University of Tasmania’s, Menzies Institute for Medical Research works with the Tasmanian community to tackle prostate cancer. This Movember she’s pleased to see the focus firmly on men’s health issues. “Movember is a
Scholarship helping Naarah to master her theatrical arts in London

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/scholarship-helping-naarah-to-master-her-theatrical-arts-in-london

28 Jul 2023: Bachelor of Music graduate Naarah Barnes is heading to London to study her Master of Arts (Musical Theatre), thanks to a scholarship specifically for First Nations scholars. Gija woman Naarah graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2019 with a
Bicentennial art protest looks back to the future

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10 Mar 2023: A landmark art series that protested Australia’s bicentennial celebrations will be shown for the first time in its entirety since 1988 alongside new works at the University of Tasmania. Right Here Right Now – Australia 1988 featured 32
No stranger to exploration

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24 Oct 2023: Debby Ng left her home in Singapore to pursue her dream of studying conservation and environmental science in Tasmania, Australia. She chose the University of Tasmania because it offered her the opportunity to work on real-world projects that made a
International Day of Women and Girls in Science

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9 Feb 2023: Communities around the world will observe International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Saturday 11 February 2023. This year’s focus is the contribution of women in science to tackling the UN sustainable development goals; working towards
Literacy symposium to encourage Tasmanian solutions

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/literacy-symposium-to-encourage-tasmanian-solutions

28 Aug 2023: Researchers, policy-makers and community representatives will come together on a mission to improve the state’s literacy levels at the University of Tasmania this week. Early years literacy will be the focus of the two-day Cuthill Family Foundation
United Nations partnership encourages Tasmanian community to cross…

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15 May 2023: Encouraging Tasmanians to bridge local divisions about vital environmental and heritage issues will be at the heart of a new partnership with a United Nations agency. Making good decisions, with less damaging conflict, about the state’s natural,
Pioneering educator receives top award

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24 Oct 2023: Alumna and Associate Professor Clair Andersen has become the first Aboriginal person to receive a prestigious award from the Australian Council for Educational Leaders. Associate Professor Andersen has been awarded the ACEL’s Tasmanian Eminent
Meet the Chemistry Valedictorian motivated for good

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28 Apr 2023: Music, economics, psychology, and fine arts were just a few of the study options 2021 College of Sciences and Engineering Valedictorian Eve Poland considered when coming to university. However, amidst the cornucopia of courses, her unwavering passion
Professor Andrew Palmer ranked in top 10 most prolific health…

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27 Jun 2023: Professor Andrew Palmer, who heads up the Menzies Institute for Medical Research health economics research group, has been ranked in the top 10 most productive authors in health economics research globally. Professor Palmer has extensive experience
Wave of support for Maritime Engineering profession

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/wave-of-support-for-maritime-engineering-profession

9 Nov 2023: The Australian Maritime College (AMC) is teaming up with industry and the peak body for the engineering profession, Engineers Australia, to provide formal recognition to the profession of maritime engineering in Australia for the first time. As
Learn how to live with fire

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11 Dec 2023: A free, online short course that explores the unpredictability of bushfires and how we live with them is teaching the community how to adapt in a changing climate. Dr Penelope Jones, who developed the short course, said this was a great opportunity
Tall Poppy awards for two inspiring scientists

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21 Jul 2023: A multiple sclerosis (MS) genetics researcher and a climate change scientist from the University of Tasmania have been honoured with Tasmanian Tall Poppy Science Awards for 2023. The annual awards, created by the Australian Institute of Policy and
Agricultural science students share research

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4 Oct 2023: From supplying the Tasmanian whisky industry with oak barrels to mechanical pollination in onion seed crops, honours students will present a diverse range of research at the Bachelor of Agricultural Science End Of Year Honours Seminar in Hobart on 9
Preterm baby follow-up study reports findings of global significance

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12 Sep 2023: A successful international clinical trial coordinated and run from the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research has recently had its two-year follow-up results published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical
New study examines schools’ support for First Nations youth

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-study-examines-schools-support-for-first-nations-youth

11 Sep 2023: School support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth fostering their cultural identity will be the subject of a new study by two Indigenous social scientists. Worimi man Jacob Prehn and Palawa colleague Mike Guerzoni will research the
MS research at Menzies boosted by significant new grant funding

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23 Feb 2023: Four researchers from the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research are amongst the recipients of 22 grants awarded by MS Australia in its latest funding round for multiple sclerosis (MS) research, providing a major boost in
Tasmanian Aboriginal oral traditions among the oldest recorded…

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14 Aug 2023: New research published in the Journal of Archaeological Science indicates Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) stories recall geological and astronomical events that occurred 12,000 years ago, placing them among the oldest recorded oral traditions in the
Charitable trust makes enduring impact

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4 Apr 2023: The year before her death, Irene Phelps reflected on her life: the girl from a former gold mining town in northern Tasmania, who had started out sweeping floors at a women’s apparel store, had travelled the globe, established a new life in
Sam is charting a course for his America’s Cup dream through his…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/sam-king

23 Aug 2023: Sam King became a sailor almost by accident, but his hard work and training turned that newly discovered passion into a profession. However, he’s not content to stop at simply being a champion sailor. He plans to go one step further and design
Unis establish national air quality and pollen service

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21 Nov 2023: The University of Melbourne and the University of Tasmania today announced their investment into the newly established start-up “AirHealth”, the first integrated, Australia-wide service that will provide access to real time, location specific
Coming home to Country

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13 Dec 2023: I am honoured and profoundly privileged to have been appointed the University of Tasmania’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). I was born in Devonport on the North-West Coast of Lutruwita/Tasmania. My mother is Palawa and my father comes from a
Empowering Indigenous girls to pursue higher education

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/empowering-indigenous-girls-to-pursue-higher-education

30 Mar 2023: Associate Professor Sadie Heckenberg used International Woman’s Day to share details of her vision for improving educational and social outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls. Sadie – a Wiradjuri scholar and the University of
Young Tasmanians encouraged to pursue careers in agriculture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/young-tasmanians-encouraged-to-pursue-careers-in-agriculture

19 Jul 2023: With six jobs to every agricultural science graduate in Australia, recent graduates from the University of Tasmania’s Bachelor of Agricultural Science are spoilt for choice and taking their pick of exciting jobs here in Tasmania and around the
Students receive $150,000 to pursue passion in sustainable agriculture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/students-receive-$150,000-to-pursue-passion-in-sustainable-agriculture

29 May 2023: The future looks bright for agricultural science students who were awarded scholarships totalling almost $150,000 to pursue their passion of contributing to a sustainable future for Tasmania’s agriculture and food sector. Director of the Tasmanian
From TB to COVID-19 and back again

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13 Dec 2023: Dr Clare Smith’s face is beaming. She’s standing in front of a small silver plaque fastened to a white brick wall. Underneath the name of her department, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, are two words that signal the start of a new chapter in
Bumper funding for research into Epstein-Barr virus and multiple…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/bumper-funding-for-research-into-epstein-barr-virus-and-multiple-sclerosis-connection

13 Jul 2023: The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) has announced $2 million in funding for new multiple sclerosis (MS) research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, providing a further boost to its MS Research Flagship’s
Care for Country

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8 May 2023: When the oceans rose some 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, Palawa peoples became isolated on their own island, separated from the great northern landmass. Their ability to survive and thrive in this isolated environment speaks to
A shared goal to reduce the impact of multiple sclerosis

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/a-shared-goal-to-reduce-the-impact-of-multiple-sclerosis

13 Dec 2023: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating disease of the central nervous system. Both environmental and genetic risk factors contribute to its development as the most common chronic neurological disease affecting young adults. There are more than
Research careers shift into high gear with ARC DECRA grants

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/research-careers-shift-into-high-gear-with-arc-decra-grants

1 Sep 2023: Four early-career researchers from the University of Tasmania have been awarded a total of $1,773,740. 00 in the Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRAs), funded by the Australian Research Council. The funding scheme provides support across a
Morgan is channelling her natural curiosity into astronomical…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/morgan-is-channelling-her-natural-curiosity-into-astronomical-research-on-a-curious-star-system

6 Mar 2023: Morgan Febey has always thought big and aimed high. All through primary school, her answer to “what do you want to be when you grow up?” started with palaeontologist, before progressing to archaeologist and then paleoclimatologist. Then, at the
Placing Indigenous knowledge and culture at the heart of the…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/placing-indigenous-knowledge-and-culture-at-the-heart-of-the-university

13 Jan 2023: The core philosophy of Associate Professor Sadie Heckenberg’s approach to Indigenous engagement at university is simple: nothing about us without us. Joining the University in 2023 as Academic Director, Aboriginal Engagement, Sadie, a Wiradjuri
International consortium honours work across Indigenous education

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9 Mar 2023: Associate Professor Clair Andersen, who has spent a lifetime promoting education opportunities for Australia’s First Nations people, has been recognised for those efforts on an international stage. She has been inducted to the World Indigenous
Too tall to be an astronaut, astrophysics student Euan still has…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/too-tall-to-be-an-astronaut-astrophysics-student-euan-still-has-stars-in-his-eyes

23 Feb 2023: One inch too tall to be an astronaut, Euan Hamdorf abandoned his childhood dream of going to space quite some time ago. But now his astrophysics research is giving him a different way to reach the stars. A childhood interest in mathematics and
Cultural and community spirit alive at Inveresk

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/cultural-and-community-spirit-alive-at-inveresk

10 Aug 2023: Tales of the past, present, and future have been shared at the opening celebration of the University’s new River’s Edge building at Inveresk which brought together more than 200 people on Friday, 28 July. While wet weather hampered plans for
Researchers identify first genetic marker for multiple sclerosis…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/researchers-identify-first-genetic-marker-for-multiple-sclerosis-severity

29 Jun 2023: Scientists identify the first genetic marker for MS severity, opening the door to preventing long-term disability. A study of more than 22,000 people with multiple sclerosis has discovered the first genetic variant associated with faster disease
Our research has shown Indigenous peoples’ needs cannot be understood …

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/our-research-has-shown-indigenous-peoples-needs-cannot-be-understood-and-met,-without-indigenous-voices

14 Feb 2023: Opponents of an Indigenous Voice to parliament say the Voice is merely symbolic and another pointless layer of bureaucracy. They say that what is needed are “practical measures”. However decades of government-led “practical measures” have
New garden provides sense of belonging and cultural connection

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-garden-provides-sense-of-belonging-and-cultural-connection

9 Nov 2023: Outside the north-eastern entrance of the University of Tasmania’s newest campus building at Inveresk is a flourishing landscape embedded with traditional knowledges. The Riawunna Garden at River’s Edge features native plantings, a performance
Record-breaking medical research funding to target some of Tasmania’s …

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/record-breaking-medical-research-funding-to-target-some-of-tasmanias-most-urgent-health-needs

19 Dec 2023: The University of Tasmania has been awarded more than $14. 8 million in highly competitive funding for medical research projects that will target some of the State’s most pressing health concerns. The funding is the largest amount ever awarded to
Twins take TikTok by storm

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/twins-take-tiktok-by-storm

12 Sep 2023: Tassie twins Sarah and Ella Fitzpatrick shot to TikTok fame this year as “THE FITZY TWINS” when their news-style videos went viral, clocking up millions of views and giving the world a glimpse into their life living in Hobart. With the “Fitzy
University celebrates International Women's Day

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6 Mar 2023: This International Women’s Day (Wednesday 8 March), the University of Tasmania will champion Empower Hour. The University will be raising funds for Dress for Success, an organisation that empowers women to achieve economic independence by
Multiple sclerosis rising and accelerating in Australia new data shows

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/multiple-sclerosis-rising-and-accelerating-in-australia-new-data-shows

15 Feb 2023: The number of Australians living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is increasing at a significant and accelerating rate. The latest data showed that 33,335 Australians were living with MS in 2021, an increase of 30% (7,728) over the four years since the
Diverse career opportunities for Agricultural Science graduates

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/agricultural-science-alumni

28 Mar 2023: What do a meat scientist, rural reporter and profit specialist have in common? They all studied a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at the University of Tasmania!A degree in agricultural science develops sought-after skills that could see graduates
Aurora Australis in a nutshell

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/aurora-australis-in-a-nutshell

27 Jun 2023: As the gateway to the world’s southernmost wilds, Tasmania’s unique location and thriving scientific community attract students and researchers from every corner of our blue-green planet. Studying in Tasmania also gives you a front-row seat to

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