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Changing climate puts the heat on regeneration

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/622-changing-climate-puts-the-heat-on-regeneration

30 May 2018: Regeneration after bushfires could be compromised by climate change, research shows. Scientists from the University of Tasmania’s School of Natural Sciences looked at how certain chemicals, produced by bushfires and crucial to stimulating new
PhD - the real passion project

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/298-phd-the-real-passion-project

7 Jun 2017: If you’re searching for a thesis topic, you have to ask yourself, what am I obsessed with?Do you want to cure cancer, dissect Great Expectations, or save an endangered frog? Do you hunt down rare black and white films to watch, or do you spend a
Researchers keen on quinoa's salty secret

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/446-researchers-keen-on-quinoas-salty-secret

30 Oct 2017: A new study into the breeding of salt-tolerant crops has made an important finding, which could prove instrumental in long-term efforts to address global food security. The research, published in the journal Cell Research, found that quinoa, which
What if your GP prescribed exercise plans for health issues?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/809-what-if-your-gp-prescribed-exercise-plans-for-health-issues

19 Dec 2018: University of Tasmania School of Health Sciences researcher Andrew Williams wants to encourage general practitioners (GPs) to use ‘tailored exercise regimes’ as one of their prescriptions for health issues. Dr Williams is one of six University
Hobart families support the training of medical students

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/259-hobart-families-support-the-training-of-medical-students

7 Apr 2017: Each year generous Hobart families with newborn babies open their doors to University of Tasmania medical students, as part of the Kids and Families Program. A unique and important part of training for students, the School of Medicine program has run
Hear two of our leading scientists discuss their work

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28 Aug 2017: "The art of science: one opinion on how to be a successful researcher" (Professor Barry Brook)Science is the systematic study of the natural world using observation and experiment. Art is the flourish of human creativity, imagination and emotion.
Why plastic plants are blooming on campus

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/898-why-plastic-plants-are-blooming-on-campus

31 Jul 2019: Banner image: Growing Seed Point 1, by Dr Linda Erceg. Big, twisting leafy vines made from irrigation pipe and cable ties are the newest addition to a growing art installation project at the University of Tasmania’s Inveresk campus. Artist and
Top five PhD survival tips

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/299-top-five-phd-survival-tips

7 Jun 2017: 1. Write! Anything! Getting your thoughts down on paper really helps get your brain working. Even if what you write isn’t great, just get something down. You can refine it and edit it later. 2. Create a work zone Co-ordinated sticky notes. Your
This PhD student is making concerts sound better

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/316-this-phd-student-is-making-concerts-sound-better

16 Jun 2017: How do you know if a concert venue is going to make an evening of music amazing or just OK? You ask an engineer. Specifically, an acoustician, like University of Tasmania Engineering PhD student Lily Panton. Lily studies the acoustics of concert
Welcoming good bugs into the berry patch

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/welcoming-good-bugs-into-the-berry-patch

24 Mar 2023: Not all bugs are bad. In fact, some insects play an important role in combating pests in many crops and helping growers reduce their pesticide use. A national research team led by Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) Entomologist, Dr Stephen
Breathing easier with Bad Air Day alerts

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/783-breathing-easier-with-bad-air-day-alerts

19 Oct 2018: If you're among the 25 per cent of Australians with a chronic respiratory condition, a bad air day—with high pollen counts, pollution or bushfire smoke—can trigger a bout of illness that may even send you to hospital. Now AirRater, a free mobile
Researchers join forces to help save Tassie wombats

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/893-researchers-join-forces-to-help-save-tassie-wombats

24 Jul 2019: New research is offering hope that the deadly mange disease affecting Tasmanian wombats could eventually be brought under control for wild individuals and populations. Long-term disease control or eradication in wildlife is rare and represents a
Spotlight on a devil researcher: Professor Greg Woods

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/spotlight-on-a-devil-researcher-professor-greg-woods

23 Apr 2024: As we look back on 21 years of fundraising to protect the Tasmanian devil from Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD1 and DFTD2), it is a good time to highlight some of the critical work undertaken in the early days. Professor Greg Woods with PhD
Short film shines a light on dementia experiences

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1143-short-film-shines-a-light-on-dementia-experiences

22 Jun 2021: An animated short film designed to highlight the social isolation often experienced by people living with dementia has been launched. The three-and-a-half-minute film, Rosa and Max, is produced by award-winning Tasmanian animator Amara Gantz in
Mapping the (evolutionary) Tree of Life

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/389-mapping-the-evolutionary-tree-of-life

22 Aug 2017: In the late 90s, Associate Professor Barbara Holland was a PhD student in the field of Vehicle Routing and Transportation. Attendance at a lunchtime seminar given by Professor Mike Waterman, of Human Genome Project fame, changed everything. The
Building a link between obesity and infertility

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/804-building-a-link-between-obesity-and-infertility

18 Dec 2018: Ye He was working at a medical clinic in China when she realised a lot of women struggling to conceive a child were obese. It was an observation that led Ye to devote her postgraduate research to establishing a link between obesity and fertility. Ye
Medical students make an IMPACT on improving safe childbirth in Africa

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/356-medical-students-make-an-impact-on-improving-safe-childbirth-in-africa

18 Jul 2017: University of Tasmania medical students will help improve the lives of women who have little or no assistance during childbirth, through a special initiative. The students who are part of IMPACT, a University of Tasmania medical society dedicated to
Blood flow through the brain may be Alzheimer’s key

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/824-blood-flow-through-the-brain-may-be-alzheimers-key

17 Feb 2019: Investigating blood flow through the brain to provide new therapies for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, is the drive behind the latest research by the University of Tasmania’s Dr Brad Sutherland. Dr Sutherland’s research is one seven
No simple trigger for soil ‘carbon bomb’

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/558-no-simple-trigger-for-soil-carbon-bomb

12 Mar 2018: A new international study has found the relationship between soil carbon and its impact on global warming is more complicated than first thought. Research lead author Professor Natasja van Gestel from Texas Tech University was joined by a team of
‘How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?’: research…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/how-long-before-climate-change-will-destroy-the-earth-research-reveals-what-australian-kids-want-to-know-about-our-warming-world

21 Mar 2024: Every day, more children discover they are living in a climate crisis. This makes many children feel sad, anxious, angry, powerless, confused and frightened about what the future holds. The climate change burden facing young people is inherently
Creative & personalised foods for the future

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1130-creative-personalised-foods-for-the-future

22 Apr 2021: First-generation, small-scale commercial additive food manufacturing machines are more accessible and affordable. Additive manufacturing involves producing objects by layering materials one layer at a time. Food additive manufacturing has several
New research centre set to revolutionise mining and exploration

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2015/20-new-research-centre-set-to-revolutionise-mining-and-exploration

15 Oct 2015: A new research hub based at the University of Tasmania is set to revolutionise mining and exploration practices, delivering significant benefits to the Australian economy and regional and rural communities. The hub is named Transforming the Mining
Tasmanian Devils evolving in response to deadly facial tumours

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/155-tasmanian-devils-evolving-in-response-to-deadly-facial-tumours

31 Aug 2016: Tasmanian devils may avoid extinction, with new evidence they are evolving genetic resistance to the deadly facial tumour disease. An international team of scientists - including University of Tasmania wildlife ecologist Associate Professor Menna
A passion for neuroplasticity

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/803-a-passion-for-neuroplasticity

17 Dec 2018: A fascination with the brain and a personal connection drove Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre PhD candidate Barbora Fulopova to devote her PhD research to Alzheimer’s disease. “My research is in neuroplasticity, which can be
TIA scientist named Young Agronomist of the Year

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/418-tia-scientist-named-young-agronomist-of-the-year

26 Sep 2017: The Agronomy Australia Young Agronomist Award was presented at the 18th Australian Agronomy Conference in Ballarat, Victoria. The award recognises an agronomist aged 36 or under for their record of publications, supervision of PhD candidates,
Soaring science greats recognised in national awards

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/458-soaring-science-greats-recognised-in-national-awards

17 Nov 2017: Two University of Tasmania researchers have been recognised among the nation’s best in the 2018 Australian Academy of Science honorific awards. Professor David Cooke (ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, pictured above) and Professor Matt
Eyes in the sky helping climate research

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/407-eyes-in-the-sky-helping-climate-research

5 Sep 2017: New drone technology which enables scientists to better assess the impact of climate change in Antarctic regions through analysing fragile moss has been developed by University of Tasmania scientists. Associate Professor Arko Lucieer and Dr Zbyněk
Drones to look after Tassie animals

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1126-drones-to-look-after-tassie-animals

12 Apr 2021: Drones are being increasingly embraced as a powerful, cost-effective tool in wildlife management. Yee Von Teo will spend the next three years monitoring large mammals in Tasmania using drones for her doctoral research. Her PhD project is supervised
Joining forces to fight cancer

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/609-joining-forces-to-fight-cancer

17 May 2018: The University of Tasmania has joined an international research partnership designed to better understand the role of cancer in ecological and evolutionary processes. The University will collaborate with a group of French research institutions and
E-cigarettes aren't the healthy option

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/823-e-cigarettes-arent-the-healthy-option

15 Feb 2019: If you think using an electronic smoking device is safer than cigarettes, think again. Researchers at the University of Tasmania have shown that the latest device on the international market, heat-not-burn (HNB) cigarettes, may be as dangerous to
$150,000 to improve soil health for potato industry

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/338-150000-to-improve-soil-health-for-potato-industry

3 Jul 2017: The one-year project is funded by Hort Innovation with in-kind contributions from TIA. It will provide tangible benefits to potato industry levy payers around Australia through the development of extension materials and identification of priorities
How do we keep agile as we age?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1014-how-do-we-keep-agile-as-we-age

25 May 2020: How does what we see influence our brain’s control over our movements?And what happens in our brain when we change our actions at the last minute- say to move out of the path of a falling object, or to get away from danger?Understanding how we
Rockmelon industry to benefit from new recommendations

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1112-rockmelon-industry-to-benefit-from-new-recommendations

10 Feb 2021: Researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) have developed a set of new industry recommendations to improve Australian rockmelon food safety practices. The project team worked in consultation with industry to understand the causes of
The real cost of ocean acidification

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/681-the-real-cost-of-ocean-acidification

25 Jul 2018: A new Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led paper published in the science journal Nature Climate Change has highlighted the challenges faced by scientists, governments and communities as rising levels of CO2 are absorbed by the
Smoke signals way to best practice

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/706-smoke-signals-way-to-best-practice

10 Aug 2018: A real-world experiment is drawing on the concept of renewal ecology to help explore the relationship between fire and herbivore activity in Tasmania’s Midlands. Researchers from the University of Tasmania’s School of Natural Sciences, in
Research hub to grow forest innovation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/497-research-hub-to-grow-forest-innovation

14 Dec 2017: With a track record of research and innovation in timber stretching back decades, the University of Tasmania is the ideal place for the National Institute of Forest Products Innovation to base its Launceston hub. The institute is made up of two
Be programmed for greatness

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/320-be-programmed-for-greatness

16 Jun 2017: If you’re into computers, gaming and coding, there was a time when people might have called you…a nerd. But that was before the internet changed everything. The internet, smartphones and apps have transformed how we watch TV, socialise, and
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
Caring for a special relationship

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1150-caring-for-a-special-relationship

2 Jul 2021: The personal stories of people who become carers for their life-long companions, and how they respond and experience the shift, have been captured in a new University of Tasmania project. The Sharing is Caring project compiled stories of family
Chemists use colour to detect 'forever chemicals'

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1175-chemists-use-colour-to-detect-forever-chemicals

21 Oct 2021: Chemists at the University of Tasmania have developed an instant colour-change test for so-called forever chemicals, or PFAS, in contaminated soil or water. The proof-of-concept study for one of the most prevalent perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS
How do we know when trees will die?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/656-how-do-we-know-when-trees-will-die

4 Jul 2018: New research has confirmed failure of the water transport system causes tree mortality in drought, with scientists advocating a new optical technique which will help assess vulnerability of forests to future damage. Researchers from the University
Surveys leave lobsters shaking in their shells

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/896-surveys-leave-lobsters-shaking-in-their-shells

25 Jul 2019: Banner image: Air gun test, Storm Bay, Tasmania. Image by Rob McCauley. A new study of the impact on marine life of seismic air guns, used in geological surveys of the seafloor, has found that the sensory organs and righting reflexes of rock lobster
In heatwaves, Tasmania’s tall eucalypt forests no longer absorb carbon

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1209-in-heatwaves-tasmanias-tall-eucalypt-forests-no-longer-absorb-carbon

22 Feb 2022: Southern Tasmania’s tall eucalyptus forests are exceptionally good at taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converting it into wood. For many years, we have believed these forests had a reasonable buffer of safety from climate change, due
How researchers are trying to save Australia's precious native…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/331-how-researchers-are-trying-to-save-australias-precious-native-animals

28 Jun 2017: There has been a widespread decline of many native marsupials, with 29 Australian mammals now extinct – the highest rate of mammal extinction in the world. A further 30 per cent of our surviving mammal species are now listed as threatened. 29the
Why geology is so much more than mining

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/739-why-geology-is-so-much-more-than-mining

9 Oct 2018: Johanna Van Balen is studying a Bachelor of Science majoring in Geology, which she says is “fascinating. ”“Geology is the foundation of almost everything we have today. One hundred million years is not much in the grand scheme of things, really!
Lollies for cows: Plantain in the pasture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/365-lollies-for-cows-plantain-in-the-pasture

31 Jul 2017: New research at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is looking at how the inclusion of plantain in traditional ryegrass pastures can boost production and profitability for Tasmanian dairy farmers. TIA Dairy Research Fellow Pieter Raedts and
Devilish problem closer to being solved

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/245-devilish-problem-closer-to-being-solved

9 Mar 2017: An international study involving multiple institutions over six years has shown that immunotherapy can cure Tasmanian devils of the deadly devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). The research was led by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute
Agriculture graduate becomes a future industry leader

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/229-agriculture-graduate-becomes-a-future-industry-leader

30 Jan 2017: An agriculture graduate from the University of Tasmania has received a prestigious $120,000 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship to continue her research into Tasmania’s cider industry. Madeleine Way, 22, graduated from the University of Tasmania
Devils could be saviours for threatened birds in Bass Strait

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1062-devils-could-be-saviours-for-threatened-birds-in-bass-strait

24 Sep 2020: While birds and native predators may seem like an odd coupling, a recent study by University of Tasmania ecologist Matthew Fielding suggests that reintroducing native predators to the islands could help rebalance the ecosystem and protect our more
Isolation versus reintegration - which is harder?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1022-isolation-versus-reintegration-which-is-harder

10 Jun 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