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  2. Thumbnail for Literacy roundtables to encourage Tasmanian solutions

    Literacy roundtables to encourage Tasmanian solutions

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/literacy-roundtables-to-encourage-tasmanian-solutions
    27 Jun 2023: Researchers, policy-makers and community representatives will come together on a mission to improve literacy levels in Tasmania. Early years literacy will be the focus of the two-day Cuthill Family Foundation Literacy Roundtables to take place at
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    Overcoming barriers in an online learning community

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/overcoming-barriers-in-an-online-learning-community
    24 Apr 2024: Boosting online learning’s potential to overcome barriers to university study will be the focus of new research in the School of Education. Strategies to better engage students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, will be explored in
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    Spotlight on Dr Tamara Wood, Senior Lecturer in Law

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/spotlight-on-dr-tamara-wood,-senior-lecturer-in-law
    23 Feb 2024: What inspires you about teaching and interacting with students in Law?Law students are society’s future change makers. Many of our students come into their Law degree with a vision for a better world and, all going well, they leave it with a set
  5. Thumbnail for New exhibition turns spotlight on marine species and habitats under pressure

    New exhibition turns spotlight on marine species and habitats under…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/new-exhibition-turns-spotlight-on-marine-species-and-habitats-under-pressure
    23 May 2024: Human activities and a changing climate are putting species and ecosystems under pressure. In Antarctica, marine predators are on thin ice. In Tasmania, many marine species and habitats are found nowhere else on earth. And for many, there is nowhere
  6. Thumbnail for Human rights laws recommended for Tasmania

    Human rights laws recommended for Tasmania

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/human-rights-laws-recommended-for-tasmania
    30 Apr 2024: Tasmania should enact laws that better protect human rights, a new research paper from the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) has recommended. A Charter of Human Rights or a Human Rights Act should be adopted and an independent Human Rights
  7. Thumbnail for Education researcher Carmel Hobbs awarded ABC residency

    Education researcher Carmel Hobbs awarded ABC residency

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/education-researcher-carmel-hobbs-awarded-abc-residency
    7 Jul 2023: Education researcher Carmel Hobbs has been recognised as one of the country’s most promising academic communicators with a sought-after ABC Top 5 residency. Carmel has been selected as one of five Humanities focused researchers to undertake a
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    Spotlight on Dr Rachel Baird, Senior Lecturer in Law

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/spotlight-on-dr-rachel-baird,-senior-lecturer-in-law
    22 May 2024: Rachel Baird is an expert in international and Australian environmental law, and sustainability in the corporate sector. Rachel started her career as a military lawyer in the Australian Defence Force before working in private practice in environment
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    Technology means greater need for privacy protection

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/technology-means-greater-need-for-privacy-protection
    28 May 2024: Technological advances such as spyware, covert cameras and drones mean the state’s privacy protections should be reviewed, a new Tasmania Law Reform Institute report recommends. Laws covering stalking and intimidation in Tasmania should be
  10. Thumbnail for The Underwood Centre's first PhD graduate highlights the benefits of distance learning

    The Underwood Centre's first PhD graduate highlights the benefits …

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/The-Underwood-Centres-first-PhD-graduate
    27 Mar 2024: In a milestone moment for the Peter Underwood Centre at the University of Tasmania, Debra Urquhart became the first PhD graduate supervised through the Centre on 20 March 2024. The ceremony marked the culmination of years of dedicated research about
  11. Thumbnail for Spotlight on Yvette Maker, Senior Lecturer in Law

    Spotlight on Yvette Maker, Senior Lecturer in Law

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/spotlight-on-yvette-maker,-senior-lecturer-in-law
    3 May 2023: Dr Yvette Maker is a Senior Lecturer in Law and her work focuses on the disability- and gender-related dimensions of law, policy and practice. Yvette has expertise across the fields of human rights law, disability and mental health law, consumer law,
  12. Thumbnail for Under pressure: scientists call for urgent conservation action to save Maugean skate

    Under pressure: scientists call for urgent conservation action to…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/under-pressure-scientists-call-for-urgent-conservation-action-to-save-maugean-skate
    16 May 2023: The evidence is in and scientists are calling for urgent conservation action, after monitoring revealed that the Maugean skate population has rapidly declined by almost half in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania – their last remaining habitat and one
  13. Thumbnail for Youth justice system responses to sex offences to be reviewed

    Youth justice system responses to sex offences to be reviewed

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/youth-justice-system-responses-to-sex-offences-to-be-reviewed
    8 Jun 2023: The ability of the state’s youth justice system to respond effectively to sex offences committed by young people will be reviewed by the Tasmania Law Reform Institute. The Institute has received State Government funding of $197,000 to conduct the
  14. Thumbnail for Nurturing home-grown medical research

    Nurturing home-grown medical research

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/nurturing-home-grown-medical-research
    24 May 2024: Sustained support crucial to medical researchAlan Rees watched as his father, the pre-eminent landscape painter the late Lloyd Frederic Rees AC CMG, lost his vision to macular degeneration. Years later the artist’s only son developed a form of the
  15. Thumbnail for Law professor to help guide genomics health care future

    Law professor to help guide genomics health care future

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/law-professor-to-help-guide-genomics-health-care-future
    22 Aug 2023: Professor of Law Margaret Otlowski will help guide the nation’s use of genomic science for better health care with her appointment to a key Federal Government advisory body. Professor Otlowski will be part of the Expert Advisory Group on Genomics
  16. Thumbnail for How did COVID-19 affect student learning?

    How did COVID-19 affect student learning?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/how-did-covid-19-affect-student-learning
    26 Sep 2023: Most of us remember where we were at different points in the timeline of COVID-19 lockdowns. One such moment was Monday 30 March 2020, when Tasmanian schools were closed without anyone knowing when they might re-open. Even if you weren’t attending
  17. Thumbnail for As ocean surfaces acidify, a deep-sea acidic zone is expanding: marine habitats are being squeezed

    As ocean surfaces acidify, a deep-sea acidic zone is expanding:…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/as-ocean-surfaces-acidify,-a-deep-sea-acidic-zone-is-expanding-marine-habitats-are-being-squeezed
    16 Jul 2024: In the deepest parts of the ocean, below 4,000 metres, the combination of high pressure and low temperature creates conditions that dissolve calcium carbonate, the material marine animals use to make their shells. This zone is known as the carbonate
  18. Thumbnail for New Director for Tasmania Law Reform Institute

    New Director for Tasmania Law Reform Institute

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-director-for-tasmania-law-reform-institute
    10 Feb 2023: The University of Tasmania’s Jeremy Prichard (BA/LLB ’97, BA Hons ’98, PhD ‘04) has been appointed Director of the Tasmania Law Reform Institute. "I look forward to working closely with the Institute’s Board to serve Tasmanians through
  19. Thumbnail for Climate risks projected to bring steep falls in fish biomass around the world's ocean

    Climate risks projected to bring steep falls in fish biomass around…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/climate-risks-projected-to-bring-steep-falls-in-fish-biomass-around-the-worlds-ocean
    12 Jul 2024: Scientists are warning that exploitable fish biomass faces climate risks across nearly all regions of the world's ocean, including top producer countries and those with a high reliance on aquatic foods, under a high-emissions scenario. Global
  20. Thumbnail for Fine Art student takes prestigious Glover Prize

    Fine Art student takes prestigious Glover Prize

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/fine-arts-student-takes-prestigious-glover-prize
    16 Mar 2023: Fine Art student Joanna Chew has taken out one of Australia’s most significant awards for landscape painting, the $75,000 Glover Prize. Ms Chew, a PhD student in the School of Creative Arts and Media, won for her entry titled Tender. Jo Chew,
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    Community input sought on privacy laws

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/community-input-sought-on-privacy-laws
    2 May 2023: The privacy of Tasmanians will be the subject of a major review, and the public are being asked for their input. The Tasmania Law Reform Institute has been tasked with examining the state’s legal protections around privacy. The Institute has

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