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  2. Thumbnail for Mapping interstellar magnetic fields

    Mapping interstellar magnetic fields

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/994-mapping-interstellar-magnetic-fields
    27 Apr 2020:
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    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
  4. Thumbnail for Research to investigate impact of humidity on wine quality

    Research to investigate impact of humidity on wine quality

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/research-to-investigate-impact-of-humidity-on-wine-quality
    21 May 2024: A Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) research project investigating the impact humidity has on wine quality has received funding from a trust that supports sustainable agriculture. In Tasmania, climate data is used for assessing the suitability
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    Telescopic visionary

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/telescopic-visionary
    24 May 2024: Family camping trips in the wilds of British Columbia were a formative time for entrepreneur and keen astronomer Caisey Harlingten. Lying on his back and gazing up at the night sky, he became captivated by space. “Looking up at the deep, dark,
  6. Thumbnail for Tasmanian devil declines impact quolls

    Tasmanian devil declines impact quolls

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/tasmanian-devil-declines-impact-quolls
    18 Jan 2024: A steep drop in the population of the endangered Tasmanian devil is creating knock-on effects to the evolutionary genetics of the spotted-tailed quoll, according to a new Nature Ecology & Evolution study. A global research team including experts from
  7. Thumbnail for Forum helping to abate livestock emissions

    Forum helping to abate livestock emissions

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/forum-helping-to-abate-livestock-emissions
    29 Apr 2024: TIA Future Forum: Ensuring a sustainable future for Australia's ruminant livestock productionThe Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is hosting a virtual Future Forum on 14 May to discuss opportunities identified by Australian scientists to
  8. Thumbnail for Students receive $133,000 to make a positive impact on the Tasmanian agricultural industry

    Students receive $133,000 to make a positive impact on the Tasmanian…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/students-receive-$133,000-to-make-a-positive-impact-on-the-tasmanian-agricultural-industry
    30 Apr 2024: Agricultural science scholarships presentationThe future looks bright for agricultural science students who were awarded scholarships totalling over $133,000 to pursue their passion of making a positive impact on Tasmania’s agriculture and food
  9. Thumbnail for Rockmelon industry to benefit from new recommendations

    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
  10. Thumbnail for Secret lives of devils revealed

    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
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    Tasmanian Devils and quolls are needed for ecosystem balance

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/tasmanian-devils-and-quolls-are-needed-for-ecosystem-balance
    2 Nov 2022: University of Tasmania researcher Dr Matthew Fielding has discovered that quolls and Tasmanian Devils are needed for balance in the ecosystem. Dr Fielding spent several years studying the decline of quoll and Tasmanian Devil Populations on Flinders
  12. Thumbnail for Devils could be saviours for threatened birds in Bass Strait

    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
  13. Thumbnail for Study quantifies devils’ decline due  to facial tumour disease

    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
  14. Thumbnail for Scientists get to the bottom of wombat cubed poo mystery

    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
  15. Thumbnail for Protecting communities from bushfire with people power

    Protecting communities from bushfire with people power

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1085-protecting-communities-from-bushfire-with-people-power
    6 Nov 2020: As fiercer and faster bushfires become the new norm, a major cultural shift in the way we prepare and adapt to bushfire risk will be needed according to the latest research from the University of Tasmania. A new research project is drawing on the
  16. Thumbnail for Treats of Tasmanian island birds

    Treats of Tasmanian island birds

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1013-treats-of-tasmanian-island-birds
    7 Jul 2020: A courier package arrives from King Island, Tasmania. In it is an entire forest raven, still frozen. Most of us would wonder if it was Friday the 13th and discard the package and its contents immediately. But not University of Tasmania PhD candidate
  17. Thumbnail for Global impact of wildfires to intensify due to climate change

    Global impact of wildfires to intensify due to climate change

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1046-global-impact-of-wildfires-to-intensify-due-to-climate-change
    19 Aug 2020: The global economic and environmental impact of wildfires is likely to worsen as a result of human-induced climate change and land-use patterns, according to a team of international fire researchers. In a paper published in the journal Nature Reviews:
  18. Thumbnail for Food safety, storage, shelf life and transport the focus of globally connected project

    Food safety, storage, shelf life and transport the focus of globally…

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/food-safety,-storage,-shelf-life-and-transport-the-focus-of-globally-connected-project
    14 Oct 2022: A new research project, led by Tom Ross, Professor in Food Microbiology at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), is being praised for its potential to reduce food waste and increase food safety and security. Better Production, Better Nutrition
  19. Thumbnail for Pumice a powerful force on the ocean

    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
  20. Thumbnail for Emu scats offer clues to times in Tasmania

    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
  21. Thumbnail for Morgan is channelling her natural curiosity into astronomical research on a curious star system

    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
  22. Thumbnail for Too tall to be an astronaut, astrophysics student Euan still has stars in his eyes

    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
  23. Thumbnail for From paddock to pallet to plate

    From paddock to pallet to plate

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1044-from-paddock-to-pallet-to-plate
    12 Aug 2020: Tasmania’s booming horticultural exports to China will be enhanced by a supply-chain traceability system to be developed by University of Tasmania researchers. They have won $455,000 in funding for a new cloud-based system in a highly competitive
  24. Thumbnail for New analytical chemistry training centre ‘HyTECH’ launches in Tasmania

    New analytical chemistry training centre ‘HyTECH’ launches in Tasmania

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-analytical-chemistry-training-centre-hytech-launches-in-tasmania
    23 Nov 2023: A new centre for cutting-edge research and post-graduate training in the field of separation science has launched in Hobart, in a move that connects the University of Tasmania’s world-leading analytical chemistry research group with renowned
  25. Thumbnail for PhD for Prosperous Poppies

    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
  26. Thumbnail for Mother of Dragons wasp flying to New Zealand's aid

    Mother of Dragons wasp flying to New Zealand's aid

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1028-mother-of-dragons-wasp-flying-to-new-zealands-aid
    22 Jun 2020: IT’s the tree-top tussle that has University of Tasmania scientists abuzz – a Battle of the Bugs that promises to rescue a nation’s lucrative forestry industry from the brink of ruin. In what has been dubbed “Alien meets Game of Thrones”,
  27. Thumbnail for Women of colour in science face a subtly hostile work environment

    Women of colour in science face a subtly hostile work environment

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/983-women-of-colour-in-science-face-a-subtly-hostile-work-environment
    12 Feb 2020: It’s hard for women to succeed in science. Our research shows it’s even harder for women of colour. We interviewed women of colour working in scientific and technical organisations across Australia about their experiences. As well as direct
  28. Thumbnail for Extreme heat and rain: there’s now more of both, for longer

    Extreme heat and rain: there’s now more of both, for longer

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1031-extreme-heat-and-rain-theres-now-more-of-both-for-longer
    6 Jul 2020: By Jim Salinger, Honorary Associate, TIA, University of Tasmania, and Lisa Alexander, Chief Investigator ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science and Associate Professor Climate Change Research Centre, UNSWA major global update based on
  29. Thumbnail for Tasmanian devils may survive their own pandemic

    Tasmanian devils may survive their own pandemic

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1102-tasmanian-devils-may-survive-their-own-pandemic
    17 Dec 2020: Amid the global COVID-19 crisis, there is some good news about a wildlife pandemic which may also help scientists better understand how other emerging diseases evolve. Researchers have found strong evidence that a transmissible cancer that has
  30. Thumbnail for Burrow-hopping on wombat researchers’ radar

    Burrow-hopping on wombat researchers’ radar

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1056-burrow-hopping-on-wombat-researchers-radar
    10 Sep 2020: Wombats are nocturnal, solitary animals that spend the daylight hours slumbering in underground burrows. This subterranean habitat can range from a single burrow to a complex network of burrows with multiple entrances. While they tend to sleep alone,
  31. Thumbnail for Defunct mine a site for environmental discovery

    Defunct mine a site for environmental discovery

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1083-defunct-mine-a-site-for-environmental-discovery
    12 Nov 2020: Beneath the sparkling waters of Tasmania’s ‘Blue Lakes’ lie three old open-cut mine pits that were targeted for tin. While the pristine blue appearance attracts water skiers and swimmers, the historic mine waste from the Endurance tin mine in
  32. Thumbnail for Darwin and the devil’s plight

    Darwin and the devil’s plight

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1063-darwin-and-the-devils-plight
    30 Sep 2020: Research into the deadly cancer affecting Tasmanian devils has found the marsupials are mounting their own natural defence against the disease. An international team from Australia, the US, United Kingdom and France has analysed the natural
  33. Thumbnail for California is on fire. Australians watch on and buckle up

    California is on fire. Australians watch on and buckle up

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1051-california-is-on-fire-australians-watch-on-and-buckle-up
    31 Aug 2020: By Ross Bradstock, University of Wollongong, and David Bowman, University of TasmaniaCalifornia is ablaze, again. Currently, the second and third largest fires in the US state’s history are burning at the same time, and are only partially
  34. Thumbnail for This is how universities can lead climate action

    This is how universities can lead climate action

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1072-this-is-how-universities-can-lead-climate-action
    19 Oct 2020: By Gabi Mocatta, Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University, and Research Fellow in Climate Change Communication, Climate Futures Programme, University of Tasmania, and Rob White, Professor of Criminology, University of TasmaniaUniversities are
  35. Thumbnail for From Tasmania to the world, and well beyond

    From Tasmania to the world, and well beyond

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1012-from-tasmania-to-the-world-and-well-beyond
    25 May 2020: Tasmania is poised to play a significant role in the exploration of our solar system and the Milky Way, with the expansion of the University of Tasmania's space tracking capabilities and the upgrading of its optical observatory. A forthcoming
  36. Thumbnail for Southern Tasmania in ‘pyro thundercloud’ firing line

    Southern Tasmania in ‘pyro thundercloud’ firing line

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1048-southern-tasmania-in-pyro-thundercloud-firing-line
    14 Dec 2020: The monster thundercloud that formed over the Dunalley fires in 2013 could soon become a more common feature of southern Tasmanian summers, UTAS scientists have warned. As anthropogenic climate change continues to fan dangerous fire weather
  37. Thumbnail for Eagle eye on endangered bird

    Eagle eye on endangered bird

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1011-eagle-eye-on-endangered-bird
    26 May 2020: Ping. It’s another text message to Dr James Pay’s phone. This time, it’s from Wyatt, a fine feathered friend soaring above Mount Field National Park. Since James first moved to Tasmania five years ago, he jokes that he has received more text
  38. Thumbnail for The bushfire royal commission has made a clarion call for change

    The bushfire royal commission has made a clarion call for change

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1079-the-bushfire-royal-commission-has-made-a-clarion-call-for-change
    30 Oct 2020: By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire ScienceThe bushfire royal commission today handed down its long-awaited final report. At almost 1,000 pages, it will take us all some time to digest. But it marks the start of Australia’s
  39. Thumbnail for Digital polish for Tasmania's ancient gems

    Digital polish for Tasmania's ancient gems

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1111-digital-polish-for-tasmanias-ancient-gems
    16 Feb 2021: For a geoscientist, there could be few places more tantalising than Tasmania. Shaped by natural forces over billions of years; each rock, mountain, valley or stream offers scientists a unique window into the past. The state has a rich, almost
  40. Thumbnail for Scientists, teachers, warriors

    Scientists, teachers, warriors

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/scientists-teachers-warriors
    8 May 2023: Over the course of a long and dynamic academic career, now in its sixth decade, geographer and conservation ecologist Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick has focused increasingly on changes to the natural world from human – usually economic –
  41. Thumbnail for Polar research prevents us getting caught out in the cold

    Polar research prevents us getting caught out in the cold

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/polar-research-prevents-us-getting-caught-out-in-the-cold
    8 May 2023: In early 2020 the World Meteorological Organization warned that the volume of ice shed annually from Antarctica had increased at least sixfold since 1979. The 14-million-square-kilometre continent that locks up 90 per cent of the world’s fresh

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