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Sowing the seeds to attract native wildlife

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2021/1165-sowing-the-seeds-to-attract-native-wildlife

15 Sep 2021: Six years ago, a project aiming to restore vital habitat for Tasmania’s native wildlife began with the planting of 1000 seedlings at farming properties across the Midlands. Led by Greening Australia, the Tasmania Island Ark program saw landholders,
Cutting edge research uses ‘mini-brains’ to unlock answers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1017-cutting-edge-research-uses-mini-brains-to-unlock-answers

28 May 2020: Lab-grown human ‘mini-brains’ will be used to improve our understanding of dementia and traumatic brain injury, as part of the latest research by scientists from the University of Tasmania's Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre. There
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
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
Taking technology to the farm

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20 Nov 2020: New technologies at the University of Tasmania’s research farms will demonstrate how on-farm modernisation can be adopted by industry to improve resource management and profitability. The Industry 4. 0 Testlab Sustainable, Manageable, Accessible
Redesigning solutions: Health Services Innovation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/333-redesigning-solutions-health-services-innovation

28 Jun 2017: Quality healthcare is vitally important, but with a lack of resources it can be hard for providers to meet these important needs. Health Services Innovation Tasmania is taking the challenge of providing quality healthcare via clinical
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
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
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!
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