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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
Off the wall: Hobart's best galleries

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20 Sep 2022: Foyer of The Henry Jones Art Hotel. Image: Adam Gibson/The Henry Jones Art Hotel. Hobart’s visual arts scene has an enviable (and well-deserved) reputation both nationally and internationally these days, with a vibrant and unique culture known for
Agribusiness course turns blueberry dream to reality

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/1233-agribusiness-course-turns-blueberry-dream-to-reality

5 Apr 2022: From suburban permaculture enthusiasts to commercial blueberry farmers, Cathryn Maloney and David Wareing embarked on a steep learning curve when they decided to take on Old Beach Berries. And before they had even clocked up 12 months as the new
Innovative pharmacists recognised

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10 Jul 2024: Two alumni have been recognised in this year’s Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year awards for their exceptional community care and innovation. Their new pharmacy model, which sees patients meet with pharmacists in private consultation rooms, among
Transformation of The Makers complete

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20 Dec 2023: A new chapter has begun in Burnie for an iconic building transformed by the University of Tasmania into a technology and innovation hub to serve the North-West region. The $4+ million interior refurbishment of The Makers – located at West Park in
Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic

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22 Mar 2022: Windmill Islands, near Casey Research Station, Antarctica. Dana M Bergstrom (Author provided). Record-breaking heatwaves hit both Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously this week, with temperatures reaching 47℃ and 30℃ higher than
Residency boosts literary success

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13 Dec 2023: One of the books of the year emerged from the inaugural Hedberg Writer-in-Residence program, but author Robbie Arnott gained so much more from the experience. Arnott used the precious time to write his third novel, Limberlost, which this year was
Students celebrate New Colombo Plan scholarships

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8 Jan 2024: Six students from the University of Tasmania have been officially announced as recipients of the coveted New Colombo Plan Scholarship for 2024. The New Colombo Plan Scholarship, a flagship initiative of the Australian Government, recognises and
Setting the scene on campus

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30 May 2019: If you were to look around a dim, chilly pottery studio, you would probably just see a space for making ceramics. Alistair Reilly looked around and instantly saw a morgue. A little unusual, but as a location manager for film and TV, his job is to see
Tasmanian devil declines impact quolls

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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
A voice for change

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/943-a-voice-for-change

23 Sep 2019: Naarah Barnes is more than just a music student – she’s also a teacher and mentor, award-winning singer, and professional theatre performer. For Naarah, going to university wasn’t just about her achieving great things for herself, it was also
A Women in Engineering scholarship was a bonus for AMC Student

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1016-a-women-in-engineering-scholarship-was-a-bonus-for-amc-student

26 May 2020: A Women in Engineering scholarship was a bonus for Australian Maritime College student Rachel Allen. Not only did the scholarship cover 75 per cent of the costs of living on campus but it also indirectly enabled her to further her sporting career.
Scoring a new path at the Hedberg

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3 Dec 2020: Collaborating, rehearsing, performing and recording can all take place in a single day at the Hedberg. Our second year Bachelor of Music students were the first to do just that. Specialising in either Commercial Music Creation, Music Technology, or
Fairy tales and fantasy on campus

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22 Aug 2022: Fairy tales, cosplay and storytelling are the focus of a new festival being hosted and supported by the University of Tasmania. The inaugural Festival of the Fantastic in Australian and Japanese Arts is a celebration of Australian and Japanese
Community and campus precinct continues to flourish on the Coast

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19 Dec 2023: Visitors to the seaside City of Burnie now have more opportunities to take in the coastal setting thanks to outdoor transformation projects being led by the University of Tasmania. Work has been underway throughout 2023 to enhance areas surrounding
How do you connect with nature?

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16 Nov 2023: A national initiative to collect stories about how each of us connects with nature has kicked off in Hobart, as researchers seek to understand how we can encourage more positive relationships with the environment around the country. The project is
Teaming up to investigate the knock-on effects of alcohol and sport

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/998-teaming-up-to-investigate-the-knock-on-effects-of-alcohol-and-sport

30 Apr 2020: Catherine Palmer is keen to level the playing field in one particular area of research. Professor Palmer is the chief investigator, working with principal investigator Professor Steve Jackson from the University of Otago, on an Australian Research
Lighting the way to equity in education

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/lighting-the-way-to-equity-in-education

13 Dec 2023: More than three decades ago, alumnus Dr Nicholas Hope AM signed his first credit for the World Bank. It was an education project, rather than an addition to infrastructure, and embodied a priority that became a cornerstone of Hope’s career. He
Marine CO2 removal technologies could depend on the appetite of the…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/marine-co-removal-technologies-could-depend-on-the-appetite-of-the-oceans-tiniest-animals

17 Jun 2024: As the world struggles to decarbonise, it’s becoming increasingly clear we’ll need to both rapidly reduce emissions and actively remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report
Anchored in excellence

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10 Jan 2024: Twenty-three Australian Maritime College Class of 2023 graduates were celebrated in recent weeks, as they crossed the stage in a ceremony in Launceston to mark the successful completion of their studies. Joining more than 5,100 University of
Ratings agency confirms University's sound financial position

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15 Sep 2023: International ratings agency Moody’s has confirmed the University of Tasmania’s sound financial position in its latest credit opinion, affirming its Aa2 credit rating and forecasting a stable outlook. In its credit analysis update, Moody’s
Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/of-ice-and-fire-what-sea-salt-in-antarctic-snowfall-reveals-about-bushfires-worse-than-the-black-summer

14 Jun 2024: Australia has a long history of bushfires. The 2019-2020 Black Summer was the worst in recorded history. But was that the worst it could get?Our new research has reconstructed the past 2,000 years of southeast Australia’s bushfire weather, drawing
Biggest team ever sets off for UniSport Nationals

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21 Sep 2023: 101 athletes – the University of Tasmania’s largest team ever – will leave this week to compete at the UniSport Nationals on the Gold Coast. The University of Tasmania Sport Operations Manager, Anthony Jusup, said the national games provided a
Brisbane Street open for Christmas trading

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7 Dec 2023: Brisbane Street in Hobart’s CBD is open for Christmas trading and the city is at less risk of flooding after works to improve sewer and stormwater infrastructure were completed last week. The works were part of the University of Tasmania’s
Professor Craig Johnson

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10 Feb 2023: BSc Hons 1980University of Tasmania ecologist and alumnus Professor Craig Johnson has spent his career underwater. He has dived under the ice with the navy in Canada, studied the rich kelp forests off South Africa, and researched the crown-of-thorns
Innovation all the whey

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13 Dec 2023: They say you should never mix family and business, but alumnus Ryan Hartshorn (BCom 2007) likes to do things differently. After all, the Tasmanian entrepreneur has made his mark turning sheep whey into a world-class tipple. Hartshorn’s success story
A billion signals that tell our oceans’ story

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18 Dec 2023: The Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), a network of equipment ranging from autonomous floats, moorings, buoys, gliders, radars and even tagged seals, has collected and delivered more than 1 billion measurements from across Australia’s
University of Tasmania provides MRC Tas with short-term accommodation …

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7 Dec 2022: A partnership between Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania (MRC Tas) and the University of Tasmania will provide much-needed affordable short-term accommodation to new Tasmanians with a refugee background. Starting in December, MRC Tas will lease
University helps unlock a new industry for Tasmania

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11 Aug 2023: The burgeoning industrial hemp industry in Tasmania is set to take a giant leap forward thanks to the University of Tasmania’s efforts to ensure its building projects are at the cutting edge of sustainability. Hempcrete, a carbon-negative
$2.2 million for critical and impactful research

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15 Feb 2023: Three University of Tasmania research teams have been awarded more than $2. 2 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme, to progress innovative and collaborative research projects across diverse fields. Deputy
Why saying yes to the Uni’s city move is good for education and good…

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31 Aug 2022: A little over 40 years ago, as I finished school, I was weighing up a decision about my future. I grew up on a farm in Tasmania and university wasn’t an automatic thing in my family – neither of my parents went to university. There were two
Seaweeds in a changing world: International Seaweed Symposium comes…

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17 Feb 2023: Seaweeds are unsung heroes of healthy oceans, but next week they’ll take centre stage when 500 seaweed science and industry experts gather in Hobart to talk about seaweed protection and potential. The prestigious International Seaweed Symposium (ISS
National Science Week 2023 kicks off

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11 Aug 2023: Tasmanians have been encouraged to “get curious” this month, with scientists taking over the streets across the state for National Science Week, running from August 12-20, 2023. The program officially kicks off this weekend, featuring exhibitions,
Restoring coastal habitat boosts wildlife numbers by 61% – but…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/restoring-coastal-habitat-boosts-wildlife-numbers-by-61-but-puzzling-failures-mean-we-can-still-do-better

23 Apr 2024: Humans love the coast. But we love it to death, so much so we’ve destroyed valuable coastal habitat – in the case of some types of habitat, most of it has gone. Pollution, coastal development, climate change and many other human impacts have
New Director for Tasmania Law Reform Institute

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2022/new-director-for-tasmania-law-reform-institute

5 Dec 2022: The University of Tasmania’s Jeremy Prichard 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 informed and impartial analysis of the
New research into AI reveals bias against women in leadership

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/new-research-into-ai-reveals-bias-against-women-in-leadership

28 Sep 2023: New research from the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics at the University of Tasmania has revealed that AI-generated content can perpetuate harmful gender biases. Through analysing AI-generated content about what makes a ‘good’ and
Baby love: 21 red handfish hatched in successful conservation…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/baby-love-21-red-handfish-hatched-in-successful-conservation-breeding-program

29 Nov 2023: Twenty-one red handfish hatchlings have arrived in the second ever conservation breeding event in captivity – and it’s an essential part of protecting this critically endangered species from extinction. “Despite being a small clutch, this is
An evolution of marine research at IMAS Taroona

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4 Jul 2024: Taroona Labs in 1971 (Credit: Ross Winstanley) Marine research laboratories at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies’ (IMAS) Taroona site have played a significant role in the evolution of Tasmania’s fisheries and aquaculture science
Designing for Mona Foma, an academic perspective

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1070-designing-for-mona-foma-an-academic-perspective

15 Oct 2020: “Mona Foma BLOMA is all about people talking to each other, the democratisation of culture. The lineage goes back to the Mona Foma SOMA project (2018) where students produced a mobile sound recording and performance stage, to engage with
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
Scholarship helping Naarah to master her theatrical arts in London

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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
Australian Maritime College named Defence consultancy of the year

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24 Oct 2022: The Australian Maritime College has been named Consultancy of the Year at the recent Defence Connect Australian Defence Industry Awards. Recognising AMC’s commercial successes over the past 12 months, the Award highlight’s the impactful role the
Legume field days to help boost Tasmanian pasture productivity

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/legume-field-days-to-help-boost-tasmanian-pasture-productivity

20 Nov 2023: Two field days are being held in Tasmania’s Midlands this week (21-22 November) to help local farmers increase the productivity of their pastures. More than 50 people are expected to attend across the two days, with events in Longford and
From building waste to wildlife sanctuary: IMAS donation to Bonorong…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/from-building-waste-to-wildlife-sanctuary-imas-donation-to-bonorong-wildlife-sanctuary-sees-sustainability-in-action

15 Nov 2023: The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) has worked with Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary on a sustainable solution for repurposing the materials being removed ahead of a proposed upgrade to the world-class fisheries and aquaculture precinct
Community input sought for rural health training site

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/community-input-sought-for-new-rural-health-training-site

10 Jul 2023: The University of Tasmania is working with the Devonport City Council to establish a new rural health training site in the community. The proposed site will be designed to support community health access and improvement by introducing a preventative
‘Forever chemicals’ detected in lutruwita / Tasmania’s Little…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/forever-chemicals-detected-in-lutruwita-tasmanias-little-penguins-and-their-nests

15 Jan 2024: Scientists have detected PFAS in the nesting soils and blood of Little penguins (Eudyptula minor) that forage and breed along lutruwita/Tasmania’s coastlines, and it’s alarming evidence that ‘forever chemicals’ have become widespread in
Dual purpose peonies: do Tasmanian grown peonies have potential as a…

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6 Dec 2023: Trials are underway in the state’s north to determine whether Tasmania could produce peony roots for the Traditional Chinese Medicine market (TCM). PhD Candidate with the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) Celia van Sprang is researching the
‘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
Food sustainability the focus for AgriCULTURED conversation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/food-sustainability-the-focus-for-agricultured-conversation

1 Aug 2023: Helping communities understand and nurture resilient local food systems will be the focus for Professor Alana Mann at this week’s AgriCULTURED event in the state’s North. The University’s Professor of Media and Communication, who specialises in
Tasmanian fisheries forensics technology set to improve global catch…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/tasmanian-fisheries-forensics-technology-set-to-improve-global-catch-management

18 Dec 2023: With an ever-increasing hunger for seafood globally, finding low-cost but effective ways of monitoring catches has never been more important to ensure sustainability. In 2020, global wild capture fisheries production was estimated at 90. 3 million