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Students plant to help restore farm biodiversity

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12 Aug 2019: A group of Year 9 students from Hobart’s Friends School rolled up their sleeves today (Monday 12 August 2019) to help establish biodiversity plantings on a southern farming property. The farm at Richmond is at the forefront of regenerative
National Science Week to highlight plastic problem on Australian…

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15 Aug 2019: Launceston residents are invited to hear tomorrow evening how single-use disposable plastic items are accumulating on remote Australian islands, as part of a special National Science Week event at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery. Institute
Researcher investigates social media use by jurors

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21 Aug 2019: Jurors’ use of social media and other internet activity during criminal trials is the focus of research underway at the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI). There has been limited research in this area in Australia and overseas, and the prevalence
More power to female students

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28 Aug 2019: The Australian Maritime College played host today (Wednesday 28 August 2019) to 100 Year 9 girls from 10 Launceston schools, as they learnt about their potential futures in engineering and science. Power of Engineering is a not-for-profit that aims
Two courses to bridge the gap

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24 Aug 2019: Charlotte McRae, enjoyed graduating with her Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science, but she couldn’t spend too long celebrating. “It hasn’t changed much because I have already started my master’s but it was a good experience. There were
Much more than milk and bread

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20 Aug 2019: Do you have a corner store? Once an icon of suburban Australia, many neighbourhood corner stores vanished in the face of unrelenting competition from large supermarkets, global convenience franchises, modern service stations and extended trading
Steering tech in the right direction

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21 Aug 2019: For Molly Steer, raising the profile of women in STEM is a cause close to her heart- and one she was able to pass on to the next generation of students at the Big Day In tech event on the University of Tasmania’s Sandy Bay campus. “I'm a huge
Rad grad stands out from the crowd

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19 Aug 2019: You probably know Katie Parrott from her Instagram presence and blog. But what you might not know is she has just graduated with a Master of Protected Area Governance and Management. Just because it’s an academic occasion doesn’t mean Katie’s
Eureka! Airport safety innovation wins prestigious prize

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28 Aug 2019: A portable device which rapidly detects homemade explosives, using technology invented at the University of Tasmania, has won a prestigious Eureka Prize. The University, together with commercial partner Grey Innovation, was successful in the
Dress rehearsal for Devonport students

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26 Aug 2019: Children’s University Tasmania members have tried on their hats and gowns ahead of the inaugural graduation in Devonport. The students from Devonport High School will be among more than 100 participants from the Devonport and Kentish areas who
Olivia's growing ambition

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25 Aug 2019: Olivia Woodiwiss has always loved agricultural life and has fond memories growing up on her family’s hobby farm in Pipers River, Northern Tasmania. Now, she is one of the first cohort of 35 students to graduate with an associate degree from
Scholarships ease challenges of ‘big city’ living

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16 Aug 2019: Moving to Tasmania’s ‘big smoke’ from a tight-knit rural community is scary, not to mention the financial pressures of paying accommodation and food while navigating tertiary study. This year, The George Alexander Foundation has enabled seven
Ooshies – a cautionary toy story about cashing in on innocence

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20 Aug 2019: Ooshies, the plastic collectible toys Australian supermarket chain Woolworths is using to lure shoppers to its aisles, aren’t just a bit of fun. They’ve been connected to a black market among Woolworths staff, frenzied online trading replete with
Law students shine on world stage

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19 Aug 2019: Image: L to R Georgina Barnes, Natasha Perry and Meghan Scolyer at Victoria Falls. Images courtesy of Georgina Barnes. Being a small law school on an island has many advantages. One is smaller class sizes, so lecturers know their students well and
When the stars align

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19 Aug 2019: As a Registered Nurse, a soldier, and a student, Nev Stott is used to overcoming obstacles. So when an “unexpected hiccup” came during his Bachelor of Paramedic Practice and he was deployed to Iraq, but he still managed to finish his studies. Nev,
Children inspired to test-drive designs during inaugural Burnie Derby

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13 Aug 2019: Young people from across the North-West Coast are being invited to exercise their imagination and innovation ahead of an exciting, inaugural racing event. Burnie Derby will be revving up at this year’s MakerX Burnie festival, which is taking
Community invited to have their say on new course

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12 Aug 2019: University College held two consultation sessions with teachers, industry, parents, students and the business community to have their say on the development of a new course to be delivered in Burnie from 2020. Chief Executive Lee Whiteley said the
Pulsar glitch’s big reveal

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13 Aug 2019: It’s the glitch in the system 1,000 light years from Earth that has the astronomers across the world in a spin. And now new research involving the University of Tasmania’s Dr Jim Palfreyman and the Mt Pleasant Radio Observatory reveals the Vela
Living and learning in a beautiful environment

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19 Aug 2019: The University of Tasmania is living up to expectation, according to Jeremy Tse (shown right in banner image), who moved from Malaysia to Hobart to study medicine. When Jeremy sat in front of his computer to contemplate where, and at what university,
Strengths of the North-West showcased at inaugural MakerX

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15 Aug 2019: Making in its many forms will be celebrated this Sunday, 18 August, during a first-of-its-kind event presented in Burnie for National Science Week. MakerX Burnie is a collaboration between the University of Tasmania, Burnie City Council, the