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The right to discriminate: breaking ground in a complex middle space

Teaming up to investigate the knock-on effects of alcohol and sport

The beat goes on, but police and researchers are now in sync

Honouring the extinct, one thylacine at a time

Dog's plane death shows how climate change complicates pet ownership

How will climate change affect our pets?

Women of colour in science face a subtly hostile work environment

‘Death by a thousand cuts’.

It's about people, not problems

Turning fiction into a PhD

Liz Evans has taken her professional experience and love of novels into her Creative Writing PhD

In her natural environment

Olivia Hasler moved from the US to Tasmania to study the environment.

Why plastic plants are blooming on campus

Ecological recycled plastic sculptures emerge around Inveresk.

Why English classrooms and book clubs are life-altering spaces

Researchers are working with teachers, students, and book clubs to make the rich experiences of literature available to all.

Film, tourism and the Tassie connection

How Tassie’s dark heart is increasingly drawing big film and TV productions to our state.

Why "witch" isn’t a dirty word

PhD student and author Sam George-Allen wants to change minds with her writing.

Choosing a career? These jobs won’t go out of style

Careers in health care, education and design are unlikely to be automated.

Helping people in need through crucial research

How studying Social Work can give you a rewarding career in a vital industry.

Ten recent 'world's best guitarist' lists: where are the women?

Who is currently regarded as the greatest guitarist of all time? It’s a hard question to answer but plenty have tried.

Convict histories reveal how ancestors could influence your health

What does it mean for you if your ancestors had a tough start to life?

How language can help us love and care for a frozen land

Antarctica is at a crossroads. This frozen continent at the bottom of our planet has the potential to either become one of the most fiercely contested zones in the world, or the most collaborative.

The intersection of genetics and the law

At the University of Tasmania's Centre for Law and Genetics, experts in their respective fields work together to untangle the ethical, social and legal implications of genetic discoveries and technologies.

How does island life shape Tasmanians?

What does it mean to be an 'islander', on a small piece of land at the bottom of the world?