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University congratulates alumnae inducted onto the Tasmanian Honour…

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31 Mar 2017: Twenty-one women were honoured and celebrated as they were inducted onto the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women at an event in Launceston on Friday. Among the 2017 Inductees, were a number of women with strong connections to the University of
Full marks for Teacher Development Initiative

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/399-full-marks-for-teacher-development-initiative

28 Aug 2017: Nardia Broomhall has never shied away from a challenge. Her decision to put her student cap back on this year and enrol in the Teacher Development: Inclusive Education Specialisation Initiative, after almost two decades as an educator, are testimony
Record number of schools to compete in statewide challenge

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28 Mar 2017: A record number of schools from across the state are gearing up for this year’s Tasmanian Science and Engineering Challenge. Kicking off in Hobart tomorrow, the annual competition has received 52 entries throughout Tasmania, heralding it the
National Eucalypt Day celebrations

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30 Mar 2017: The University of Tasmania recently joined organisations across Australia to celebrate National Eucalypt Day. The foyer of the Life Sciences Building was teeming with interested visitors who enjoyed a vibrant display of all-things-Eucalyptus, from
Motor Neuron Disease: One step closer, a research journey

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/401-motor-neuron-disease-one-step-closer-a-research-journey

28 Aug 2017: There are no treatments or cures for Motor Neuron Disease, and most people with the illness die three to five years after diagnosis. For the past 10 years Associate Professor Tracey Dickson’s group at the University of Tasmania's Menzies
Renowned science communicator to give Research Week Keynote Lecture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/405-renowned-science-communicator-to-give-research-week-keynote-lecture

30 Aug 2017: Associate Professor Paul Willis will deliver the Keynote Lecture at the 2017 Graduate Research Conference. Associate Professor Willis is former Director of the Royal Institution of Australia, presenter on ABC TV's Catalyst program, and a
Hear two of our leading scientists discuss their work

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/400-hear-two-of-our-leading-scientists-discuss-their-work

28 Aug 2017: "The art of science: one opinion on how to be a successful researcher" (Professor Barry Brook)Science is the systematic study of the natural world using observation and experiment. Art is the flourish of human creativity, imagination and emotion.
Having fun with unexpected research opportunities

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29 Aug 2017: As part of the 2017 Research Week Research Excellence Keynote Lecture Series, Dr Lyn Goldberg, Senior Lecturer, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, will present Having fun with unexpected research opportunities: From Tasmania to the
University exchange opens up a whole new world for students

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28 Mar 2017: The chance to study overseas as part of his degree has been a life changing experience for University of Tasmania student Riak Ngor-Apuol. The 2016 recipient of the University’s Soren Nielsen Travelling Scholarship in Engineering, Mr Ngor-Apuol
World-class AUV launched

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18 Aug 2017: An innovative new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) capable of diving up to 5,000 metres, operating underneath the ice and gathering data on Antarctic research missions was unveiled today at the University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime
Mapping the (evolutionary) Tree of Life

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/389-mapping-the-evolutionary-tree-of-life

22 Aug 2017: In the late 90s, Associate Professor Barbara Holland was a PhD student in the field of Vehicle Routing and Transportation. Attendance at a lunchtime seminar given by Professor Mike Waterman, of Human Genome Project fame, changed everything. The
Lecture series provides taster for study

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23 Mar 2017: The College of Arts and Law is hosting a new series of public lectures designed to give people a taste of studying. The Humanities and Social Sciences Taster Unit is an eight week, public lecture series offered for the first time in 2017. It features
Bruny energy research project powers up

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/375-bruny-energy-research-project-powers-up

17 Aug 2017: The rapid changes in the energy sector are driving some of the biggest innovations experienced in centuries. How energy is consumed today, and where will it come from tomorrow, are some of the bigger questions being asked the world over. Central to
Five things you THOUGHT you knew about studying Agricultural Science

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/383-five-things-you-thought-you-knew-about-studying-agricultural-science

21 Aug 2017: Agricultural Science is a truly versatile degree. Here's five things you THOUGHT you knew about studying Agricultural Science!1. If you study Ag Science, you have to come from a farming backgroundSome students have a background in farming, but
Seeking justice

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/398-seeking-justice

25 Aug 2017: As the world moves from one crisis to another, the need to take care of those left behind in the aftermath is crucial and ever increasing. The changing political landscape of the world also has many implications for economic stability, world security
Five reasons why architecture is the dream career

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21 Aug 2017: If you love Grand Designs and devour Architectural Digest, then a degree in Architecture and Design is right up your (perfectly designed) alley. Architecture and Design lets you be creative, imaginative and innovative…as well as highly-skilled
Detective or explorer...you decide!

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21 Aug 2017: It’s no secret that scientists get to do some amazing stuff. They see things in a different way. It might be scanning the frozen landscape of Antarctica from the deck of a research vessel, it might be investigating outer space through a telescope,
Some workers ‘cyberloaf’ if they think they can get away with it

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/374-some-workers-cyberloaf-if-they-think-they-can-get-away-with-it

17 Aug 2017: Sending personal emails, a bit of online shopping, checking out your friend’s holiday snaps on Facebook: if you break up your work day with online activities that aren’t work-related, you may be guilty of “cyberloafing”. Cyberloafing –
Sporting excellence meets research excellence

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/396-sporting-excellence-meets-research-excellence

23 Aug 2017: When the University of Tasmania Lions head into the inaugural Aon Women’s Uni 7s Series on Friday (25 August), they will be making history in women’s sport and contributing to valuable sporting research. Part of the University’s experienced
This degree lets you drive a REAL race car

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/380-this-degree-lets-you-drive-a-real-race-car

21 Aug 2017: If you study Engineering at the University of Tasmania, you get to design, build, and drive your own race car. Formula SAE is an international student engineering design competition, and the project is part of the curriculum. Students take on the
Love Sci Fi? This is your perfect degree

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/381-love-sci-fi-this-is-your-perfect-degree

21 Aug 2017: What’s the ultimate achievement for someone passionate about engineering and technology? Probably creating a robot. And not just a robot, but an advanced cyborg, that’s just like a human. And these creations are no longer the stuff of science
How to build a career on gaming

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/378-how-to-build-a-career-on-gaming

20 Aug 2017: Video games are driving a LOT of the innovation in video, virtual reality, and collaboration technologies today. The technology driving the improvements in gaming experience is already having an incredibly positive effect in corporate environments.
Back to school in the workplace

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/372-back-to-school-in-the-workplace

16 Aug 2017: Having been in the workforce since graduating from college in 2001, Lisa Granger was eager to hone her skills. The nature of what I am learning I can apply directly to my workplace. There are so many aspects of what I am studying that are
Want to travel the world and work with animals?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/379-want-to-travel-the-world-and-work-with-animals

21 Aug 2017: If you knew there was a bear in the wilderness near you, what would you do? For University of Tasmania Surveying and Spatial Sciences graduate Jack Beardsley, his job is to approach the bear, and see what it does. As a researcher on the Scandinavian
Cows in Antarctica?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/373-cows-in-antarctica

16 Aug 2017: Elizabeth Leane, Associate Professor of English and ARC Future Fellow, and Hanne E. F. Nielsen, PhD Candidate in Antarctic Representations, investigate the unusual history of cows in Antarctica for The Conversation. Domestic animals are rarely
Inaugural TRENd PitchFest a success

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/inaugural-trend-pitchfest-a-success

17 Mar 2017: The University of Tasmania’s Tourism Research and Education Network (TRENd) recently held its inaugural PitchFest at the IMAS Building in Hobart. The PitchFest, which will be held annually, enables the University’s researchers to pitch their
Combining architecture and agriculture leads to beautiful creation

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/376-combining-architecture-and-agriculture-leads-to-beautiful-creation

17 Aug 2017: A group of Architecture and Design students were lucky enough to put their creative skills into practice on a recent New Colombo Plan-funded study trip to Vietnam. Under the guidance of Dr Helen Norrie, the group explored the use of bamboo for soil
A Rising Star is born

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24 Aug 2017: Third year Bachelor of Music student Maraika Smit, 21, has been named the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s new Rising Star. Maraika, who plays the horn, was selected from a number of entrants to receive the title, and will perform solo with the TSO
University researchers in the lead at national soil, transport CRCs

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/university-researchers-in-the-lead-at-national-soil,-transport-crcs

9 Mar 2017: The University of Tasmanian’s unique strengths in interdisciplinary research and big data has its scientists leading key components of two national Co-operative Research Centres (CRCs) announced recently. The centres, announced by the Federal
Alumni rules

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/369-alumni-rules

11 Aug 2017: While paramedicine training is ultimately about saving lives, it also proved valuable for University of Tasmania alumni Ella Cuthbert and Sean Mackay, during their recent stint on renovation television show House Rules. “We took seven months off
Medical students champion teenage voices to uncover what youth want…

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15 Mar 2017: New research led by medical students from the University of Tasmania’s Rural Clinical School has revealed what young people really want when visiting their general practitioner. The medical students surveyed 155 teenagers aged 16-18 from a rural
Broadening our horizons

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/371-broadening-our-horizons

14 Aug 2017: The University of Tasmania sees itself as a bridge to the world, a bridge to the world of ideas and to the world of ethnicities and of cultures. That bridge is being increasingly criss-crossed by our students taking advantage of opportunities to
Doctors offered more reasons to remain rural

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14 Aug 2017: Postgraduate training opportunities for Tasmanian doctors will soon be expanded, in a significant development for medical professionals interested in working and training in rural regions. The University of Tasmania has successfully secured federal
Shedding the maths stigma

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/367-shedding-the-maths-stigma

3 Aug 2017: Many of us gain a sense of control over a situation when we are able to create some kind of order. Teachers presented with a class full of children also tend to do this; grouping children with others who appear to be at the same level as them in
University of Tasmania Lions set to roar

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/368-university-of-tasmania-lions-set-to-roar

5 Aug 2017: In an historic step for Australian female sport, the University of Tasmania has unveiled the side that will champion its flag in the upcoming Aon Women’s Uni 7s Series. Dubbed the University of Tasmania Lions, the 24 strong squad is comprised of
Scientists showcase ‘live’ experiment at community markets

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/scientists-showcase-live-experiment-at-community-markets

3 Mar 2017: MoMa market goers were recently treated to a ‘live’ experiment when scientists showcased one of the latest updates in the Heavy Metals Project. Researchers from the ARC Transforming the Mining Value Chain (TMVC) research hub and IMAS (led by
Lollies for cows: Plantain in the pasture

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/365-lollies-for-cows-plantain-in-the-pasture

31 Jul 2017: New research at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is looking at how the inclusion of plantain in traditional ryegrass pastures can boost production and profitability for Tasmanian dairy farmers. TIA Dairy Research Fellow Pieter Raedts and
#ImReady is set to help kids get healthier

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/364-imready-is-set-to-help-kids-get-healthier

31 Jul 2017: The University of Tasmania is funding a project which aims to find lasting ways to improve Tasmania’s childhood and adolescent obesity and overweight statistics, which are some of the highest in the country. The inaugural #ImReady project will help
Antarctic-bound doctors left out in the cold

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/366-antarctic-bound-doctors-left-out-in-the-cold

1 Aug 2017: Antarctic-bound doctors have spent a wet and wild week in the Tasmanian wilderness, honing their cold climate and remote medicine skills. During the eight day Expedition Medicine Winter Course, run by the University of Tasmania and Australian
University paramedicine students shine in the face of disaster

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/359-university-paramedicine-students-shine-in-the-face-of-disaster

21 Jul 2017: University of Tasmania Bachelor of Paramedic Practice Sydney students showcased the quality of their skills, when they swung into action in a disaster simulation in the Sydney CBD. The large scale exercise involving all NSW emergency services, as
From pulp to priceless

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/362-from-pulp-to-priceless

25 Jul 2017: New research has shown how plantation-grown eucalypt timbers, often shunned by industry and typically grown for pulp, can actually be used to create high-end furniture. In the first commercial trial of its kind in Australia, second-generation
Rankings rise for Earth Sciences

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/363-rankings-rise-for-earth-sciences

25 Jul 2017: The Discipline of Earth Sciences and the CODES – ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits have been ranked equal second in Australia in the recent Shanghai rankings. Some of CODES’ HDR candidates tell us why studying geology truly rocks. Josh
Medicinal Cannabis - Hope or Hype?

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17 Feb 2017: The University of Tasmania’s Professor Dom Geraghty will present ‘Medicinal Cannabis - Hope or Hype?’ as part of The Royal Society of Tasmania - 2017 Launceston Lecture Series. This presentation will cover the general effects of cannabis on
Welcome to Hobart event

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24 Feb 2017: The University of Tasmania is excited to be working in collaboration with the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) on the inaugural Welcome to Hobart event to be held in early March. The event marks the first official collaboration between the
Medical Cannabis 'Hope or Hype?'

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/medical-cannabis-hope-or-hype

17 Feb 2017: The University of Tasmania’s Professor Dom Geraghty will present ‘Medicinal Cannabis - Hope or Hype?’ as part of The Royal Society of Tasmania - 2017 Launceston Lecture Series. This presentation will cover the general effects of cannabis on the
Tracking the clast to the blast

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/360-tracking-the-clast-to-the-blast

21 Jul 2017: Did you know that when an underwater volcano erupts, the pumice clasts it creates travel huge distances floating on the oceans, shedding mass as they go? Dr Martin Jutzeler, Lecturer in Earth Sciences, is investigating how far (and fast) these
Medical students make an IMPACT on improving safe childbirth in Africa

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/356-medical-students-make-an-impact-on-improving-safe-childbirth-in-africa

18 Jul 2017: University of Tasmania medical students will help improve the lives of women who have little or no assistance during childbirth, through a special initiative. The students who are part of IMPACT, a University of Tasmania medical society dedicated to
Masters student to gain insight from music greats

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/masters-student-to-gain-insight-from-music-greats

14 Feb 2017: A University of Tasmania Masters student who once shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen is now UK bound to learn from the greats. Natalya Bing, a Sydney based violinist studying through the University’s Conservatorium of Music, has travelled to
Dynamic vision for university city

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/357-dynamic-vision-for-university-city

18 Jul 2017: The masterplan for the $260 million redevelopment of the University of Tasmania precinct at Inveresk has been unveiled today by the project partners. The Commonwealth Government, University of Tasmania, Tasmanian Government, City of Launceston and
Female athletes triumph as University helps launch new national…

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13 Feb 2017: Elite female athletes studying at the University of Tasmania are set to champion the local flag during a first-of-its-kind competition in a significant advancement for women’s sport. The University of Tasmania is one of eight higher education