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New exhibition turns spotlight on marine species and habitats under…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2024/new-exhibition-turns-spotlight-on-marine-species-and-habitats-under-pressure

23 May 2024: Human activities and a changing climate are putting species and ecosystems under pressure. In Antarctica, marine predators are on thin ice. In Tasmania, many marine species and habitats are found nowhere else on earth. And for many, there is nowhere
Research to investigate impact of humidity on wine quality

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21 May 2024: A Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) research project investigating the impact humidity has on wine quality has received funding from a trust that supports sustainable agriculture. In Tasmania, climate data is used for assessing the suitability
Agfest 2024 wrap

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20 May 2024: Agfest 2024 is done and dusted and what a big few days it wasAfter the success of last year’s event the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture’s vegetable growing competition was back and even bigger. This year 12 Tasmanian schools participated in
Under pressure: scientists call for urgent conservation action to…

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2023/under-pressure-scientists-call-for-urgent-conservation-action-to-save-maugean-skate

16 May 2023: The evidence is in and scientists are calling for urgent conservation action, after monitoring revealed that the Maugean skate population has rapidly declined by almost half in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania – their last remaining habitat and one
PhD candidate receives industry-funded scholarship

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9 May 2024: PhD candidate Ibrahim Ahmad has received an industry-funded scholarship worth $10,000 each year, providing a financial boost while he is researching ways to reduce enteric methane emissions from livestock. The Tim Healey Memorial Scholarship was
Supporting our hard-working pollinators on World Bee Day

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20 May 2024: Have you ever wondered about the impact of fungicide applications on the pollination of fruits and vegetables, or the health of our hard-working honey bees?Meng Yong Lim is a PhD candidate at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) and has been
Family business gives back to architecture students

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4 Apr 2023: Started by Robert Frederick Fergusson, whose career as an architect was interrupted by the Great Depression, the business was expanded by son Robert Guy Fergusson to supply the home building and renovation market across Tasmania. Trustee and daughter
Island of dreams

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4 Apr 2023: US-born Thomas Crawford spent only three of his 59 years in Tasmania but told friends that those three years studying at university were his happiest days. Indeed he dubbed Tasmania his “island of dreams”. A central theme in Thomas’s life was a
Funding boost for traditional Chinese medicine research hub in…

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7 May 2024: The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) has received additional funding for a research hub that’s examining the prospect of growing traditional Chinese herbs in Tasmania. It presents a huge opportunity for Tasmania to tap into a $130 billion
Guardian dogs safeguard livelihoods and biodiversity

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28 Feb 2024: A landmark study has revealed how Livestock Guardian Dogs (LGDs) are changing predator behaviour and supporting conservation efforts in the process. Led by a team of experts from the University of Tasmania, Zoos Victoria, and the University of