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Tasmania, Australia
Based in Australia
We're extremely proud that Professor Brett Paull and Dr Chen Zhao have received 2024 Tasmanian STEM Excellence Awards! The awards recognise leaders in their field who are inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers. More: utas.au/Stem_Awards
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At the University of Tasmania our people have been recognised for their sustainability achievements, receiving five awards at the 2024 Green Gown Awards Australasia. The five awards stretch across a range of initiatives, learn more: utas.au/GreenGown
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Last week our Inveresk Campus hosted the 2024 Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability Conference. Now in its 22nd year, ACTS' Conference is a valuable opportunity to unite the sustainability community, allowing for cross-sectoral dialogue about sustainability and the SDGs.
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Why are so many dead and dying seabirds washing up on our beaches again this year? An @IMASUTAS seabird ecologist explains: utas.au/seabirds
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Congratulations to our 2024 Alumni Award recepients! 👏 The Hon Warwick Smith AO, Distinguished Alumni 👏 The Hon Lisa Singh, International Alumni 👏 Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison, Young Alumni 👏 Naarah, Young Alumni 📷 CMR Photography More: utas.au/Alumni_Awards
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Congratulations to Professor Seana Gall @SeanaGall and Associate Professor Quan Huynh from @researchmenzies for being awarded Future Leader Fellowships by @heartfoundation 🏆
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Professor Delphine Lannuzel, a chemical oceanographer at @IMASUTAS, has been appointed program leader of the @Ant_Partnership. Congratulations Delphine! Read more: utas.au/DelphineLannuzel
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A major report co-led by the University of Tasmania was unveiled at the UN biodiversity summit in Colombia recently, outlining how nations can integrate biodiversity into land and sea planning to meet global conservation targets by 2030🌱🐟 Read more 👉 utas.au/g6
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Congratulations Dr Ella Smalley on being named one of Tasmania's Young Australian of the Year nominees for 2025. Ella is a researcher who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma during her PhD & now works to improve health outcomes for Tasmanians experiencing a cancer diagnosis.
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The new Tasmanian Nature Hubs Project will support people living with dementia and care partners to connect with nature through local bushwalks, community gardens and Landcare groups. The project aims to reduce stress and improve wellbeing: utas.au/TasNatureHubs
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The final and largest building of our expanded Inveresk campus, The Shed, has been officially opened 🙌 The Shed will help train Tasmania's future health and science professionals and is a milestone for regional education. Read more 👉 utas.au/g5
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Meet Ernie the eagle 🦅 Ernie hatched on Maria Island and is one of 25 young wedge-tailed eagles being tracked by our researchers as we learn more about their behaviour and movements after fledgling. Read more about what we've learned 👉 utas.au/Ernie_
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Today we proudly welcomed the community to the opening of The Shed at our Inveresk campus. The building will support 160 staff and 1500 students across health and science disciplines. We look forward to classes commencing there in 2025! 🎉
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Congrats to our own Dr Sukhwinder Sohal @Romy_Sohal who was recognised at the recent European Respiratory Society Congress for his extensive research work into lung health. Dr Sohal was joined by Dr Monica Lu @Monica_w_LU who presented three papers at the Congress 👏
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Congratulations to Dr @c_padgett who has been awarded a 2024 #ChurchillFellowship. The award will enable her to travel to the US, Canada and the UK to investigate the latest research on the impact of brain injury from intimate partner violence: utas.au/g2
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Two brand-new artificial reefs now live along Tasmania's coastline! 🪸🐟 These underwater wonders are set to be additional habitats for many marine species, support recreational fishing, and help build a more sustainable coastal ecosystem. Read more: utas.au/g0
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Join writers including @EugenBacon, current #Hedberg Writer in Residence, for "Read, Write, Publish … Speculative Fiction: A Day of Conversations, Masterclasses and Workshops" as part of the #TamarValleyWritersFestival next Monday: utas.au/fY
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Australia risks losing its world-leading advantage in minerals used for clean energy, electric vehicles and batteries for solar energy unless it embraces #AI in the mining sector, according to University of Tasmania and @MonashUni research in @NatureComms: utas.au/fW
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Our Tax Clinic has been awarded over $280,000 from the Australian Government to provide vital tax services for vulnerable and at-risk Tasmanians while building the skills of the next generation of tax professionals. More: utas.au/Tax_Clinic
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Our scientists will have real-world experience exploring the ocean using specialised underwater robots, thanks to a donation from @HydroTasmania. Read more: utas.au/ROV_fleet
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For the first time in nearly a decade, scientists have recorded an increased presence of young Maugean skates – a ray of hope for the survival of the endangered species. More: utas.au/MaugeanSkatedata
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A hundred years ago, fish lived longer and grew bigger, but the structure of fish populations has changed. A new card game developed by a team from @IMASUTAS is raising awareness of marine ecosystems and sustainable fishing. More: utas.au/Fish_size
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Our Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (@TasInAg) is working with industry to address the problem of botrytis rot disease and boost productivity for wine growers. Learn more: utas.au/botrytis
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Don't miss Open Day! Explore our campuses in Hobart on 15 September and Launceston on 22 September. Discuss your study options and discover how studying at the University of Tasmania could be the perfect fit for you. Register today: utas.au/RegisterOpenDay
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Join alumni and researchers in Hobart tomorrow as they showcase their #medtech innovations. Register now for this free, public event hosted by the University of Tasmania innovation ventures team, InVent: eventbrite.com.au/e/utas-med… @ResearchMenzies
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This National Threatened Species Day we'd like you to meet Ernie the wedge-tailed eagle 😍 It turns out leaving the nest can be challenging, even for our feathered friends. More on Ernie's journey and what it tells us about this threatened species: utas.au/fO
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It's Open Day season! Explore our campuses in Hobart on 15 September and Launceston on 22 September. Discuss your study options and discover how studying at the University of Tasmania could be the perfect fit for you. Register today: utas.au/RegisterOpenDay
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A research team led from @researchmenzies has been awarded $3 million to establish the #MultipleSclerosis Centre of Research Excellence. “Our vision is to make Multiple Sclerosis a disease without disability.” Learn more: utas.au/CORE
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Congratulations to the six early-career researchers who have been awarded prestigious @arc_gov_au Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards! Learn more about their work: utas.au/fM
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Ocean modelling techniques have shown floating objects such as kelp, plastic and other debris can drift to Antarctica from as far away as South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand: utas.au/fJ @hannahrsdawson @IMASUTAS
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📣@ResearchMenzies Understanding MS course is open for enrolment. The course is flexible, FREE and suitable for anyone interested in #MultipleSclerosis. Developed in partnership with @wearemsplus & @MS_Australia. Course starts September 9th, enrol now: utas.au/ms
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Scientists from @IMASUTAS have developed a rapid and accurate way to estimate the age of a seabird, which could revolutionise the way threatened seabird populations are assessed and boost conservation efforts. Read more 👉 utas.au/Seabird
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Congrats to alum Zoe Grey, winner of the 2024 #HadleysArtPrize! Her work was inspired by the remote coastal community in North West Tasmania where she grew up and was selected from 35 finalists: utas.au/Hadleys
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A Maugean skate has hatched from an egg laid in captivity for the first time! The Maugean skate is an ancient and endangered species whose last known habitat is Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania. More: utas.au/Maugean_Skate 📸: Jayson Semmens IMAS and Mark Priest
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Scientists are heading out with underwater robots to re-survey the coarse sands, sponge-covered reefs and mysterious gatherings of sharks at the Beagle Marine Park in Bass Strait: utas.au/BeagleMarinePark
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The Natural Hazards Atlas for Tasmania project, supported by @NEMAGovAu, is a new initiative aimed at enhancing Tasmania's disaster preparedness: utas.au/NaturalHazardsAtlas
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Don't miss @shell_cooling, Manager, Publicity and Social Media for @sydneyswans in convo this Wednesday. Born and raised in Tassie, Michelle completed her Bachelor of Arts from the University in 2009 and has gone on to thrive in social media and comms: utas.au/MichelleCooling
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Student Lucy Barr has been chosen to attend a 10-week summer internship program at @NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California 🚀 Lucy has been awarded a prestigious National Indigenous Space Academy scholarship: utas.au/fF
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Congratulations to @DanDaugaard, @TSBE_UTAS, and Andre Poyser, @otago who recently received the prestigious @AF_AFAANZ Robert Faff manuscript prize for their research in indigenous sustainable finance.
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Our alumnus and inaugural Hedberg Writer-in-Residence Robbie Arnott has been awarded one of Australia’s most significant history-writing prizes for his beloved novel Limberlost: utas.au/GreenPrizeWin
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Professor Joanne Whittaker, @DrRebeccaC and Dr Andrew Flies (@wildimmunity) have been named Future Fellows by @arc_gov_au, securing funding for projects covering submarine volcanoes, exploring beneath Antarctic ice, and Tasmanian devil vaccines: utas.au/fC
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The world marvels at stunning auroras lighting up the night sky. But while social media feeds fill with images of green, pink, and purple skies, scientists are on high alert, protecting the technology that allows us to share these wonders. Learn more: utas.au/Beautiful_Auroras
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Congratulations to Dr Xin Lin of @researchmenzies MS Research Flagship who is one of three researchers in Australia awarded an @MS_Australi incubator grant of $25,000 to investigate biological markers that may be targets for the diagnosis and treatment of #multiplesclerosis.
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Tasmanian scientists are a step closer to developing a computer test that can detect dementia, decades before any memory symptoms emerge, new research has found. Learn more: utas.au/Dementia_Detection
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Congratulations to Professor Alex Hewitt who has been internationally recognised for his substantial contributions to visual science. Alex recently received the Cogan Award as part of the @ARVOinfo's 2025 Achievement Awards.
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Research has found that deep-sea canyons provide a pathway for currents of warmer, deep ocean waters to reach the Antarctic Ice Sheet, allowing heat exchange that could accelerate glacial melting and rising sea levels. More: utas.au/DeepSeaCanyons
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Could AI become capable of reading our minds? And how would we protect ourselves? Researchers Frederic Gilbert and Ingrid Russo took a closer look at the scientific evidence related to these questions in their paper recently published in AI and Ethics: utas.au/article
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📣@ResearchMenzies Understanding MS course is open for enrolment. The course is flexible, FREE and suitable for anyone interested in #MultipleSclerosis. Developed in partnership with @wearemsplus & @MS_Australia. Course starts September 9th, enrol now: utas.au/ms
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Our @IMASUTAS scientists working with @IMOS_AUS and @SIRISRobotics have used high-tech underwater robots to zoom in on deep offshore reefs on the east coast of Bruny Island in Tasmania, revealing the seabed's biodiversity for the first time: utas.au/Robots
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Join us next month in convo with @shell_cooling, Manager, Publicity and Social Media at @sydneyswans. Born and raised in Tassie, Michelle completed her Bachelor of Arts from the University in 2009 and has gone on to thrive in social media and comms: utas.au/MichelleCooling
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