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Scientists Release 65 Captive-Raised Red Handfish into the Wild

6 October 2025

In a major step for marine conservation, scientists have released 65 captive-raised red handfish into the wild to bolster the declining population near Hobart. “This moment represents an incredible effort by many people over many…

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Scientists Return with Clues to Uncover what Led to the ‘Eruption of the Century’

29 September 2025

A research team led by University of Tasmania scientists has returned from a major 54-day voyage on CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator to explore the impacts of the devastating 2022 eruption of Tonga’s underwater Hunga Volcano. The international…

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Agricultural Researcher Among Nation’s Best and Brightest

29 September 2025

A Tasmanian agricultural researcher has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), joining a select group of the nation’s leading minds working to address the Australia’s most urgent…

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Students Join International Expedition to China’s Premier Geological Region

29 September 2025

Students from the University of Tasmania’s Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences (CODES) have returned from a comprehensive study tour of one of the world’s most significant geological regions, China’s Middle and Lower Yangtze Metallogenic Belt.…

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Call for Nominations for the 2025 RST Annual Doctoral (PhD) Awards

23 September 2025

Nominations for the annual RST Doctoral (PhD) Awards open on 1 October 2025. Two awards are offered for recent PhD graduates who have made significant advances in the course of their doctoral research.  One Doctoral Award is…

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Is this Australia’s Climate Wake-up Call? Official Report Reveals a Hotter, Harder Future if we Don’t Act Now

23 September 2025

Climate shocks threaten to devastate communities, overwhelm emergency services and strain health, housing, food and energy systems according to a federal government assessment released today. The report, Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment, confirms the devastating…

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Life Erupting from Volcanic Mud Soup

23 September 2025

In 2022, Tonga’s Hunga Volcano erupted with devastating impact on Tongan island communities and the surrounding marine environment. It was the most powerful eruption on the planet in more than 100 years. In the wake…

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Humans Have Stretched the World’s Wildfire Season by More than a Month

23 September 2025

Human activity has added an average of 40 days to the global wildfire season, fundamentally changing when fires occur around the world. New research from the University of Tasmania, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, shows that more…

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Antarctic Expeditioners Join Research Project to Help Astronauts on Space Missions

15 September 2025

In the dark depths of the Antarctic winter, Meg O’Connell couldn’t help thinking her morning coffee was missing its usual caffeine kick. “Often, you’re thinking, ‘Wow, the coffee’s stopped working down here. I can’t seem…

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Research Reveals what makes Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey so Unique

15 September 2025

A long-term study of Tasmania’s leatherwood honey has, for the first time, identified 12 previously unknown natural compounds. This discovery highlights not only the honey’s unique health benefits but could also help to protect the…

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Smithton Students Step into the World of STEMM

15 September 2025

Year 8 students in Circular Head stepped out of their classrooms and into the world of science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) through a hands-on program hosted by the University of Tasmania’s School of…

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Tasmanian Nature Conservation Fund 2025 Grants – Round 2 Now Open

8 September 2025

Wildcare Tasmania are pleased to announce that Wildcare’s Tasmanian Nature Conservation Fund (TNCF) is now open to submissions for Round 2 of 2025. Applicants can apply between Monday 1st September to Thursday 2nd October 2025.…

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