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The Secret Life of Salps

9 December 2024

If you’ve been taking a chilly dip or walking along our Storm Bay beaches in Tasmania lately, you’d have seen lots of mysterious jelly-like sea creatures washed up or in the water. But what are…

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Scalefish Sustainability Remains High but Popular Species Are in Decline

9 December 2024

While over half of Tasmania’s coastal species remain sustainable, unsustainable levels of fishing have depleted stocks of the most popular commercial and recreational scalefish species. The University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies…

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Circular Head Students Graduate from Children’s University

9 December 2024

The first Circular Head students graduated from Children’s University Tasmania alongside 175 other young people at the Burnie Arts and Function Centre last Tuesday 26 November. They celebrated achieving 24,714 collective hours of extracurricular learning with peers…

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Research Funding to Build Knowledge on Critical Climate Challenges

4 December 2024

Research into the impacts of climate change on Antarctic ice and ecosystems, electric vehicle efficiency and governance for marine carbon dioxide removal will be funded under the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) grants. The University…

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Red Handfish to Spread their Fins in New Breeding Node at Seahorse World

4 December 2024

Red handfish conservation has been given another boost, with the establishment of a new breeding node at Seahorse World at Beauty Point, Tasmania. Scientists at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies…

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New Treatment for Codling Moth

4 December 2024

A pilot study of sterile insect technology (SIT) in Australian apple orchards has revealed how this technology can successfully outsmart the age-old pest codling moth. The Hort Innovation-funded research project (AP18001) led by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture…

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The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science 2025

4 December 2024

The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science – Science Prizes award Australian scientists and innovators with prizes to recognise demonstrated achievements in science and research-based innovation and commercialisation. Closing date: Tuesday 17 December 2024 5:00pm AEDT…

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Tasmania’s Best Soil Judges to get Down and Dirty

25 November 2024

Tasmania’s best soil judges are about to put their skills to the test in an international competition. The two teams of University of Tasmania Agricultural Science students have been selected to take on Australia, New Zealand and…

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HX and University of Tasmania Launch World-First Program to Educate Antarctic Passengers

25 November 2024

For the first time, HX travellers and expedition teams will have the unique opportunity to explore Antarctic and polar science in a university-developed program blending immersive learning with real-world experiences – a program that will…

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Sponsorship Grants for Student Science Engagement and International Competitions 2025

25 November 2024

This grant opportunity provides organisations, such as schools and community groups, with funds to sponsor a student or group of students to participate in STEM engagement events, activities and competitions that are hosted in-person or…

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Design Your Own Prize as an Adult Future Shaper

25 November 2024

If you are a community member, educator, or professional who supports young people in Years 5-10 to build confidence, capability or connection with Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths (STEM), this is for you. Apply for…

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Tasmanian STEM Excellence Award Winners

18 November 2024

The winners of the 2024 Tasmanian STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Excellence Awards were announced this week at a celebratory event at a ceremony at the University Club in Hobart. This year Professor Brett Paull​…

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