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Forty-one New Flora and Fauna Species Added to Australia’s Threatened List

29 January 2025

The number of Australian animals, plants and unique ecological communities officially recognised as being in danger of extinction rose to 2,142 last year. Australia has one of the world’s highest rates of extinctions with about…

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Maker Projects – Community STEM Engagement Grants 2024

28 January 2025

The Maker Projects: Community STEM Engagement Grants 2024 program supports maker projects to students and youth under 18 years of age. Funding will support hands-on science, engineering, technology, and mathematics (STEM) experiences that encourage young…

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One Secret to Bigger, Better Crops Lies in a Tiny Plant Hormone

22 January 2025

How does a tiny molecule help shape the future of global food security? Researchers from the University of Tasmania have provided new insights into auxin, a master plant hormone, and its vital role in starch…

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Doctors to Head Back to Coast After Graduation

8 January 2025

Rural Clinical School students joined their peers in Hobart for the December graduation ceremony. Twenty-nine of the graduating cohort spent a year or more on clinical placements across the North West Coast. Seven graduates will…

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A Bright Future for Agriculture

8 January 2025

With University of Tasmania graduates like Joseph Lawrence, the future of agriculture is in good hands. Along with peers from the Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Master of Agricultural Science and Food Science, Joseph celebrated his University…

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“We Can Achieve Anything from Anywhere – Including the West Coast of Tasmania”

8 January 2025

The Peter Underwood Centre proudly celebrated the graduation of thirteen Zeehan Primary School students from Children’s University on Tuesday 17 December, with Principal Josh Dean noting in his speech that “we can achieve anything from anywhere, including the…

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Working Together to Safeguard Threatened Giant Kelp Forests

8 January 2025

Marine scientists will be working with coastal industries, communities and Tasmanian Aboriginal communities on a whole-of-reef-ecosystem restoration project to improve the health of Tasmanian reef ecosystems and bring back giant kelp forests. The $3.5 million…

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It’s a Celebration – First Captive-Born Maugean Skate Turns One

8 January 2025

Scientists are ringing in the holidays with a special celebration – the first birthday of the world’s first captive-born Maugean skate. Last December, researchers from the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies…

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New Hatchlings Triple Red Handfish Conservation Breeding Program Numbers

18 December 2024

A remarkable conservation effort is giving new hope to the critically endangered red handfish, with 232 hatchlings now thriving in the largest captive breeding event ever achieved for the species – and it’s a vital…

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Tasmanian Scientists Step into the Spotlight as Superstars of STEM

18 December 2024

Two University of Tasmania researchers have been selected for the 2025 Superstars of STEM program, a national initiative to amplify the voices of women and non-binary professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Run by Science…

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Scientists Size up Local Australian Sardine Fishery

9 December 2024

Fisheries scientists have investigated the Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax) stock in Tasmanian and Bass Strait waters and confirmed it is large enough to support a sustainable commercial fishery in Tasmania. The new study was conducted by the…

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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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