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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · 5d

A research team led by scientists from our University 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.

Read about what they've discovered: utas.au/Hunga_Voyage

Scientists return with clues to uncover what led to the ‘eruption of the century’

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 12d

Don’t forget to join our Anne Mills Health Economics Lecture this Thursday!

📉 Martin Hensher of @utas.edu.au will introduce #EcologicalEconomics to explore implications for healthcare & what it could mean for health economics in a challenging future of #degrowth

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · 17d

Dr Angela Slatter, the 2025 Hedberg Writer-in-Residence, is leading a workshop for emerging creative writers this Saturday, 27 September in Hobart.

The workshop will get your story started and finished, and expand your writer’s toolbox. Places are still available: www.utas.edu.au/events/2025/...

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · 18d

Why is Tasmania’s leatherwood honey so iconic? New research from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture @tia.utas.edu.au is uncovering what makes it so unique 🍯🐝

Read more: utas.au/leatherwoodh...

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · 19d

New research says that human activity has added an average of 40 days to the global wildfire season, fundamentally changing when fires occur around the world.

More: utas.au/Fireseason

Humans have stretched the world’s wildfire season by more than a month

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · 24d

An international team of researchers, led by A/Prof Rebecca Carey, has crossed the Pacific Ocean on board the CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator. They're learning how the eruption of the Hunga Volcano in Tonga has impacted the marine environment.

Learn more 👉 utas.au/VolcanoResea...

Three people standing in front of the RV Investigator and smiling. It is a large, blue and white ship that is tied up at a dock.

A group of people standing on the deck of the ship, wearing high vis jackets and helmets. They are looking at a large piece of technical equipment that has just been craned up from the ocean.

A stalked hydroids swimming above the ocean floor

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Sep 4

The Multiple Sclerosis Research Flagship and Centre of Research Excellence (MS-CRE) at Menzies is recruiting PhD students across a range of disciplines. Successful applicants will join one of the largest Multiple Sclerosis research groups in the world. More: msresearchflagship.org.au/multiple-scl...

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Aug 28

And a big hand to fellow University researchers Dr Jane Younger, Dr Chenchen Zhao and Dr Ke Liu who were recognised as Young Tall Poppy finalists 👏

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Aug 28

Congratulations to Dr Chen Zhao, who has been named Tasmania’s 2025 Young Tall Poppy of the Year! Dr Zhao’s work is focused on reducing one of the greatest uncertainties in climate change science – how much and how quickly sea levels will rise due to Antarctic ice loss.

More: utas.au/TallPoppy_2025

Dr Chen Zhao sitting in the snow with her arms extended out wide and smiling. Behind her, a large number of emperor penguins stand in a group

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Aug 26

From the fjords of Norway to the reefs of Bali, Andrew Sullivan’s PhD is taking him around the world as he investigates how nations are developing policy for a sustainable ocean.

Read more about how Andrew's research can help to inform ocean governance: utas.au/OceanGoverna...

Charting policy for a sustainable ocean

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Aug 18

Citizen scientists across Tasmania can help track down the haunting call of one of the world’s most threatened migratory birds, the critically endangered far eastern curlew.

Attend a workshop during #NationalScienceWeek across the state: utas.au/CallTrackers

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Clare Hawkins @clawkins.bsky.social · Aug 13

...hone the recognition software, so we can all better monitor for bitterns across Tasmania.
It's fun, there'll be great snacks, & you don't need to be an expert. Have a go for National Science Week!
Details & bookings: events.humanitix.com/bittern-ques...
#nationalscienceweek

Bittern quest: boom or bust? [afternoon]

Learn about the mysterious, Endangered Australasian bittern, & help track down its booming call among data collected across Tasmania by CallTrackers volunteers!

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Australian Antarctic Program Partnership @antarctic.bsky.social · Aug 10

🌊 "The beauty of #Antarctica is really it's often seen as the bottom of the world, but it's really the centre of the world. It's one continent surrounded by an ocean that is connecting all the other oceans together." — Prof Delphine Lannuzel, AAPP @utas.edu.au

▶️ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

The 'centre of the world' and the global race for research

Lead the research and lead the way on Antarctica but as the US cuts environmental funding questions are raised about the future of science there.

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Aug 7

Congratulations to University researchers Dr Jane Younger, Dr Chen Zhao, Dr Ke Liu and Dr Chenchen Zhao for their recent recognition in the 2025 Tasmanian Tall Poppy Science Awards 🌏🍃❄️

Read about their fantastic work: utas.au/TallPoppyTas

Young Tall Poppy Award recipients tackle climate change with science

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Aug 7

National Science Week is nearly here! Check out some of the great things happening across Tassie 👉 utas.au/NSW2025

National Science Week 2025 in Tasmania kicks off

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Aug 5

The Island Readers and Writers Festival will be a vibrant celebration of literature, storytelling and creating connection, in the heart of Nipaluna / Hobart. Writers, poets, spoken word performers, storytellers and literary artists can express their interest in taking part: www.islandfest.com.au

Island Reader & Writers Festival

Discover the 2026 Nipaluna/Hobart Readers and Writers Festival — a four-day celebration of books, ideas, and storytelling on the lands of the muwinina people. Join acclaimed authors, poets, and thinke...

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The Australian Institute of Physics @aip.org.au · Jul 25

Electrons power our daily life, but we only use one quantum property of electrons: their charge. Learn how physicists are advancing a new tech revolution by harnessing their “spin” at @spintronicmum.bsky.social's lecture "Your quantum future" on 30 July at @utas.edu.au
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Tasmanian Land Conservancy @tasland.bsky.social · Jul 28

#GardensforWildlife members, here is a survey just for you! Your garden is the missing link in a new @utas.edu.au Honours research project. Honours student Millicent Biggs is studying how backyard gardens support #Tasmanian #wildlife. Start the survey here: lnkd.in/gChGeTAa

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Jul 24

Research led by our own Dr Aaron Drummond has found that people who spend more of their disposable income on loot boxes in online video games are more likely to be psychologically distressed. Read more: utas.au/LootBoxResea...

Loot box spending linked to psychological distress: new study finds

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Australian Antarctic Program Partnership @antarctic.bsky.social · Jul 18

"Opening and modernising the Antarctic Treaty System doesn’t mean dismantling it. Quite the opposite, it means adapting and strengthening its practices to meet current and future challenges." — @anthonypress.bsky.social, J McGee & B Arpi @utas.edu.au

www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...

Shining a Light on Antarctic Governance: Improved Transparency a Next Step for the Antarctic Treaty System - Australian Institute of International Affairs

Although the Antarctic Treaty System has successfully worked as a model of international cooperation for over six decades, recent developments have raised doubts about its capacity to respond to urgen...

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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies @imas-utas.bsky.social · Jul 9

A marine science pioneer, an emerging leader & a scientist with a passion for elevating Indigenous perspectives in marine conservation have taken centre stage as Australian Marine Sciences Association award recipients this year. Dive in to find out what inspires them - and us! tinyurl.com/5utrdvnj

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Jul 21

By turning recycled marine samples into a classroom resource, @imas-utas.bsky.social's Megan Chang is creating educational tools for the next generation of fisheries scientists. Read more: utas.au/MeganChang

Megan Chang standing on the Hobart foreshore smiling.

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Jul 14

Earlier this month over 80 climate and sustainability leaders gathered at our Inveresk campus for the Leading Climate Adaptation Workshop, hosted by Tasmanian Leaders in collaboration with the Launceston Institute. Read more: utas.au/hg

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University of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · Jul 10

Three of our outstanding marine scientists have been recognised for their research contributions with Australian Marine Sciences Association awards.

A big congratulations to Associate Professor Neville Barrett, Dr Scott Bennett and Mibu Fischer 🌊

Read more: utas.au/AMSA

Marine scientists take centre stage for AMSA awards

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Paul Ritchie @paulritchie.bsky.social · Jul 7

📢 Applications welcome for a fully funded PhD project to work on tipping points @utas.edu.au in Australia! Study "Overshoots in Delay Differential Equations" with Dr Courtney Quinn, Prof Michael Charleston and myself (@gsiexeter.bsky.social). Closing date 1st August www.utas.edu.au/research/deg...

Available projects for research degrees | University of Tasmania - Overshoots in Delay Differential Equations

Recently, it has become clear that carbon emissions are not being redu...

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