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Creepy crawly, tasty morsels on the menu

Kids might turn their noses up at brussels sprouts, but how will they react to being served a fried house cricket?
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Entries open for prestigious Tasmanian book prize

Entries are now open for the inaugural Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History, valued at $25,000.
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Centre for the Arts comes to life for Dark Mofo

Silence comes to life as the Centre for the Arts campus in Hunter Street, Hobart takes part in 2017’s Dark Mofo.
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Graduates receive scholarships to study at Oxford

Two University of Tasmania graduates will undertake the opportunity of a lifetime as recipients of a scholarship to study theology at the...
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Hobart families support the training of medical students

Each year generous Hobart families with newborn babies open their doors to University of Tasmania medical students, as part of the Kids...
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Record number of schools to compete in Tasmanian challenge

A record number of schools from across the state are gearing up for 2017’s Tasmanian Science and Engineering Challenge.
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Future doctors test emergency response skills

Medical students from the University of Tasmania will respond to mass casualty scenarios in large-scale training exercises on the West Coast.
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New online course offers advice on design

Home renovators and would-be home owners will now be able to access practical advice and industry know-how on sustainable design through a...
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IMAS marine science ranked in world’s top 50

IMAS Executive Director Professor Richard Coleman welcomed the latest QS World University Rankings, which rate the University of Tasmania among the top...
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Tasmania’s 2017 Rhodes scholar is Bede jones

An arts graduate committed to tackling Indigenous disadvantage has been announced as the Tasmanian Rhodes Scholar for 2017.

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Get FactsWednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 2:26am

Researcher on a mission to improve children’s health takes out top Tall Poppy Award http://geteducation.com.au/researcher-on-a-mission-to-improve-childrens-health-takes-out-top-tall-poppy-award/

Researcher on a mission to improve children's health takes out top Tall Poppy Award - Get Education

A researcher from The University of Western Australia and Telethon Kids Institute with a passion to make a difference to children’s health and wellbeing has been named WA Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year. Associate Professor Hayley Christian, Senior Research Fellow from UWA’s School of Pop...

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Get FactsWednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 2:23am

The award-winning RAC WA Intellibus, a Navya Arma level 4 High Automation vehicle, has completed its eight-month trial in Busselton, and it has now connected with its next West Australian regional town, Geraldton. Just as in Busselton, the Intellibus will be open for members of the public to take a....

RAC Intellibus driverless shuttle connects with Geraldton - GetINDUSTRY

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Get FactsWednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 2:06am

A study led by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research found the catastrophic 2019-20 Australian bushfire season saw smoke-related health costs climb to AU$1.95 billion. http://getstem.com.au/smoke-related-health-costs-of-2019-20-bushfires-estimated-at-1-95-billion/

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Get FactsWednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 2:04am

The noisy ocean: sound pollution harms lobsters as much as seismic air guns http://getstem.com.au/the-noisy-ocean-sound-pollution-harms-lobsters-as-much-as-seismic-air-guns/

The noisy ocean: sound pollution harms lobsters as much as seismic air guns - GetSTEM

A new Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)-led study has found that everyday marine noise from human activity can harm lobsters in the same way as high -intensity signals from seismic air guns used in mineral exploration. The impact of seismic exploration on scallops, zooplankton and lo...

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Get FactsWednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 1:40am

Study finds turtles could play critical role in “Fish Kill” clean-ups and European carp cull http://getstem.com.au/study-finds-turtles-could-play-critical-role-in-fish-kill-clean-ups-and-european-carp-cull/

Study finds turtles could play critical role in “Fish Kill” clean-ups and European carp cull - GetSTEM

A Western Sydney University ecologist has completed a study of the aquatic scavengers in the Murray-Darling Basin, and has found that replenishing the numbers of Australian freshwater turtles will be critical to the successful cull of European carp and cleaning up after devastating “Fish Kills” ...

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