The University of Tasmania was founded to serve an entire state and its people, and we remain the only university specifically for our society. Against that backdrop, place takes on particular importance. It was the theme of being ‘place-based and ...

A new project will see researchers work to help shift the dementia risk of an entire state. The largest of its kind, the study has been designed to empower people to self-manage significant modifiable dementia risk factors. Launched today by ...

World leaders shake each other's hands as a matter of course, but when Emmanuel Macron grasped Malcolm Turnbull's palm at Admiralty House today, it signified something bigger. The French President and Australian Prime Minister had signed a deal that will ...

Genetics research led by the University of the Sunshine Coast may have found the origins of sarcoptic mange, a disease that threatens Australia's wombat and koala populations. PhD student Tamieka Fraser, who is also enrolled at the University of Tasmania, ...

Professor Tom Marwick has been welcomed by the University of Tasmania as the Menzies Research Institute Tasmania’s new director. Marwick has an outstanding record in both medical research and research leadership in Australia and internationally, and has a strong interest ...

Want to overcome a fear of flying? The University of Tasmania is offering some helpful hints to make your journey less turbulent. UTAS is holding a four-week program to offer some practical tips for people with a fear of flying. ...

With the greying population, universities are finding they need to adapt their nursing and medical courses.   Whether you are a nursing, medical or paramedic student at the University of Tasmania, you can’t complete your studies without taking Perspectives on Ageing, ...