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TuneFM

TuneFM

By: TuneFM - University of New England
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TuneFM brings you thoughtful conversations with leading researchers and experts, unpacking today's most pressing issues through a solutions-focused lens. Broadcasting from Australia's oldest university broadcaster at the University of New England, we continue our proud tradition of engaging public discourse that began in 1970.

Each week, we dive deep into current events and emerging research with UNE's brightest minds and experts from the community. From climate adaptation to social policy, our guests offer evidence-based insights and constructive approaches to today's challenges. As part of CBAA's Newshub network, TuneFM's work helps these vital conversations reach audiences across Australia's through National Radio News and The Wire.

Join us as we build on TuneFM's legacy of meaningful dialogue and positive change, bringing academic expertise to bear on the questions that matter most to our community. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or tune in through TuneFM, UNE's student powered radio.

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Episodes
  • The Platy Project

    The Platy Project
    Oct 8 2025

    Now in it's 4th year, the Platy Project is recording sightings of platypus across east Australia to help collect population data.

    We catch up with National Nature Campaigner Jess Abrahams from the Australian Conservation Foundation to talk about the Platy Project and how people can get involved.

    The Platy Project Interactive Map can be found here: https://platy-project.acf.org.au/

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    14 mins
  • What Zircons Can Teach Us About the Milky Way

    What Zircons Can Teach Us About the Milky Way
    Sep 18 2025

    New research from Curtin University and published in Physical Review Research, has found that the chemistry of zircons found in Earth’s crust contained a geological archive of Earth’s interaction with the Milky Way.

    To learn more about these findings and how this new line of research connects geology and astrophysics, we caught up with lead study author Professor Chris Kirkland.

    For anyone interested in the study, it can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1103/98c3-d9j2

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    31 mins
  • Young Tiddas on Country

    Young Tiddas on Country
    Sep 16 2025

    Thanks to Murawin, the Young Tiddas on Country program will see First Nations girls in Armidale, Uralla, and Guyra, supported culturally through years 4 to 9, starting in 2026.

    We sat down with Cassie Strong, a consultant for Murawin and Armidale local, to talk about the project and what opportunities it will give these girls.

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    15 mins
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