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Choose your own adventure

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/239-choose-your-own-adventure

14 Feb 2017: PhD student Lily is an acoustician. But what is that exactly? She studies the acoustics of concert halls, and she has done it in virtually all of the major concert halls in Australia, including the Sydney Opera House, Perth Concert Hall, Hamer Hall,
Alumni rules

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11 Aug 2017: While paramedicine training is ultimately about saving lives, it also proved valuable for University of Tasmania alumni Ella Cuthbert and Sean Mackay, during their recent stint on renovation television show House Rules. “We took seven months off
Exercising vital health knowledge

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15 Dec 2017: Kahlia Perry studied Exercise Science - and since she graduated she’s hit the ground running in her career. Kahlia studied the University of Tasmania’s Bachelor of Exercise Science and Bachelor of Exercise Physiology (Professional Honours) and
Want to travel the world and work with animals?

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21 Aug 2017: If you knew there was a bear in the wilderness near you, what would you do? For University of Tasmania Surveying and Spatial Sciences graduate Jack Beardsley, his job is to approach the bear, and see what it does. As a researcher on the Scandinavian
Graduates propel Tasmania onto the luxury yacht scene

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14 May 2017: Matthew Craze and Andrew Fearman set up Van Diemen Luxury Craft in Launceston, Tasmania, where they met as undergraduates almost two decades ago. Matthew explains that the pair were working overseas as superyacht engineers when inspiration for the
Modelling marine futures with maths

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30 Nov 2017: Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas is focused on change — the changes in our environment, and the changes needed for gender equity in science. Dr Melbourne-Thomas is a Research scientist at the Australian Antarctic Division and Project leader with the
Graduates secure prestigious scholarships to ask the big questions

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29 Jun 2017: Two University of Tasmania graduates will undertake the opportunity of a lifetime as recipients of a scholarship to study theology at the University of Oxford. Adrian Staples and Harrison Virs have been awarded the scholarships by Reverend Professor
Determination and strength lead Nursing student to his Graduation day

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28 Apr 2017: Not many medical students can list emergency helicopter patient retrievals in Afghanistan as part of their pre-study experience. However for Mirwais Adli, this work and all the dangers associated with it, was everyday life before coming to the
Agriculture degree gives graduate incredible globe-trotting career

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25 May 2017: It was the wicked problems facing the world that attracted Miriam McCormack to study agriculture in the first place, and now she gets immense satisfaction from playing a role in research into food security in developing countries. Miriam, who
Ten Commandments for graduates according to Justice Michael Kirby

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21 Dec 2017: Graduating University of Tasmania law and social science students were lucky to receive sound and experienced advice from the Honourable Justice Michael Kirby AC, CMG as they embark on the next chapter of their lives. Justice Kirby, who is one of
From Tassie to Scandinavia: An unbear-ably epic research journey

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/261-from-tassie-to-scandinavia-an-unbear-ably-epic-research-journey

18 Apr 2017: If you knew there was a bear in the wilderness near you, what would you do? For University of Tasmania graduate Jack Beardsley and his canine sidekick Cocoa, part of his job is to approach bears and see how they react. As a member of the
The Burnie factor in the Timor-Leste maritime boundary negotiations

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/457-the-burnie-factor-in-the-timor-leste-maritime-boundary-negotiations

17 Nov 2017: Expectation: To take over the family business in Burnie and become a welder like his father and grandfather. Reality: First in the extended family to go to university. He is now a partner at global law firm DLA Piper and is the Asia Pacific Head of
Meet the global storyteller moving people to change

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16 Jan 2017: On December 25, 2014, Karl and a photojournalist covertly entered an asylum seeker camp on the Pacific Island of Nauru to uncover their stories. “It was a risky thing to do. Journalists are effectively banned from Nauru so we went as tourists. We
Love Sci Fi? This is your perfect degree

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21 Aug 2017: What’s the ultimate achievement for someone passionate about engineering and technology? Probably creating a robot. And not just a robot, but an advanced cyborg, that’s just like a human. And these creations are no longer the stuff of science
This degree lets you drive a REAL race car

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21 Aug 2017: If you study Engineering at the University of Tasmania, you get to design, build, and drive your own race car. Formula SAE is an international student engineering design competition, and the project is part of the curriculum. Students take on the
Dangers of the desk job

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22 Jun 2017: Australians are working longer and exercising less with two out of three adults now classed as overweight or obese – presenting Dr Scott Pedersen with a mighty battle. As the Director of the Active Work Lab in the University of Tasmania's Faculty
This PhD student is making concerts sound better

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16 Jun 2017: How do you know if a concert venue is going to make an evening of music amazing or just OK? You ask an engineer. Specifically, an acoustician, like University of Tasmania Engineering PhD student Lily Panton. Lily studies the acoustics of concert
Discovering Tasmanian communities through teaching

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1 Dec 2017: Education student Laura Stewart is enjoying her teaching experience in the town of Strahan so much she may never head back to her hometown of Hobart. Laura is completing her Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree, and is hopeful of securing a role at
Full marks for Teacher Development Initiative

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28 Aug 2017: Nardia Broomhall has never shied away from a challenge. Her decision to put her student cap back on this year and enrol in the Teacher Development: Inclusive Education Specialisation Initiative, after almost two decades as an educator, are testimony
A destination and lifestyle choice: to teach and make a difference

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/492-a-destination-and-lifestyle-choice-to-teach-and-make-a-difference

11 Dec 2017: Bobby-Jack Bowen Butchart admits he wasn't always the best student as a young boy. “I misbehaved. I didn’t pay attention in class,” he said. It’s this background that has drawn Bobby-Jack back to the classroom. He is keen to make a
Survivability: Designing safer ships

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11 May 2017: For Martin Friebe, opening a door that he designed was a hugely exciting experience - because it was no ordinary door. “My first task ever as a naval architect was designing a machinery room door of the 214 class submarine, which was composed of
From refugee to future industry leader

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/257-from-refugee-to-future-industry-leader

6 Apr 2017: PhD student Til Baalisampang was one of just 150 young people to receive a place on the Young Gastech mentoring and networking program in Japan. He was also awarded a conference pass for Gastech, the world’s leading oil and gas event. The Young
Putting the emotion into maths for better learning

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17 Dec 2017: Are you a “maths person”? Most people think they are, or they aren’t. What if we told you there was no such thing? Professor Kim Beswick is an ARC Future Fellow, and her research is aiming to help teachers educate their students better, by
BIG and Bigger pathways

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16 Jan 2017: Fun pathways into higher education are being paved by the University of Tasmania, particularly at the Cradle Coast campus. Working closely with the BIG Committee, staff have spent 2016 bringing together students from Burnie-based schools with
Shedding the maths stigma

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/367-shedding-the-maths-stigma

3 Aug 2017: Many of us gain a sense of control over a situation when we are able to create some kind of order. Teachers presented with a class full of children also tend to do this; grouping children with others who appear to be at the same level as them in
Teaching by example

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11 Dec 2017: There’s a determination in the eyes of Michelle Cooper when she’s asked about how her students at Launceston Church Grammar School (LCGS) approach learning. Michelle is just six months away from completing her Master of Education. She’s been
Making positive change for a better world

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21 Jun 2017: From humble beginnings in north-west Tasmania, OXFAM Australia Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Helen Szoke was determined not to let her situation at that point in her life dictate her future. She was determined to get an education and follow her
Exchange is rewarding, both academically and personally

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28 Mar 2017: The 2016 recipient of the University’s Soren Nielsen Travelling Scholarship in Engineering, Riak Ngor-Apuol has just returned from a six- month study exchange in Mexico, which reaped great rewards both academically and personally. “It was a
Five reasons why a Science degree will spark a world of possibilities

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16 Jun 2017: 1. There’s more to science than the white coat. When people say “scientist”, most of us picture someone in a lab wearing a white coat and goggles. OK that’s definitely part of being a scientist, but there’s also Geology, where you get to
Building a bridge to the future

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19 May 2017: Matt Cocks and his partner Jane stood in India, watching a bridge being built. Matt had just been made redundant, and the pair was travelling for a bit of a break while they figured out their next move. As they watched a team of men hauling woks
For some kids, texting ability brings worries into socialising

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/351-for-some-kids-texting-ability-brings-worries-into-socialising

13 Jul 2017: Texting could be creating a literacy issue for children, but it is not the problem most people would expect. In a presentation to Education Transforms 2017 in Hobart, written language expert Dr Nenagh Kemp said her research with colleagues in the UK
The decline in male teacher numbers

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20 Oct 2017: The percentage of male primary school teachers in Australia has decreased in recent decades, from 30. 24% in 1983 to 18. 26% in 2016. Education authorities have responded to this with recruitment-focused initiatives, such as scholarships and quota
Research finds exergamers need real exercise too

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22 Sep 2017: More and more young Australians are playing video games during their leisure time. Fortunately, video game manufacturers have introduced “exergames” in an effort to make this typically sedentary activity more physically engaging. These
In the future, boats might fly

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6 Feb 2017: Sam Smith dreams of one day creating a boat capable of flying above the water. Impossible? Not with hydrofoil innovation research. Sam is studying his PhD at the ARC Research Training Centrefor Naval Design and Manufacturing at the Australian