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The world’s most beautiful classroom

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/302-the-worlds-most-beautiful-classroom

7 Jun 2017: We know a great education is about more than libraries and lecture theatres. At the University of Tasmania, our students live and study in one of the world’s most beautiful places. Rachel Chong, who is studying her Masters of Business Administration
The Psychology of success

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/424-the-psychology-of-success

10 Oct 2017: How do our everyday routines shape us? And can they lead us to greatness? It was reading about the creative processes of great artists that led Joel Keygan, 22, to study Psychology at the University of Tasmania. “When I finished year 12 I had the
Are you planning on "getting healthy" this year?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/231-are-you-planning-on-getting-healthy-this-year

2 Feb 2017: The University of Tasmania is looking for volunteers for a new study into what helps people change their diet successfully. At a time when many are trying to shed Christmas kilos and honour New Year’s healthy eating resolutions, the study looks
Scholarships support students' study dreams.

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/439-scholarships-support-students-study-dreams

19 Oct 2017: Five University of Tasmania students have been able to relocate to pursue their dream degrees thanks to a generous relocation scholarship program. The George Alexander Foundation Relocation and Living Support Scholarships, made possible through the
Good science to make the world a better place

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/425-good-science-to-make-the-world-a-better-place

10 Oct 2017: Laura Brumby was driven to study psychology so she could help people. And in the process, psychology has changed both her career goals, and her sense of self. “Like a lot of people, when I started Psychology, I intended to be a clinician. That's
From radiology to psychology

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/426-from-radiology-to-psychology

10 Oct 2017: Jodie Wise loved her career as a radiographer and sonographer. But when she was diagnosed with arthritis, she was no longer able to operate the machines she had worked with for 27 years. “I started having problems scanning and I was getting quite
Scholarship winner focused on doing good

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/428-scholarship-winner-focused-on-doing-good

10 Oct 2017: Hannah Martin was a college student in Tasmania’s North West when she knew she wanted to devote her career to helping cancer patients. Hannah, 22, is now studying a Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science, which she began
BIG and Bigger pathways

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/225-big-and-bigger-pathways

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
Dream job in futuristic career

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/433-dream-job-in-futuristic-career

17 Oct 2017: Amritha Hariharan was working as a software tester Mumbai when she decided to pursue her Master of Applied Science in Environmental Management and Spatial Sciences at the University of Tasmania. She loved it so much that Tasmania is now her home
From pulp to priceless

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/362-from-pulp-to-priceless

25 Jul 2017: New research has shown how plantation-grown eucalypt timbers, often shunned by industry and typically grown for pulp, can actually be used to create high-end furniture. In the first commercial trial of its kind in Australia, second-generation
Broken Bodies exhibition aims to break down breastfeeding barriers

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/464-broken-bodies-exhibition-aims-to-break-down-breastfeeding-barriers

27 Nov 2017: The personal and emotive subject of why women stop breastfeeding and what they go through is the focus of a unique exhibition at Hobart’s Plimsoll Gallery. The Broken Bodies exhibition is based on research led by Dr Jennifer Ayton (pictured) from
Exchange is rewarding, both academically and personally

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/250-exchange-is-rewarding-both-academically-and-personally

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
Pharmacy students learn a Loch abroad

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/238-pharmacy-students-learn-a-loch-abroad

10 Feb 2017: Two University of Tasmania students were lucky enough to explore beautiful Scotland as part of their Pharmacy studies. Nawwar Alshawi and Tyler Fenton travelled across Scotland over six weeks, learning about Scottish pharmacy practices. The pair
Weathering a Brainstorm during Dark Mofo

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/321-weathering-a-brainstorm-during-dark-mofo

19 Jun 2017: When Master of Fine Arts graduate, Darren Cook, was invited to exhibit at Brainstorm as part of Dark Mofo, he started by thinking about both weather patterns and cognitive patterns. He thought about shelter from storms and their cognitive equivalent
Broadening our horizons

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/371-broadening-our-horizons

14 Aug 2017: The University of Tasmania sees itself as a bridge to the world, a bridge to the world of ideas and to the world of ethnicities and of cultures. That bridge is being increasingly criss-crossed by our students taking advantage of opportunities to
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 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
Mastering the art of storytelling along a path less travelled

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/295-mastering-the-art-of-storytelling-along-a-path-less-travelled

7 Jun 2017: You could say Bridget Hickey didn’t take a traditional path at university. Instead, she studied across disciplines, between Fine Arts and Humanities, picking subjects that she loved. This diversity uncovered a passion for audio storytelling. Now,
Some workers ‘cyberloaf’ if they think they can get away with it

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/374-some-workers-cyberloaf-if-they-think-they-can-get-away-with-it

17 Aug 2017: Sending personal emails, a bit of online shopping, checking out your friend’s holiday snaps on Facebook: if you break up your work day with online activities that aren’t work-related, you may be guilty of “cyberloafing”. Cyberloafing –
How to cope with the stress of working alone

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/230-how-to-cope-with-the-stress-of-working-alone

1 Feb 2017: The nature of work in the gig economy - where workers have to support themselves and take on the risk associated with the job - undermines some of our fundamental human needs and can create a significant amount of mental stress. People often define