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Sowing a story of success

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9 Aug 2018: Working at Blokker Pty Ltd, a freesia farm in Wesley Vale, she’d never considered higher education until receiving encouragement from her employer. “I laughed – uni? No, not me,” Taylor recalls. But since commencing at Cradle Coast campus in
COMET sheds light on law for youth

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9 Jan 2018: It’s a Thursday evening at a girls’ shelter in Hobart. This place is not an easy one to be. It’s an emergency home to at-risk girls aged 10-18, who face homelessness or untenable living situations with their families. Tonight, though, the mood
A Law School with awesome opportunities

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17 Sep 2018: Most people are scared of public speaking, but for Daniella Phillips it’s one of her favourite parts of her degree. “I wasn’t sure of what I wanted to do going in to Uni. I chose Law because I enjoy getting up and speaking in front of
How education can improve lives

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20 Sep 2018: Annette Branch’s advice for returning to study after a 40 year break? Just jump in. “Just do it. It’s great,” she said. I’m two years into the study and now definitely have a work/life/study balance. You can fit it in easily. Annette, 54, is
University College provides a pathway to success

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4 Oct 2018: With a passion for life-long learning and professional development, Ulverstone’s Stacey Connelly is on her way to success through the University College. Having worked full-time since finishing high school, the 35-year-old never thought university
Legal eagle flies Strait

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10 Aug 2018: Borders were no barrier to Professor Tim McCormack becoming one of the world’s foremost experts in international humanitarian law. But after decades spent working interstate and internationally, the University of Tasmania alumnus and its new Dean
Law, life coaching and the breath between

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17 Oct 2018: Alumnus Dr Kate Cashman has two unlikely passions that work surprisingly well together: law and life coaching. It was Dr Cashman’s experience being coached while completing her PhD in Law at the University of Tasmania that led her towards creating
Associate degree offers new career opportunities

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3 Oct 2018: With a passion to study science for many years, Burnie’s Aaron Eley jumped at the chance when the University College’s Associate Degree in Applied Science created the opportunity. With a passion to study science for many years, Burnie’s Aaron
The benefits of an industry-backed degree

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4 Oct 2018: Working full-time and studying is not an impossible feat, just ask father of two James Johnston. With a background in logistics, the 35-year-old Lindisfarne resident said completing an Associate Degree in Applied Business, Specialising in Supply
Building stronger communities and a better life

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3 Oct 2018: When Dilip Pradhan was 11 years old, he fled his home country of Bhutan to escape interethnic conflict. Today, the 37-year-old Mowbray resident, is proof that never giving up pays off. Since leaving Nepal in 2013, Dilip has called Tasmania home with
Applied degree is a slam dunk

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7 Jun 2018: Jack Soward loves sport, so it’s no surprise he needed a degree that let him jump right into the sporting industry. Jack is studying the University of Tasmania’s Associate Degree in Applied Business (Sport, Recreation and Leisure Specialisation)
Finding friends in a new land

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11 Jun 2018: Story by Susan Oong. Banner image by Richard Jupe. Kicking a soccer ball around helped forge the friendship between Hazara asylum seeker Haji Alizada and University of Tasmania social housing researcher Julia Verdouw. Now 23, Alizada is an entrepreneur
A clear way into a science career

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5 Oct 2018: A chance encounter with a flyer promoting the University College’s Associate Degree in Applied Science, specialising in Aquaculture, changed Hannah Millward-Hopkins’ life course. A week out from starting a teaching master’s, Hannah saw the
Associate degree is a great all-rounder

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25 Jun 2018: Jason Schmidt is used to keeping a lot of balls in the air. He holds multiple jobs, is a committed volunteer, a devoted father and a hard-working University student. Jason is studying the University College’s Associate Degree in Applied Business
Galloping into a new career

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25 Jul 2018: Mady Muirhead grew up on farms, and loves horses. So when she heard about the University of Tasmania’s Agribusiness course, she galloped right into it. “I enjoy being outside and around animals, getting my hands dirty. I originally thought I’d
From Malaysia to Tasmania for the love of Law

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8 Aug 2018: Gina Goh has only been studying in Tasmania for a few months, but she already loves Hobart. Gina came from Malaysia to study at the University of Tasmania supported by the full-fee Malaysia Law Scholarship. “I really like it, I love Hobart and
New learning approach is changing how we think about business degrees

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27 Feb 2018: A new approach is offering students a unique perspective on the inner workings of a business, and it’s not just increasing their prospects for employment – it’s changing industry attitudes towards the traditional business degree. “It’s
The top 5 things to do at Hobart Open Day if society fascinates you

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25 Jul 2018: Are you interested in how the law works, the dark side of history, or how to educate the next generation? Come to Hobart Open Day and hear from our staff and students about what to study to feed your thirst for knowledge. Whether you’re
Get out of here: How to study overseas for part of your degree

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5 Feb 2018: Read on to find out some of the best reasons to study overseas, as well as tips on when and how to organise some time abroad as part of your university studies – and how to afford it all. Why you should go“I can’t stress enough how much
The lawyer land warrior

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3 Jun 2018: When a handful of volunteers gathered in 2001 no one could have envisaged the Tasmanian Land Conservancy's extraordinary trajectory. Jane Hutchinson was one of the original core group that met in a Hobart cafe. A practicing lawyer at the time, she
The wisdom of... Olivia Rundle

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4 Jul 2018: Olivia Rundle is a Senior Lecturer in Law with a teaching focus in the area of civil procedure. She has practised as a lawyer and mediator and has predominantly worked in the family law dispute resolution context. Here she shares some of what she's
Cutting edge fields of law

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1 Aug 2018: Law is often perceived as a stagnate field of study mostly driven by precedent. But developments in science and technology are creating fascinating fields of enquiry for the future law student. Areas such as, human genetic modification, earth law,
A fresh perspective on Tasmania, a terrible and beautiful place

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10 Oct 2018: The island of Tasmania lies suspended beneath Australia like a heart-shaped pendant of sapphire, emerald and tourmaline. Here is where the world runs out, crumbling into the vast expanse of the Southern Ocean. Island Story: Tasmania in Object and