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Following her curiosity

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/605-following-her-curiosity

1 Jun 2018: Courtesy of @pollymcgee. When some people enrol in uni, they have a traditional career pathway in mind. Want to be a teacher? Get a degree in education. Want to be a lawyer? Study law. But the job market is changing, with flexibility, resourcefulness
Following the fate of cells

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/692-following-the-fate-of-cells

31 Jul 2018: The human brain is a very complex organ. The desire to uncover its secrets and understand its diseases is what motivates neuroscience researchers. Renee Pepper is a PhD student at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research, College of Health and
How does island life shape Tasmanians?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/782-how-does-island-life-shape-tasmanians

19 Oct 2018: While geographical disconnection has many obvious implications on daily life (for example the cost of fuel, access to certain services, ability to collaborate with peers, etc. ) the impact of 'place' is also a common theme running through many
Australian fish population decreasing

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/637-australian-fish-population-decreasing

7 Jun 2018: Large fish species are rapidly declining around Australia, according to the first continental diver census of shallow reef fish. Contrary to years of sustainability reports, our study indicates that excessive fishing pressure is contributing to
Finding friends in a new land

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/641-finding-friends-in-a-new-land

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
This scientist is forcing a rethink of how we discover marine life

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/518-this-scientist-is-forcing-a-rethink-of-how-we-discover-marine-life

22 Jan 2018: “I don’t have the usual academic background,” said Professor Graham Edgar, who’s running one of Australia’s most successful citizen science initiatives out of the University of Tasmania. With a focus on minimising human threats to the
The secret ingredient

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/578-the-secret-ingredient

30 Apr 2018: Chloe Proud, 31, runs two of the hottest food brands in Hobart. Chloe says the key to her success in this competitive field is an Arts degree from UTAS. She says she was always destined for university. “I was a really academic kid and I had my
Changing the world, one breath at a time

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/677-changing-the-world-one-breath-at-a-time

22 Jul 2018: The excitement and anticipation experienced by expectant parents throughout the nine months of a baby's development in utero is a special and unique time. But when a baby doesn't reach full term and unexpectedly makes a premature entrance into world,
Remembering Antarctica's nuclear past with 'Nukey Poo'

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/678-remembering-antarcticas-nuclear-past-with-nukey-poo

23 Jul 2018: We think of Antarctica as a place to protect. It’s “pristine”, “remote” and “untouched”. (Although a recent discovery reveals it’s less isolated from the world than previously thought. )But it wasn’t always this way. Between 1961
Pioneers reclaimed

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2018/653-pioneers-reclaimed

28 Jun 2018: When a Melbourne retiree started the online Diploma of Family History at the University of Tasmania she had no inkling that her own connection to the island state would be revealed. The author with her first book. Former teacher Janeen O’Connell had