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A campus that’s heaven on earth

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/947-a-campus-thats-heaven-on-earth

14 Oct 2019: For Sri Lankan student Shanel Sun, Tasmania has everything she needs to have an awesome student life. In fact, she says Tassie is “heaven on earth”. “I’m undertaking my Master of Finance, specialising in Data Management at the University of
Flexibility is the key to master's success

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19 Aug 2019: Lyn Tram has just one regret about her time studying with Tasmania’s university, the University of Tasmania – she hasn’t yet had the chance to visit the beautiful island state her uni is based in. Lyn studied her Master of Clinical Pharmacy
Making her mark at Mona

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16 Sep 2019: When Eleanor Robb was younger her parents would take her from their home in Burnie to museums in Sydney and Melbourne. But how do you go from having an appreciation of art to becoming Digital Manager for one of the world’s most renowned art
Six tonnes of plastic removed from remote island's beaches

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3 Jul 2019: Dr Jennifer Lavers' research revealed in 2017 that the tiny uninhabited island was polluted with the highest density of plastic debris ever recorded. Part of the UK’s Pitcairn Islands territory, the island is so remote that it’s usually visited
Rainbows, seafood, and enthralling study

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31 Oct 2019: Banner image: The closest point to Antarctica in Tasmania. Image courtesy of Misbah Shaikh. When Misbah Shaikh was once told life isn’t all about the rainbows, she turned around and said, “have you been to Tasmania?”Our State’s beautiful
Two courses to bridge the gap

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24 Aug 2019: Charlotte McRae, enjoyed graduating with her Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science, but she couldn’t spend too long celebrating. “It hasn’t changed much because I have already started my master’s but it was a good experience. There were
The power to be genuine

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20 Aug 2019: Helping others has always been 28-year-old Vincent Chau’s goal. Now that he has received a Master of Clinical Psychology, he’s got more skills than ever to continue his mission. Vincent received his master’s at the University’s mid-year
Risk and reward

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11 Sep 2019: Ada Peng knew quitting her job and moving across the globe was a risk…but as a passionate future entrepreneur, she isn’t afraid of thinking big. Ada came to Tasmania from China in 2017 to study the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation course
The jet-setting teacher

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2 Oct 2019: You might not expect to find your future career in the middle of a Vietnamese holiday, but that’s the way things worked out for Kate Dewar. “I had a couple of years off after college and I volunteered as an English teacher in Vietnam, which was
Diving into life as a Tassie uni student

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6 Sep 2019: Growing up in tropical Sri Lanka, Aruna De Silva wasn’t used to winter, let alone snow. But when he moved to Tasmania to study at the University, he soon found himself taking part in some extreme outdoor activities - including swimming in a frozen
Graduate teachers make a happy homecoming

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17 Mar 2019: Madelyn Carver and Adam Lapolla were both students at Dominic College years before they each studied a Master of Teaching at the University of Tasmania. Now they have both come full circle – returning to the College as first-year graduate teachers.
Science undergrads get an amazing seafaring experience

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/837-science-undergrads-get-an-amazing-seafaring-experience

14 Mar 2019: Led by a team of researchers and students from the University of Tasmania, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s (CSIRO) RV Investigator sailed on a two-week voyage to discover long-hidden secrets of Tasmania’s
The state that turns everyone into an outdoors person

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14 Oct 2019: When Upadhya Anjalie Balachandra saw photos of Tasmania, she immediately wanted to move here for uni. “I found it beautiful! I have loved exploring Tasmania while studying here, it has so much to offer. Before coming to Tassie I was never much of an
Discovering a home away from home

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8 Jul 2019: Now in his fourth year of a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree at the University of Tasmania, James Jong says he’s certain living and studying in Tasmania has been one of the best decisions he’s made. James started studying
The right path to a rewarding career

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10 Apr 2019: Within weeks of finishing his studies at the University of Tasmania, psychologist James Thomas secured employment. James, from Hobart, credits his education at the University of Tasmania with opening more doors to employment. “The highlight of the
Teaching careers attracting high achievers

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4 Jun 2019: Jordan Green, a Master of Teaching student based at the University of Tasmania’s Sandy Bay campus in Hobart, was inspired by his own high school experience to pursue a career in teaching. “Throughout high school, I had some really good teachers
Surveys leave lobsters shaking in their shells

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25 Jul 2019: Banner image: Air gun test, Storm Bay, Tasmania. Image by Rob McCauley. A new study of the impact on marine life of seismic air guns, used in geological surveys of the seafloor, has found that the sensory organs and righting reflexes of rock lobster
Geological secrets of Antarctic interior revealed

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26 Jul 2019: Banner image: Rock outcrop visited in Wilkes Land. Image by Tobias Stal. Bedrock buried under kilometres of ice in a remote part of Antarctica has revealed some of its secrets for the first time in a new study by scientists from IMAS and Macquarie
Nurses make their mark on the community

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/863-nurses-make-their-mark-on-the-community

22 May 2019: Helping the community, lifelong learning, and a career that never gets boring: this is what nursing is like. Registered Nurses and lecturers in the University of Tasmania’s College of Health and Medicine, Grace Bennett-Daly (lecturer in Nursing,
$50m grant to keep Tasmania at forefront of Antarctic research

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12 Apr 2019: The University is working with core partners the Australian Antarctic Division, CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology to create the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP), which will be funded through the Antarctic Science Collaboration
Little study has big insights

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17 Oct 2019: A study of Little Penguins in south-eastern Tasmania has shed light on how the marine predators adapt to subtle changes in environmental conditions to find food. To record their foraging behaviour, Little Penguins from three colonies around Storm
Got a great fish name handy?

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/938-got-a-great-fish-name-handy

3 Oct 2019: Banner image by Dr Rick Stuart-Smith. A new census of what is believed to be the world’s rarest fish has identified that there are fewer than 100 adult Red handfish left on the planet, in the only two known surviving populations near Hobart,
Expedition is a dream come true for alumnus

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/929-expedition-is-a-dream-come-true-for-alumnus

25 Sep 2019: Young Hobart scientist Chloe Power been awarded the chance to visit the Antarctic and Chile in December this year as part of the Antarctic Cities Youth Expedition. Ms Power, who in 2018 graduated from IMAS with a Master of Marine and Antarctic Science
Elevate your teaching career

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24 Jun 2019: Tash Byrne is a teacher at Queensland TAFE and a graduate of the Professional Honours course at the University of Tasmania. “I’d been working at TAFE for 12 months when I learnt of the course. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to upgrade
Coral Sea voyage uncovers volcanic secrets of the seafloor.

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3 Sep 2019: Scientists arriving in Brisbane after a 28-day voyage to the Coral Sea are amazed by their discoveries in the deep sea, including 5km deep seafloor canyons, unnamed volcanic seamounts, and likely new species of deep-water coral. The discoveries came
Australian islands home to 414 million pieces of plastic pollution

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18 May 2019: Banner image: Dr Jennifer Lavers and Silke Stuckenbrock with plastic debris on Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Image credit: Silke Stuckenbrock. A survey of plastic pollution on Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands has revealed the territory’s beaches
A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/931-a-landmark-report-confirms-australia-is-girt-by-hotter-higher-seas

26 Sep 2019: Banner image: Beachgoers cool off in the water at Bondi Beach in Sydney, February 2019. Australia’s coast dwellers must adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change. Joel Carrett/AAP. A landmark scientific report has confirmed that climate
Choosing a career? These jobs won’t go out of style

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2019/826-choosing-a-career-these-jobs-wont-go-out-of-style

19 Feb 2019: Sensationalist claims that 40% of jobs in Australia won’t exist in the future are unhelpful for young Australians thinking about entering the workforce. The reality is some jobs will no longer exist, new jobs will be created and most jobs will